Unlike official releases, which use the Lowry Process (and later, DNR-heavy 4K scans) to scrub away grain and then artificially sharpen the remaining image, 4K80 starts with a beautifully preserved 35mm theatrical print. The "no-DNR" promise is kept absolutely. This is celluloid, uncut and uncensored.
Digital Noise Reduction is the enemy of 1980s film stock. On the official 4K, Han Solo's face looks like wax in the Carbonite chamber. Here, you can see the stubble, the sweat, the fear. The snowspeeders actually look like they are flying through snow, not over a green screen. Empire.Strikes.Back.4K80.2160p.UHD.no-DNR.35mm....
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