TServo2049 said:
I thought many/most of the opticals were done on CRI so that they could skip a generation of degradation?
Ah, yes you're right about the CRI of course. Thinking about this stuff can drive you mad. :)
TServo2049 said:
Was this some kind of test assembly with every finished shot, that was signed off on and the negative subsequently conformed to match with the "cleaner" cementing that we see on the 35mm bootlegs, Technidisc, GOUT, etc.? Maybe they kept it as some kind of backup?
Yeah, this to me sounds like a very logical scenario and something that I've been thinking as well.
I can also confirm that the Fox logo and Lucasfilm and ALTA card appears to be part of the same mystery source (different splice glue before the crawl). Not that surprising really but a similar point for the revised ending credits haven't been found yet.
TServo2049 said:
I notice that this version has only appeared in non-release-print contexts - home video releases, 4:3 16mm prints like the version broadcast on ITV, and curiously enough, the 1982 reissue trailer...
Does the same splicing show up in the trailer?