AntcuFaalb said:
Assuming that burned-in subtitles are a no-no, then I think the best we can do at the moment is a nice preservation of the NTSC VHS tape. I can send you a sealed copy if you think it'll help, poita. I currently have no gear that can chew through Macrovision.
Unfortunately, the PAL VHS tape is a just another crummy NTSC->PAL conversion. :-/
Isn't there a technique to blur out subtitles? I recall one early version of Backstroke of the West removing the burned in subs this way. I wonder if it's possible to blend in the "clean" part of the VHS image over the LD subs.
Inserting pan and scan footage from OT LD's might also work for some portions.
I've considered buying one of these units for a while, but don't have enough macrovision tapes to justify the expense.