Okay, just wanted to let everyone know my AVCHD project is still going relatively smoothly. I've finished my 720p AVI master for Star Wars and will post some screenshots sometime tomorrow.
Right off, I can say the results are more grain-heavy, but softer than what I've seen of dark_jedi's V3/BluGOUT. The decrease in sharpness, I believe, has to do with my increased anti-aliasing. Unfortunately, the aliasing is still there...though it's a tad more subdued.
Also, I may move this project to a new thread. I want to separate these 720p versions from my "Rebellion Collection". For the moment, I'm leaning toward the "Hyperspace Collection", unless that title has already been taken by another project.
Here's an early, rough look at the intended (front) cover-artwork. The picture is Frank Stockton's "Luke's Destiny" print.