Until the disc is out we won’t know for sure, but every HD version and preview is still the cropped image.
The UE used a remix in DTS which lacked the bass impact of the original, though I’ve never heard the DTS LD version. The problem is extracting that DTS form the LD but maybe ti will be possible to find the DTS theatrical discs for GE, TND and TWINE (ES track!). The SE DVD audio should be exactly the same as the LD Dolby track, I don’t think there’s a difference save for maybe a bit of compression.
Lowry= bad for film fans.
Don’t be too certain about Raiders. the 35mm looked different to me, some say this about the IMAX as well, and there are some shots leaking from the BD which show some definite changes. But these of course may be a bit more negative accurate, though I doubt it.
Thanks to Harmy’s outstanding work, I’m now wondering about trying to de-specialize the Bonds, but I don’t think the grain manipulation and related tweaks could ever match.
Just side note to this the LD 5.1 Dolby Digital isnt compressed as much and also outputs a louder output that compressed 5.1 dolby digital from a DVd.
The easier way to blend the Bond scenes in would be use a vhs-c camcorder with video in and out. The cam corders will give the films a totally official looking commercially released vhs movie even with higher grade output causw I think the transfer method maybe better then that was used on some commercial tapes. Betamax record would be a great way to get some film grain and also even out the grain in new scenes as well as new restored scenes added back in to the movie. The betamax could then be transfered and then be digitally tweaked if wanted.