Do you clean up the whole home movie or just the clips you’ll share?

If you’ve had a box of home movies digitized, how did you decide what to clean up first? I’m thinking about the difference between keeping a complete recording for the family and making a few clips people can watch easily on a TV.

I’d keep the original digital files and make a short list of the moments people actually ask to see. Before processing a whole tape, I’d try a few seconds from one of those moments, preferably a stretch with someone moving across the room. I’d watch both copies on the TV at normal speed and check whether the person is easier to follow. If the difference is only obvious when paused up close, I’d spend the time choosing and labelling the clips instead.

For those who’ve done this, did you end up cleaning up whole recordings, or did a few short excerpts cover what your family wanted to watch?