pupil, in terms of picture detail there will be very little difference between the PAL & NTSC versions because both are from letterboxed source and are being upscaled, but playback on a normal tv there is a noticable difference, namely the (god-awful) 3:2 pulldown applies to the NTSC version means smooth motion is ruined.

I was thinking about doing a single layer release but looking at the logistics of it means I'd have to make 12 different DVDs; 3 single layer PAL with no extras, 3 dual layer PAL with extras, then double those for the NTSC - too much work! so I'm only doing dual layer versions with the extras. The only major problem with using dual layer discs is I can't freely give out copies because of the absurd price of blanks (between £2 and £4.50 per disc).

Preview of the details:
-film video will be encoded at 8300kbps multipass VBR
-3 audio tracks; unaltered 2.0 at 224kbps, upmixed 5.1 at 448kbps, and commentary at 224kbps because I'll overlay the commentary onto the normal audio in such a way that the normal audio is faded down when there's commentary (no long empty silences!)
-each disc will have a film specific easter egg, along with the extras from the definitive LDs

I sorted the problem of having to place text over the faces, I just shift them to one side slightly and put the text on the right

decided to use those same images for the disc labels and the case covers, keep everything simple and within the same theme.

(still wish I had an extra 100-200gb more hd space...)

edit: P.S. anyone up for some wookie jazz?

http://www.haku.co.uk/b3ta/ChewyCello.gif

I think Stimpy's into it...

as well as Ren