Harmy said:
And I also still need to erase the hardcoded subs from the HD footage.
Can you take bits from the 04 or GOUT and puzzle in sections of frame bottoms just big enough to cover the subs? For the most part, you're going to be re-applying the correct subs over them so in the end, the slight dip in quality for that small percentage of the frame won't be that noticeable.