In checking my media, I've found that the subject is more complicated. We all know the condition of the DVD's and Blu-rays, but they are not the only sources (though they are the best sources for ATOC and ROTS). Then there is the GOUT, full of artifacts that blur the image. Then the LD sets with the definitive edition and the Japanese special collection being the best editions in separate ways. Then there is a source I was overlooking. TPM, ANH, TESB, and ROTJ all aired on HD channels in Europe before the Lowry transfers. Some copies of these broadcasts are better than others. One of them just proved to me just how unrecoverably messed up the Lowry transfers are. (note, I am not including the several film scanning projects currently underway)

This leads me to alter my goal of just a pure color correction of the Blu-ray to fixing that problems that have resulted form the scan. Among them are all the rebel ship explosions at the Death Star, the map of the approaching Death Star in the rebel briefing room, the screen on the Death Star showing the approach to Yavin, and a anything else I find. I'll also be looking at light sabers for color, but I have come to the conclusion that Luke's lightsaber was not properly colored to begin with in some shots. But my first step is going to be to color correct all these sources to match, at least in general. I really should post some screen caps of what I have done so far, but it was the first draft and I didn't correct the brightness of the image, just the colors. I have some work to do for my second draft and I'll post some images then. Right now most of what I'm doing is watching the different versions to pinpoint the differences.