Upconverting to HD with VirtualDub

[Ma-Xell]

Hi!
I was messing about with upconverting to HD, and this is what I've come up with.
I used VirtualDub and the warp resize filter which actually produced very nice
results which then I sharpened.
I know that upconverting will never be real HD like the source, but its not that bad.
Especially with cartoons and anime, it actually looks nice IMO:p.
However with real-life content the image changes a bit.
I didn't use the original dvd but 700MB ripped Xvid versions as the source.
The filter is very good at finding the line between light and dark areas.

Results:

South Park (cartoon)
Source
http://img1.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/33235033d52216a363cb106176c9534fc34c81e.png
Upconverted 720p
http://img2.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/332350701b2f9cc086ccfeabd841e440bdc94eb.png
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Source
http://img1.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/33235043585fbce7517448216b949140c4f737d.png
Upconverted 720p
http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/3323508906b947fe22db51fdc49f6190dc1b7be.png
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Joey tv show (Real-Life Content)
Source
http://img4.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/332350577fd4ee148a8c86196c36d998b67c6fb.png
Upconverted 720p
http://img2.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/3323510518f790a468e34cae190d6bbada7bcb1.png
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I, Spy (Real-Life Content)
Source
http://img5.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/3323506aab38a21b9ad8bad2166ffceb1bd2946.png
Upconverted 720p
http://img6.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3323/33235110b3af7393e139dc31f5c42b7afe7fa16.png

On this last image a denoiser or cleaner can help a lot.

Thoughts?

[rica]

I've always taken better results with natural DXVA upconverting.

(BTW, i suppose you are using Ati, do you? :) )

[Ma-Xell]

I did this on a notebook with an integrated graphics card (ATI,x1250)
I really like the south park results :D

[Dark Shikari]

There are far better tools for resizing than warpsharp. NNEDI is your friend.