Every now and then, somebody comes on here with big ideas. Promising an amazing restoration, and occasionally it happens.
Harmy came on here with plenty of great ideas, of which I thought "Yeah right, I've heard that before."
Yet he showed us previews of his work. I would see it, and think "Star Wars hasn't ever looked like that on home video."
When he finished his project, I took a chance with it. I said "I've got a bunch of DVD 9s lying around, I'll give it a shot."
It took a few days of failed downloads and slow internet, but I finally was able to burn it last night. This morning in my groggiest state, I grabbed the coffee, closed the curtains and the blinds, turned off the lamps, and fired up the Blu-Ray player.
The moment the camera panned down on Tatooine and revealed a beautiful punch of orange, I haven't ever had the pleasure of seeing on my screen. I said "This is what I've been waiting for."
Every scene after just kept getting better. The colours, the sounds, the editing. Very few scenes jumped out at me as lower quality. I don't have the eyes most folks have on here, but I gotta say I never grimaced at my 42'' television. I didn't think I would ever see Star Wars look this good
My only gripe about your and many others' hard work, was the fact that it was necessary.
I've gotta pick up my old DVD cover making hobby, because a blank CD case doesn't do your work justice. It's going on the top shelf.