AntcuFaalb said:
Do we know the names of the people responsible for this amateur work?
I'd be interested to see what they have to say for themselves.
"The 2004 SE (it has never been marketed as a Special Edition, though there really is no other label to describe it) had its color correction guided and supervised by George Lucas himself. Screening the film at Skywalker Ranch, Lucas went through the film with members from ILM, who would be color-timing the digitized film themselves at Lucas' approval."
Source: http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/savingstarwars.html