Deep Space Nine upscale project

JoelHruska · 17th May 2020, 00:21

The whole reason I began using QTGMC in the first place -- the entire one -- is because I could call QTGMC, throw the entire file at it (with zero trimming) and what was output as a result was both substantially denoised and had all of the interlacing / 3:2 pulldown artifacts resolved. (I also got really nice horizontal AA, which is a nice feature).

Now, people here including PDR and H_H have pointed out that there's a substantial negative associated with QTGMC (well, more than one, but one big one in particular): It's destructive, and running a destructive filter over content that doesn't require a destructive filter is less-than-ideal.

The reason I have been attracted to using QTGMC is because, at least with DS9, it has done a remarkable job of fixing what I don't like visually, while introducing relatively few problems that catch my personal eye. Is there a better filter that can reduce AA, reduce noise, and remove the artifacts of interlacing / 3:2 pulldown that are still baked into the DVD when they occur -- if I'm not using Trim to lock on to specific sections for processing?

(I'm going to use trim and H_H's proposed method of treating CGI footage on Sacrifice of Angels, but that's a bigger project and I've got a move coming up, so probably not happening right away. I'm completely new to this kind of video editing, so.. slow going). In the meantime, I'm still exploring global approaches.

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JoelHruska Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 77	The whole reason I began using QTGMC in the first place -- the entire one -- is because I could call QTGMC, throw the entire file at it (with zero trimming) and what was output as a result was both substantially denoised and had all of the interlacing / 3:2 pulldown artifacts resolved. (I also got really nice horizontal AA, which is a nice feature). Now, people here including PDR and H_H have pointed out that there's a substantial negative associated with QTGMC (well, more than one, but one big one in particular): It's destructive, and running a destructive filter over content that doesn't require a destructive filter is less-than-ideal. The reason I have been attracted to using QTGMC is because, at least with DS9, it has done a remarkable job of fixing what I don't like visually, while introducing relatively few problems that catch my personal eye. Is there a better filter that can reduce AA, reduce noise, and remove the artifacts of interlacing / 3:2 pulldown that are still baked into the DVD when they occur -- if I'm not using Trim to lock on to specific sections for processing? (I'm going to use trim and H_H's proposed method of treating CGI footage on Sacrifice of Angels, but that's a bigger project and I've got a move coming up, so probably not happening right away. I'm completely new to this kind of video editing, so.. slow going). In the meantime, I'm still exploring global approaches.