Jonse said:

Salutations, all. This is an update.

So, I didn't reply way back when because I have nothing to say to the not so helpful anymore poster above me. Wonder what his problem was...

He comes off as harsh but he generally has a point that he's making.

It's true that you mentioned that it was specifically the ones you've come across. But Frink (a moderator at Fanedits) is familiar with the many, many, many fanedits of the prequels, as are plenty of other people.

While it's great and ambitious to start your own project, if one of the driving forces that's compelling you to do this is the fact that you have seen few to no HD edits, it means you are perhaps behind in what has been accomplished with these films. There's a wealth of great ideas in those more recent edits. Some ideas and techniques you could perhaps use, or maybe something that fits your own tastes enough to watch as a go-to. I would certainly recommend checking out Hal9000's, l8wrtr's, and Q2's prequel trilogies.

I haven't read all of your other details/goals yet. But as far as yubnub goes, it seems people are pretty split on preference. KK650 actually releases his edits in both forms for Jedi. Though, I imagine it's a relatively small group of people interested in OT fanedits compared to the prequels anyway.