"The FACES set was used for this trasfer...."

Well, like I said, my Def. Col. set isn't a good copy, so there wasn't much choice. Nonetheless, the Faces set is an excellent transfer as well. In fact, I ran across this recently...

Definitive Collection: One drawback to this CAV set is that the first film suffers from too much noise reduction (for an example of this see Luke's lightsaber during his training with the remote onboard the Millennium Falcon). This problem was fixed with the subsequent CLV release
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Faces Set: Uses the same letterbox transfer as the "Definitive Collection" CAV box set, only with the noise reduction greatly reduced. Presented on two CLV discs (with a gatefold jacket) - Davis DVD versions list

So, it would appear that there are two strikes against my Def. Col. set.

Actually, there was a third strike as well - the commentary track had sudden audio drop-outs and sudden volume changes. Luckily, Sony Vegas was able to level these out for me, and it sounds almost natural again. BTW, when the commentary is done, you can just chapter skip to the end and go back to the menu.

"(good job on the the VBR and color correction is perfect!)"

Good job, indeed. That disc is 99.9% full.

Well, in the end, I took the advice and dropped the brightness to -5 below the original transfer (before I had it at +10/+15). This brought two advantages: better overall detail (i.e. this is why the zoom looks so good), and almost no visible matte boxes in the space scenes.I realized what a good decision it was when I finally noticed that Leia's "white" outfit is actually cream-colored next to the stormtroopers on the Tantive. I look for those kinds of subtleties.

"(it's a little quite but most DD 5.1 is)"

Lol, I know. You've no idea how much I had to crank up the volume on that track, and it's still noticeably quieter.

Anyways, I'm glad you liked it. It means a lot, coming from someone who has seen so many different versions. I had nothing to compare it to other than the original LD's.

"If morons could fly, it'd be pitch black." - Anonymous"

That .sig is so damn funny, I'd almost give you a copy for free! LOL!