I noticed something last night and that is that without access to the original film, ALL the sources we're going to use, apart from the lowry raped SE DVD have overblown highlights. that much is evident by using the Princess Leia v Vader corridor conversation in the white corridored Tantive.

the top of the Stormtrooper helmets get lost amongst the ceiling light. The only version of star wars I have seen that does not have this issue is the new 2004 DVD.

to be fair, it's not blown by much, but it is enough to make us see a noticeable difference. I had to laugh when someone pointed out that my projects screencaps. that corridor shot, one of the ribs in the door frame is nearly invisible, then I looked at my original capture which is untouched and it's virtually not there either so it's a source issue rather than my efforts.

makes me more and more convinced that the way to go is to DE-SE the DVD using footage and color correction etc, basically what Mverta is doing.