alex s said:
An HD off the 16mm, it would be an even bigger undertaking than what we're doing now... to photograph each frame off the print and restore it one at a time. Besides, the 16mm does not contain every deleted scene, with the most important scene of all, Jor-El talks to Superman after the first night of rescues, missing from it.
Look at the THX 1138 preservations (Italian Cut available, see 1st post) thread http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/THX-1138-preservations-Italian-Cut-available-see-1st-post/topic/11741/ for the work and drawbacks of 16mm transfer -- from page 48, to the end result on page 53, for this faded film recovery ...
... and an HD transfer solution that promises to by-pass the problems that needed to be overcome. Begin here: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/THX-1138-preservations-Italian-Cut-available-see-1st-post/post/626373/#TopicPost626373