Sorry for being a little off topic, but just for the heck of it, a little color madness...
Moth3r's '77 bootleg telecine - unknown source -> 3/4" U-matic tape -> VHS copy -> DVD recorder copy -> Moth3r's Xvid, although it has gone through that many stages it is an invaluable source for reference, believe it or not, if you can look past the wonky quality, you actually get an general idea of how things are supposed to look, more or less. Don't know if you can see that much in this screen-cap though.
if you think I'm crazy, Senator theater Technicolor Print top, bootleg telecine below.
1982 Laserdisc I think this was the first home video transfer, the source is different than what the later transfers was made from, quite nice vivid colors even though it was yellow/green tinted throughout.
'86 JSC LD this transfer had also a green/yellow tint to it, but even with its dull colors in this shot you get the general idea that the saber should not look like it does in the GOUT establishing shot.
GOUT clipped white levels along with other nasties, just look at the floor Luke standing on! I have even heard something so silly, that there was an EU explanation built around this one or the SE- lightsaber, Luke apparently had some sort of training mode swithed on, that's why his lightsaber looked so different here. Yeah, right...
1997 SE unfortunately this video transfer had a pink hue in some scenes and blue in others, in some scenes the beautiful original colortiming/photography shines through though.
2004 DVD damn, I'm looking forward to these colors on blu-ray, the lightsaber was always meant to be green. ;)
I don't think anyone of these transfers makes the original lighsaber-effect any justice, as it is IMO along with other sort of prototype Star Wars effects completely dependent on a well done video telecine to work. I just find it interesting with its many variations. Did I cover all different video masters or are there more?
GOUT
2004 DVD I also noticed another one of those thousand color glitches in these DVD's, in the next shot when the blast hit Luke, the color is back. :) (the '97 SE doesn't have this color glitch)
