Ultimately... it comes down to the general sharing resources of this community. Many edits use other edits as a basis, many editors use color corrected footage from other editors. Any time a new source is found, it is almost always shared across the community untouched, either before or concurrent with the finder's "Official Version". A lot of us are just ideas people, offering our feedback as we see footage. We offer constructive criticism. But even we all play a role in shaping and sharing.

With that in mind, it is slightly surprising that a project such as Team -1's isn't being shared nearly as quickly. People get focused on a workprint being released for all of us to watch, but I think that's not ultimately the point I struggle with. I take issue with the fact that they are currently the only source of complete 35mm scans of the footage, and aren't sharing their SOURCE to other teams that could potentially color correct and work on the footage for separate releases.

Yes, Team -1's release will probably look outstanding in the end. But get the unaltered complete SOURCE into Harmy's hands, Adywan's hands, etc. These projects all operate on the premise that the Fans deserve the OUT. Seems out of place then for a fan to hold back a SOURCE from another fan. And yes, this project is unique in facing this issue - every other project is using known and available sources. Perhaps I'm coming across as entitled here... but I feel that this community is built on a level of fair entitlement to see the films they love in the best quality possible...