Gentlemen of the XØ Project, I would be interested in your thoughts on this approach. My dream project would be to record the SE version being televised this November in HD, then color correct it using the GOUT, and for frames where the SE is divergent (extra cg critters etc), use restored frames from the LD or GOUT (which ever cleaned up better).

I applaud the concept of preserving the best LD possible, but I think we are all primarily interested in preserving the original Movie, as opposed to preserving a particular media (LD/DVD/VHS/reel/etc). You are such a talented crew on the XØ Project, I am mildly concerned that strictly limiting your focus to the XØ LD transfer may no longer be the best strategy, as far as restoring the original movie is concerned, not to mention it is an extremely time consuming and tedious approach. Are you guys primarily concerned with restoring/preserving the Movie (regardless of source media) or are you more interested in preserving the LD (even if you recognize it is not the best way to produce the highest quality restoration of the movie)?

Thanks again for your great efforts. I hope they are spent in the most efficacious manner.