First of all, many thanks to Harmy for this terrific restoration of the original movie! It's by far the best version available to the general public today.

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, I checked the comparison gallery, but I didn't read through all 400+ pages.

I noticed something interesting today while watching the battle of Yavin: There's a first-person shot of a rebel fighter going into the Death Star trench that ILM evidently thought was so perfect that they used it twice: for the first trench run and then a second time for Luke's run. In the Despecialized Edition (2.5 mkv), the first shot is plain grey, while the second shot has a blueish tint. In the GOUT, (which, of course, is not a great source for accurate color timing) there doesn't seem to be much of a difference there, it would be great if you could elaborate on why they look different here.

The difference in color is not what bothers me, tough. Shortly before the camera swoops into the trench, there is a flash from a laser bolt which obscures the shot. It seems that the flash was used by ILM to cover up a cut in the shot. In the Despecialized Ed. this is pretty obvious in the first trench run, because the trench color changes pretty dramatically:

Before flash:

http://postimg.org/image/x3howc4z1/

After flash:

http://postimg.org/image/n51xbmfal/

In the shot before Luke's trench run, the cut, while still visible when you look for it, is less obvious because the trench color doesn't change that dramatically due to the blueish tint:

Again, before flash:

http://postimg.org/image/e1n50hicb/

After flash:

http://postimg.org/image/pnl6j25tv/

I hope I didn't waste your time completely, maybe you could look into this and elaborate on the different color timing. Thanks a lot, keep up the great work and please excuse me if my English wasn't perfect. ;)