Thanks for getting this thread back on track, Video Collector! A very interesting screencap there, definately darker than the blu-ray like Harmy's screencap and the GOUT. Is it possible that the 35mm exhibition print this bootleg was based on was already fading and shifting towards red? I've seen pictures here and on ebay of star wars original trilogy film prints that have also started turning a similar shade of red. I don't know much about film and how the colours change when it isn't preserved properly so maybe somebody can correct me on this.

I'm glad to hear that i'm not the only one that feels the colour grading on my screencap fits more with the scene and storytelling as a whole. Cheers for the feedback! Would you say the slight increase in brightness in my screencap makes the image better/more appealing/accurate looking than the blu-ray screencap or should I just leave the brightness as it is in the blu-ray?

I'm still very much in two minds about this brightness issue with ESB, whether to increase it or just leave it the same. ROTJ and SW definately need slight brightness boosts though IMHO.

Here's a clip from ESB, the first time Han and Leia are together onscreen in the movie:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9Q5Q5XQD

It has the same increase in brightness as the previous clip with the Wampa attacking Luke, plus removal of the blue tint of course. It's be great if you and others could check it out and let me know what you think about the brightness. Is it too bright in your opinion?

Here are screencaps from the blu-ray and this regraded clip as a comparison:

Blu-ray 1: http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4011/argument1bluray.jpg

Regraded 1: http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2481/argument1regraded.jpg

Blu-ray 2: http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1458/argument2bluray.jpg

Regraded 2: http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6821/argument2regraded.jpg