yotsuya said:

DrDre said:

yotsuya said:

I think I may be closer. watching different un-color corrected versions is educational, as is watching other films. I watched Lawrence of Arabia and am partway through Zeffirelli's Hamlet. Accurate fleshtones are elusive, especially in something with as varied color timings as ANH. Still, I think I keep getting closer to my goal. I still have some tweaking to do, but I think I am even nearer than the last draft. This is definitely nearer to the scans/images of the technicolor, though that is not my goal, it is an awesome reference. I also just about have all my sources converted into files that I can bring in to Vegas so I can compare them. Before I finalize anything, I want to compare the JSC print, the GOUT print, the 97 SE EU broadcast, and the Lowry scan of the negative. I want to see if I can figure out what scenes may have had additional adjustments.

In any case, I have reduced the saturation and adjusted the colors, and changed some settings. Anything that causes any loss of image must be avoided and I had used something that had washed out some details. I think I am getting close.

In my opinion that last one is too desaturated. I've discussed the basis for my regrade in my own thread, but here's how I would regrade this shot:

What you have it indeed much better for that shot. If I was color correcting each scene, I would have something more along those lines, but I am trying to find a color correction plan that covers the entire film. When I up the saturation to make this shot look good, 50 others look bad. This is one of the key culprints-

I didn't realize that you wanted a single setting for the whole film. That is indeed a big challenge.