Croweyes1121 said:
My edit won't be a proper preservation. The films already exist in their theatrical versions, and the Saga as aired exists, too. This is a cutting together of as much theatrical footage from the blu-ray as possible with the added scenes from the recent HD broadcast. The whole point is to bring 1901-1980 up to 720p / 5.1 standards. If I were trying to stick to original elements on everything, I'd just watch the laserdisc.
Well, theoretically, you could be preserving the entire thing is 1080p if you used the Blu-ray plus my recording. It wouldn't be that difficult. And you could use the 2.0 uncompressed track from the laserdisc.
Regardless, if you want to start a new project, you should start your own thread for it.
The only difference between what you want to do and a "preservation" would be the 5.1 track. Considering you don't have a 5.1 track for the additional scenes, I don't understand what your point is and you'd probably have LESS people interested. But...like I said...feel free to start your own thread.