1990osu said:
danny_boy said:
An interpositive was struck from that original negative------it was that 1st generation interpositive that was then hacked up into pieces and conformed and manipulated into what would become the special edition.
Do you have a source on that?
This 2004 article(that coincided with the DVD release) made a clear distinction between the original negative and the special edition negative.
Interestingly, the negatives that were scanned were not those of the original releases but of the 1997 Special Edition reissues, because of their additional effects sequences (more of which are said to have been added in the DVD releases). Defects such as dirt and scratches from the original negative, then, had made their way through to the 1997 negative
Restoring the Star Wars Trilogy.
Article from: Videography | September 1, 2004 | Hurwitz, Matt