It sounds like I should just make a dvd-9 and be done with it then. I mean if the extra bit rate isn't going to help at all there is no sense whatsoever in blowing the file up to 20 or so gb. The only thing I don't agree with is chopping off the black bars and making it anamorphic. You would lose the japanese burned-in subtitles at the bottom. I like the idea of putting all 3 on a bd-25 though. So maybe each individual title should get a dvd-9 and the trilogy can be put together on a BD-R?