I'll shortly be releasing an XVID single CD version of ANH. Not only will this mean more people can get their grubby little protuberances* on the edit, but it's also a "bug-fix" release:
1. The transition over the cut Jabba scene has been improved. The slow-down has been properly retimed instead of the crappy mix effect that exists in DE-ANH20050525N/P.
2. The iris wipe to the credits has had it's one misplaced frame fixed.
3. Greedo's subtitles have been moved up fully into the picture (this will also be the case for any future DVD releases - there isn't enough room to put them completely outside the picture on DVD).
The audio on this release will be a 2 channel surround** downmix of the DVD audio.
For distribution, I thought I might try an FTP version of pay-it-forward - I'll open an FTP server to 2 or 3 people if they can pay forward either by FTP, Bittorrent, or mail. If it works well, I might try it for future DVD releases too.
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*50 Quatloos to the one who identifies this non-Star Wars reference!
**although MP3ing it might destroy the surround information - anyone know?