Upscaling to 720p.

[th3obr0]

Hey guys,

I am trying to upscale a DVD9 to a 720p movie. When I upscale the resolution in my AVS script, I see a lot of noise and stretching. Probably the usual filters won't help much. So what filters and what add-ons do I need to upscale the movie properly? Is there a proper guide available on upscaling?

Thanks!

[guns1inger]

The standard response is don't bother. The hardware will do a far superior job to your software attempts, and doesn't require the extra bitrate and re-encoding required by a home grown attempt.

That said, I do not know of any filters for Avisynth specifically for upscaling. There are dedicated tools, such as Video Enhancer and Magic Bullet HD that use super-resolution algorithms for upscaling.

Unless you have a very specific need to upscale SD to HD resolutions (for editing, for example) though, you are generally better off letting the hardware do all the work.

[Soopafresh]

Not worth the trouble. It won't look good enough.