mverta said:
About the '97: I have, over the years, seen several '97 prints in varying stages of quality; however, they all exhibited the same base color characteristics. In every print I've seen, everything from the washed-out color palette to the green lightsaber was present.
Interesting. Your post really shows how it must be a mind-boggling process to reach a perfect transfer and what was really intended. I really don't know much about the history of Star Wars on actual film. I had no idea that the green lightsaber was present as it isn't visible on the digital broadcasts... odd.
In any case, as far as color accuracy goes, what do you think of the attempts made to color correct the 2004 master on here? For example, how does Adywan's AVCHD and Harmy's Despecialized stand up to the intended color of Star Wars on a scale of 1-10?
Sorry if I am asking many questions; I honestly do find your posts enlightening as you seem to throughly understand Star Wars's history on film.