Star Wars 4k77 Archive Jun 2026

Team Negative1 found one: a "Technicolor dye-transfer print" (known for its rich, stable color) struck from a 1977 interpositive. This print had been sitting in a collector’s storage. By scanning it and creating an archive, the team ensured that even if every official copy is altered or lost, the original experience remains accessible.

The 4K77 project operates in a legal gray area. The team does not sell it; they release it for free as a "preservation." Disney/Lucasfilm has not officially shut it down (unlike fan edits of The Empire Strikes Back ), likely because the project argues it is filling an archival void the studio refuses to address. star wars 4k77 archive

The group behind 4K77, known as , has completed similar restorations for the rest of the original trilogy: Team Negative1 found one: a "Technicolor dye-transfer print"