Fang Zei said:

I should clarify for everyone on these forums that Lowry's 2004 restorations were only done at 1920:1080 (a.k.a. "Full HD"), not 2K. I know this because there was an audio recording of a press conference that I downloaded from TF.N back in '04 and someone asked the Lowry guys what resolution they were working at. They answered "1920:1080" and the journalist went "oh, so, 2K?" and the Lowry guy specified "Uhhhh, no, 1920:1080 HD."

re: The DNR on TPM.

You've gotta be kidding me if that's how the actual blu-ray looks. That's Predator: Ultimate Hunter Edition levels of bad DNR.

So after reading Vidiot on the Steve Hoffman boards say that the 2K scan was reduced to HDcam 1080 tape for workflow and that the process was rushed:

I think LFL just used that 1080 tape reduction for the whole project and then sent the 04 1080 master to Lowry for cleanup. It would be cheaper, but more distressingly, the added effects would be stuck at 1080p. This is sooo freaking stupid. Why even do a 2K scan in the first place? Why restore the trilogy in 1997? There was no point whatsoever!

georgec said:

TPM blu-ray shots look awful. Sharp, yes, but waxy and fake. Seeing it in motion will be much different, but from the still shots CGI Yoda looks more like an oil painting.

Wait, why do I care about the prequels? I guess I just need something Lucas-related to criticize...

You know, I like to revisit TPM occasionally....but this is just plain bad. I don't care about the added 8% detail. This transfer sucks. And the digital Yoda just doesn't work thrown in there like that. I've found that I've grown used to our old friend Crack Yoda.

Not right. This is starting to look like a TPM GOUT!!! WTH!