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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
The original negatives were in really bad shape to begin with in 1997, so I'm not sure if those exist anymore, but as for the originals themselves, there are still VHS and Laserdiscs, which of course have terrible quality compared to DVDs, but I think that's the only way a fan can see the ov without bootleging anymore.

Of course they exist, they were still in really bad shape in 2004, but an Australian company had the task of cleaning them - frame by frame - for restorations. Lucas was surprised they managed to complete the task in time, however those that did it said they would have continued working on it if they were allowed to, because the negatives really are in such bad shape.