Interesting! So is the below, based on yours. I must try full encodes and watch the variations on the telly.
Code:
LAST.HEIGHT==1080 ? AddBorders(0,0,0,8) : LAST
O = LAST
SmoothD2(quant=5, qtype=4, num_shift=3, ncpu=4)
SmoothD2c(quant=5, qtype=4, num_shift=3, ncpu=4)
FFT3DFilter(sigma=2)
#LAST.HEIGHT==1088 ? cropbottom(8) : LAST
#ColorMatrix(interlaced=true,mode="Rec.709->Rec.601")
# for test purposes, leave it at full size
#Spline36resize(720,576)
AddGrainC(var=2.0, uvar=0.5, hcorr=0.0, vcorr=0.0, seed=-1, constant=false, sse2=true)
#FFT3DFilter(sigma=1.5)
#QTGMC(preset="medium", InputType=1)
LimitedSharpenFaster(smode=4,strength=100)
P = LAST
boxify8x8(O,"original",P,"deblocked")