Youtube Preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7QfxSoujOgOk, so i've got a new version of this now. LeonhartGR inspired me with his own intro "with a retro twist" into using footage from PS3 Tech Demo. To solve the issue with "PLAYSTATION 3 TECH DEMO" appearing during the title sequence, I covered it up in the same manner Otokoshi did, with a sort of metallic bar that also contains a part of the meteor and the Japanese title.
Now, I have no idea if Otokoshi got that from an official logo or if he made it himself, so I ended up making my own using the following resources.
http://insertcredit.net/ff7/logo.htm (for the meteor logo)
http://giallo86.deviantart.com/art/free-metal-chrome-pack-styles-187441902 (for the chrome style)
I also went ahead and manually vector traced over the "FINAL FANTASY VII" to make it sharper, as the PS3 Tech Demo was a bit blurry there. I had to do it manually as the apparent font they used (Runic MT) doesn't match up exactly.
Another thing; the Crisis Core version is very blue, while the PS3 Tech Demo is very "mako green". The original FMV is also a lot warmer with more yellows, which made fading into the original train-station at the end very jarring. I ended up editing the Crisis Core and Classic segments to be more green to match the tech demo. I also added the Crisis Core car sound as it drives past Aerith, as the original audio had different timing.
Here's how it is; Classic stars, Crisis Core Aerith, fades into PS3 Midgar during zoom out, PS3 logo with new logo covering it, PS3 Midgar with Crisis Core train clips, then fade into Classic trainstation (with the original colour scheme fading in).
I'll be keeping the original version up in case anybody prefers that.
Download:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12960659/FF7%20Edits/FF7Edits_Opening_ver2.7z