Just to have something to do while the video sample is being processed, I decided to have a look at some color corrections. As far as I know most color corrections are done using a Technicolor IB print for Star Wars.
In the -1 thread I posted frame 8228 from a print that I used as a reference for some preliminary tests I did using -1 reel 1 video sample:
http://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/image.axd?picture=/2015/06/35mm-Frame-8228.png
The question arose about the correctness of this reference frame. Having looked around a bit on the web, I came across some photos of a screening of an Technicolor IB print a few years back of the same scene (amongst others):
http://fd.noneinc.com/savestarwarscom/savestarwars.com/images/senatorcorrected/technicolor2.jpg
Aside from some over exposure of this photo of frame 8228 of the Technicolor IB print, the colors closely match the reference frame I used for the color correction.
The question is, whether it is possible to get the same frame for the upscaled GOUT to match the reference frame. The answer is pretty closely:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/138206
When we compare the before/after frames, the difference is pretty stunning: