Originally posted by: ShiftyEyes
I would definitely encourage people to do their own edits of movies even if there are other edits available.

I personally am editing TTT and ROTK for my own personal use and don't intend to share them at all.

I gotta ask... what changes are you making? What software are you using?

For myself, I'm making two versions of each film: a "book" version that follows Tolkien as closely as possible, and a mildly edited version that retains 99.9% of the original films but deletes small annoyances like Gimli's buffoonery.

I'm using Final Cut Pro 5, DVD Studio Pro, Cinematize, and Mac the Ripper.