red5-626 said:

Just because it's film doesn't make it a holy grail of quality. So people have to remember that the puggo 16mm projects are an interesting, and I find, highly enjoyable project. But if you're looking for a pristine copy of the OT... Get harmy's despecialized or Dj's gout project.



I understand that a 16mm print is not the best.

But is it not better then 8mm?

We all know the best thing would be a scan of a 35mm or 70mm print.

But even it we had a 35mm or 70mm print.

We do not have a scanner for it.

But there is a better chance of finding an HD,

16mm or 8mm film scanner that is privately owned by some one that could scan it and “ avoid any Empyreal entanglements”.

I know the 16 and 8 mm prints would be littered with dust and scratches. But this could be cleaned up in a computer.

Of course doing this for the hole 3 movies may seem like to much work, it could still be used in part for projects like Harmy's Despecialized Edition . For ROTJ It could be use to get an HD copy of Lapti Nek.

In theory, a scan or telecine of a pristine 16mm print would result in the best looking version of the OUT thus far. So yes, you are correct in that sense.

However, 16mm prints of 70s films are of some of the lowest quality prints in existence. Every single one I've encountered have turned pink and are scratched to hell, missing frames, covered in dirt, etc. As the old saying goes, you can't polish a turd.

Hell even most 35 and 70mm prints of that era are pink faded and missing feet of film.

So the reality is not as rosy as one would like to think.