Why not use the HDTV versions that were posted to usenet? I used them for a couple of zoom shots i needed for my edit and the results were perfect. uprezzing the shots from DVD source will never give you the results you are looking for. There are actually 2 different 1080p releases available on usenet in x264 format in a.b.hdtv.x264 posted between 11th & 14th december (the esir version looks the better one). Then all you have to do is create a composition in Adobe after effects for each shot needed. the compositions res should be: 1024 x 576 for PAL format and 853 x 480 for NTSC format. once you have finished the shot you can export it to lossless avi then resize it to 720 x 576 or 720 x 480 using virtualdub and the results should be just what you need. If you need any help just give me a shout