So no one gets these perfect, or damn near perfect prints? Even you have to go in and clean them up?
I gotta tell ya, you do fantastic work man. The scans are SUPER sharp.
I was reading over in TN 1’s Silver Screen post, and people asking whether or not to get your version or theirs. I was reading that theirs are kinda blurry and more suited for projector style viewing.
How did you get the insertions for V 2.5 so sharp?
TN1’s silverscreen is from a copy that was duplicated in 1983. So, it has less detail and more grain. But, the good news is that it preserves the color that is surely completely lost in the film it was copied from back in 83 (unlike in 1977, film stocks used in 1982 onwards are extremely fade resistant).
Take a look at their Technicolor sample, and you’ll see the quality is much higher. Additionally, many of the scans including what Harmy has of Jedi, and some technicolor scans, were done on higher quality equipment than TN1’s older scan of the SW LPP.
But to answer your first question, no, the scans don’t look anywhere near perfect to start with. The color needs to be adjusted, and there can be anywhere from a little to a ton of damage. Check out TN1’s Grindhouse ESB release, if you haven’t.