Had a browse through the first half last night. Looking phemomenal, particularly the amount of detail you were able to rescue from the whites and blacks, Harmy! Something I noticed which I hadn't before too - the further LFL pushed the contrast on their transfers, the WORSE the integration of the various composited elements stood out. DE makes a lot of the worst offending shots look better integrated.
Two things I noticed, but as it was late, didn't go back to check so I'm not entirely sure I saw correctly (plus I was watching on a laptop, so take that for what it's worth):
- the very first establishing shot with the Executor - it looked like the white point had been dropped far enough that the neon lights on the model had been dulled really significantly. Anyone else see that shot that way? Could equally be a monitor, hardware, player or codec thing too, obviously.
-when Han and Leia are running toward the Falcon, there is a HEAVY black line between the set and the matte painting, which I don't recall ever seeing before. Maybe I've just missed it for 30 years, but....Anyways, at the same time, on the screen-left side of the Falcon there appeared to be a moment where there was a fairly significant grey video artifact that just blinked into life, and then vanished again. Again, it could easily have been the player, codec, or hardware, but it was noticeable.
VERY much looking forward to finishing watching tonight! Harmy, as always, a brilliant piece of work you've pulled off.