AntcuFaalb said:
Harmy did not restore all of the original wipes in SW DeEd 2.0/2.1/2.5 and, in many cases, left in the optical wipes that were created by Pacific Titles for the 97SE.

Some picture elements can't be restored without distracting the viewer from the rest of the movie. That's a necessary compromise.

AntcuFaalb said:

So maybe the best solution is for Harmy to not remove them, but to lower the contrast significantly in his color-correction.

Does that sound like a reasonable compromise?

I guess he already did that but lowering the contrast has its limitations, especially if the damage was done during the transfer from analogue to digital material.