You_Too said:

@frank678: It has been stated before that when they made the 97 SE, Lucas specifically wanted ANH to be color timed with an original Technicolor IB print as reference. I didn't see the 97 SE in the cinema and the released versions sure don't show it, but in theory this would mean that they would've had a pretty good starting point when making the 2004 SE....

For what it's worth, I saw it opening day with some friends, including one who worked at a photolab. When it was finished he said "My God! Way too much Cyan in that movie!". I openly mocked him at the time, thinking his job had made him all "super-nerdy" about colour (even though I'm a graphic designer ;). But when I saw it a second time a few days later, I realized he was right. So the theory may have been to colour-time to the Tech IB, but I definitely recall the Cyan was super heavy, especially in the Tantive corridors, where it was painfully obvious. I realize what I'm saying is contrary to what is thought to have been "established", but unlike the "grappling hook miss/Biggs" scenes, I really did see this with my own eyes at the theatre, and remember it vividly because I was looking for it specifically on the second viewing (unless it's possible to botch up the colours during the projection, and the print was actually fine)