Harmy, don't let the naysayers get you down. I can see you've put a ton of work into this and I thank you for wanting to share your efforts with us all. So many of us have wished for ages that this film could be available in high-quality, without the hideous blue tinting and awful SE changes. Finally we're getting that, and we all owe you a huge collective thank you. It's amazing that some will pick you apart just because you've decided to go back a make a few changes before finalizing it. I can't think of how many times I've bought retail blu-rays and find out that they are recalled due to errors and screw-ups. Halloween II was recalled and replaced due to a missing opening credit, Deadly Spawn got recalled due to a poor DVD upconversion, The Star Trek Next Generation discs were recalled due to the audio tracks being mixed up, Sunshine got recalled due to forcing a pop-up track, and Event Horizon was released in an incorrect, stretched aspect ratio. Just to name a few examples. So if the big studios can screw up, I think you're entitled to put out a 2.1 version of despecialized.

I like the idea of the film countdown like you used to see in theatres. That would be great to see on the blu-ray as an opening title before the film starts.

And thanks for deciding to do an AVCHD. Like you said we can always make our own mkv if we choose from the blu-ray, but honestly it sounds like the AVCHD will offer the same quality anyhow, so thanks!