msycamore said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Which composite is seen on the CED?

The "cloudy". Listed as NTSC home video release in the first post.

'82 CED / LD / HBO broadcast - time compressed

'82 Betamax / VHS

^ two different pan & scan transfers but same filmsource we're now discussing.

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/HBO-Star-Wars-preservations/post/543307/#TopicPost543307

davisdvd.com said:

What You Didn't Know: Despite popular belief, this was not the only transfer made of Star Wars. At some point, a second fullscreen video transfer was created from a 16mm flat print source. Since an anamorphic (2.35:1) 35mm print had been reduced down to a flat (1.33:1) 16mm print, this 16mm source featured different pan & scan decisions made during the print reduction. One main difference in this transfer was that Luke's macrobinocular POV shot of the Banthas was squeezed to actually show the Tusken Raider walking to the side of the frame. This video transfer was only shown on HBO and was never offered for sale or rent [ Special Thanks to David C. Fein ]

When I know reading that ^ info again, doesn't the '82 UK ITV broadcast fit that description? Don't know how it handled that binocular shot though. Need to ask Russ...

Surprise. Surprise............

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/OBITUARY-Star-Wars-Fullscreen-Pan-and-Scan-versions-RIP/post/565852/#TopicPost565852