I'm very excited to learn about this project. I had no idea that the blu-rays look so bad. Wow, the US disk is waaay too dark. What were they thinking? What happened to "perfect picture, perfect sound"?

It sounded like the slice technique was becoming too much of an issue so I'm glad to hear you gave up on it. It was a great idea but it wasn't worth so much effort, but thanks for trying so hard just the same. I'm sure the final outcome using the HDTV source will look much better than any blu-ray out there. Your comparison shots look fantastic. Can't wait for it to get released!