Jonno said:
How are you with DVD authoring? I ask because it seems that the best option would be for you to take the introductory stuff you want and add it to the front of a superior transfer (e.g. DJ's V3) so you don't actually have to sit through a VHS quality copy of the film (which gets old fast!)
I recently did just that with the CBS-FOX part (which I can supply if you're interested) - the Maltin interviews are also around on some folks' extras discs (I did my own PAL transfers of these a while back which you're also welcome to if they're any use).
I would be interested, if you could.
I could probably pull that off, if I could get the fresh rips. I've only been able to find rips from Youtube, except for the Maltin interviews which I could pull from the extras disks.
What I'd probably do I think is put the 2 lead-ins on the DVD as extras that you could play on your own before the movie. So I would need:
-CBS Fox collectors previews and CBS Fox logo lead-in. I believe this might have been identical on all three tapes.
-The "heads" lead in with 3 Maltin interviews, the "one last time" trailer, and the THX "audience is now deaf" log.
I still have my "heads" VHS tapes and I can re-look at my brothers CBS Fox versions to see exactly what the lead ins where.