rockin said:
No I don't mean to use the incomplete effects shots (that is what the laserdisc footage is for). The deleted scenes will be for all other shots, since these are higher quality. So I am talking about splicing in the laserdisc footage with the deleted scene footage. To understand what I am referring to you need to see how it is done in the Quest For Coherence.
I just found my copy of QFC. I having looked at the tornado scene, I think it would be better to just use the LD footage. The DVD footage and has a tonne of dirt and looks pretty bad. If you were going for a full restoration to remove the dirt, then yeah, use the DVD, but to use straight from the source the LD will provide a cleaner image.
On a side note, the dirt on the deleted scenes from the DVD looks artificial to me. It's weird, but it looks like it was added intentionally.