I wonder if it was my post above that locked the forum yesterday? Anyway, I made a quick look at your uncompressed recording, only got half of the transfer - disc 2, but the white levels were the same on that one. I guess it's the doings of the DVD recorder. But like I said, most of the blown out detail can be restored. My last example of the Yavin temples isn't the best example but I posted it to show it is prevalent throughout the transfer. I think it will be tough to restore the frames properly though.