Right, the only color correction would be to apply a single set of color changes to an entire reel. I totally agree with the "less is more" approach, and wouldn't do anything that compromises the closest possible reproduction of what it's like watching these films on a 16mm projector, to the extent to which I'm able.

Adywan has agreed to give it a shot! He said he's going to try it on reel one and see if I like the result. My instructions to him are to only find a single color correction for each capture of reel 1.... no contrast or brightness adjustment, no tweaking of individual scenes, just a single color timing shift for an entire reel in an effort to get the best white balance overall. That way, the balance and emphases won't be affected. It's what I tried to do for PG, and for the 8mm PEs. And again, although I could do this myself, ESB has proven much harder because of the settings and subsequent difficulty in achieving what I consider to be an acceptable and representative white balance.

I'm excited to see what choices Ady will make, given what he sees.

The only slightly bad thing is that we are on different sides of the Atlantic. Thankfully, he says he can work equally well with PAL or NTSC. But we're going to trade files using the archaic method of thumb drive and snail mail. So I won't have anything to report for a little while.

Thanks Adywan!!!!