Hi Poita,
I’m very sorry to hear about your family’s misfortune with health, as well as your own, and I hope you have speedy recoveries on all counts. On top of which it must be dreadfully frustrating to have gremlins take out your hardware 😦
I don’t write on this forum nearly enough, so I think I’m one of the many people who, while not central to the discussions, benefit greatly from the hard work and financial sacrifice put in by yourself and many others. I’ve enjoyed all of the restorations, but particularly the two currently released 35mm scans done by Team -1. From the screenshots you’ve posted it looks like you have prints capable of making even better versions! For me, and possibly others, the joy of these new scans of Star Wars is the colour. I never knew, for example, that SW 1977 had so many wonderful blues, greens, yellows and oranges that are buried in official releases. On the face if it, that shouldn’t matter too much, but strangely and magically it makes the experience of watching the films that much more vivid, cinematic and involving. You wouldn’t think you could watch a movie for maybe the tenth time and feel like you’ve never seen it before. It’s awesome.
I only came across you’re projects very recently, so I’m not certain how far along in the process you were before your setup was taken out. I’m sure no-one would blame you for seeing this as a sign to wind down, but from what little I’ve seen it seems you have the capability, in your own time, to produce some stunning releases.
I’m extremely grateful to you and everyone else who works on these for making star wars visually spectacular again!
Wishing you all the very best from London.