I tried to read as much of this thread as I could so my suggestions wouldn't be repeated...sorry if they have been.
I was wondering if it was possible to add the actual point of impact when Luke's cockpit window gets cracked by the laser fire from the AT AT. In one shot, the window is hit by laser fire and can also actually hear what sounds like the cockpit window being cracked, but no damage. Then in the next shot, the window is actually cracked. Here is the scene I'm talking about ...
http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l225/synchg/?action=view¤t=StarWarsEp5.flv
Before:
After:
And Vadar looks so cheaply cut out in this next pic, maybe something can be done to make it appear like the technology that is projecting him, actually DOES something. Check out the top of his helmet, way too narrow, bad roto-scoping.
and this next shot always bothered me when watching the 2004 DVDs, they didn't bother adjusting the background and foreground brightness/contrast appropriately, and how they explode also looks pretty pitiful.
And have you considered re-instating the original music that John Williams wrote for some scenes, but were taken out by Irvin Kershner? The only reason Irvin Kershner trimmed the score, was because he wanted to slow down the pacing of the film, cause at the time, he considered TESB to be the second act of a play, and naturally be slower. But since the movie is now the 5th movie in the saga, for me personally, it goes by way too slow. I think the original arrangment of the score as intended make the scenes richer. Just a thought, see T-bones Star Warz page http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/index.php?categoryid=10&p2_articleid=386