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_leech_
23rd June 2006, 05:04
What would you guys say would be best:

1. Applying filters (sharpening, denoising, etc.) to a DVD source and encoding at it's normal resolution (720 x 480, for example), letting the HDTV resize it to it's native resolution (1280 x 720p).

or...

2. Resizing the DVD to the HDTV's native resolution during encoding along with applying filters.

So my question is basically would it be smarter to let the TV take care of resizing to it's native resolution or would you be better off doing it yourself?
neuron2
23rd June 2006, 05:17
What would you guys say would be best ... Please read and follow forum rules, specifically, rule 12: do not ask what's best. Thank you.

http://forum.doom9.org/forum-rules.htm

If the TV has an upscaler that you find acceptable, then you might be happy to have the smaller file size. Maybe you can't fit your target size if you do the upscaling. So you see, it's not so easy to answer because it involves data you have not provided us as well as subjective judgments.
check
23rd June 2006, 05:19
It depends if you think your TV or your script has better resizing algorithms. You should encode a test sample both ways and see.
*.mp4 guy
23rd June 2006, 17:09
If you're willing to spend a lot of time fiddling with your script figuring out the best way to use things like SeeSaw, Soothe, LimitedSharpen, MultiSWAR, FFt3dfilter, FrFun7 etc. then you will get something that looks better to you then your hdtv's upsizer, simply because you were able to set all the variables. Whether or not it looks better to someone else, or was worth the time it will take to get it right isn't really something anyone here can answer with any certanty.
Awatef
23rd June 2006, 18:40
If it was me, I would definitely encode it at its original resolution, to spare bitrate. This way, I can ensure that I achieved the lowest possible compression and say adios to artefacts!

Besides, the processing chips of HDTVs are very good most of the time, so I wouldn't worry about their resizing quality.

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Btw, most HDTVs don't have a standard HD resolution. I know many having something like 1366x768 or 1024x1024. So it wouldn't make sense to resize to a standard HD format in the first place, as the TV chip is going to kick in anyway ;)