Harmy said:
And Ginge, where on earth did you see a pristine print of the original SW? If it was original, that is, because if it was SE, then the fact that the subs didn't shake isn't valid, as the subs were redone for the SE.
And if it was an original 77 print, the shake would most likely have been there, only you wouldn't notice it, unless you were looking for it, since there would be a slight shake to the whole picture and your eyes simply get used to it.
And like I said, the shake is actually imported from stabilized PG footage, so it should be legitimate, since PG is probably a 16mm dupe of a 35mm print, so if the shake on the subs is there after you stabilize the footage, it was on the source print as well.
I saw a print of "Star Wars" (the original theatrical cut) last summer in Baltimore, MD at the Senator Theatre. This was a beautiful single-screen theatre that was closing it's doors and the owners decided to have a free screening of Star Wars as a fitting end to the life of the theatre. I drove from New York as this was obviously a special event. There was two showings, one at 4 and one at 8 (I went to the 8). The print was an original in pristine condition that was owned by a collector who generously allowed the theater to use. It looked magnificent... free of any horrific coloring modifications or digital graffiti.
You can view photos of the screening here (the photos don't even capture just how blue Luke's saber is on the Falcon, but gives you a good idea):
http://petergaultney.smugmug.com/Movies/historic/Star-Wars-at-The-Senator/13089279_nXePV#948662138_wuqj9
I paid very close attention to the Greedo scene for obvious reasons and my memory of it is still very vivid. Your version is nearly identical (despite some coloring issues obviously related to the transfer), but the subtitles on the screen did not shake; they appeared crisp and rock solid. It wasn't a matter of my eyes getting used to it either... the shake simply wasn't there (I definitely would have noticed).
As I said earlier, the credits did not shake either, they were solid and crisp just like the subtitles. This thinking that any text on the screen must shake is a total myth... not all text in a film of this era shakes. The shake might have been there on the 16mm print for whatever reason (transfer issues maybe), but to claim it was on the source print as well is just guessing and not a very accurate assumption. I saw this with my own eyes last year on a 35mm print of the film... there wasn't any shake present, trust me.
If you want to keep it the way it is, that's your call of course... but if you are trying to capture what it was like to see this film the way it was presented in 1977, the shake should not be present in the subtitles or the credits. If for some reason you feel the need to add shake, it shouldn't be at the excessive level you have them at now. This is just my two cents as someone who has seen a projected print recently. I would at least love to have this scene and the credits without shake in the text so I can splice them into the completed film myself... as this would be more accurate to what I saw on screen. I hope this came off helpful and not like an attack or rant... that's not what I'm going for.