Hulk SMASH low resolution video!
@revel911 kindly upscaled the SD deleted scenes to 1080p in Topaz, and most of them look great. A few things confused the Topaz software, most notably the partially closed blinds in the background of one scene, that got a milky haze over the shot.
Then converted that file from 29.97fps to 23.976fps. Tried several ways:
- Change speed in Vegas (multiply the duration by 29.97/23.976). Result: too obviously slowed down from the intended speed.
- Convert framerate in Vegas. Result: a slight haze over edges in most shots, like light halos.
- Convert framerate in TMPGEnc. Result: less halo effect, but movement showed more sawtooth edging.
- Convert framerate in Handbrake. Result: less halo, less sawtooth. Not as good as the "proper" HD scenes, but the best possible (with the available software).
(We also tried to convert framerate in SD before upscale in Topaz, the resulting image was a little softer than doing Topaz first).
Now to place the video of all deleted scenes with this upscaled version, and rework the color balance with the preceding and following shots. Then re-render. It'll definitely make the 720p version look better, and I'll test whether this looks good in 1080p.