so rather than just re-author the TB set I though I would combine the best elements of the TB set and the GKAR set (which ripped without any problems) and make a best possible version.
I'm currently working on ESB, because that's the one that I got to rip first and it has no subtitles to worry about, and I have been surprised to find that the TB video is actually more detailed than the GKAR, but the TB has a few missing frames and glitches in the video. I'm not sure if this is also true of the other films but for ESB I can safely say that most of the video will be comming from the TB set.
You may have noticed that I haven't yet mentioned ROTJ that's because I haven't been able to get the TB disc to rip properly (it is visably more scratched/marked than the others), it's got to about 30% which is enough to cover the subtitled scenes but I want to have the full thing ripped before I start making decisions on that one.
A couple of questions for anyone who might know:
1. Is the english 5.1 track on teh GKAR set genuine or is it an upmix?
2. Is there any other source for a genuine 5.1 mix? (I know it's on the laserdiscs but is it on any of the bootlegs?)
3. Are the making of interviews that were on the VHS before the films available in widescreen? (I only ever had the P&S VHS)
I just want to say that this will not be a fast process as I'm a perfectionist and I'm really busy in the real world but I'm happy with my progress so far and I'll try and post an update at the weekend with some pictures showing the difference in quality between the two sets.