Petr,
The Star Wars situation is a great deal of publicity "sizzle" without the steak.
While there are technical deficiencies with the original elements do to the manner in which the fx elements were
produced and conformed, there are also full and complete separation masters. I created a process which would
yield original quality without the use of the three masters.
The bottom line is that there are no real problems with any of the elements that would prevent the creation of
original version elements, inclusive of down-rez to HD video masters, that would be anything less than stellar.
This is less about the film elements and more in regard to Mr. Lucas' desire to have the newer versions front
and center. And that is his right. While many of us prefer the original versions, that does not control the marketplace.
My offer to restore the films for GL was half in jest, and more to make the point that it was all very doable. There is nothing here
that cannot be dealt with to a point of perfection.
All best,
RAH