I wonder if taking both the full screen and letterboxed laserdiscs, and use them together to cancel the japanese subtitles could work… -> Overlap Matching
That’s kind of genius and never would have crossed my mind.
In addition to producing my comedy series, I also do all the show’s editing, visual effects and color grading. I could easily do this if the full screen and letterboxed laser discs look similar enough in terms of quality and are the exact same edits of the film.
Trouble is, I have neither at my disposal. If someone could send me the laserdiscs (ZRFARNSWORTH?), I’m confident I could make it happen if their runtimes line up.
Digitally ripping the laserdisc will require a laserdisc player and ripping hardware but it’s in our budget. I would of course return the discs when we’re finished and be exceedingly careful with them throughout.