Gargoyles DVD Clean Up

[Raven2x]

Pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Raven2x/original2.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Raven2x/original1.png
Clip:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5RN9V8E8
Notice the extreme noise in the sky when the boy is running, and the close up on the mj-like white guy.

Attempts
I tried numerous filters (hqdn3d, tbilateral, fft3d (too slow), and some other specific problem filters). And well, some work somewhat well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Raven2x/filter1.png
Loses too much detail in the background.
But on the flipside this works nicer on specific scenes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Raven2x/filter2.png

Any suggestions be awesome. Try out the clip maybe. This is a shame too, gargoyles is such a great show. And these dvds are far from optimal.

[Pookie]

Post your script

[Raven2x]

Post your script
All that was used to produce the filtered image was degrainmedian, hqdn3d, and tbilateral (default settings). I have tried lots of other combinations but all have the primarily same problem.
So I don't really have a script right now.

[Pookie]

There's a ton of rainbow style noise, as this pic demonstrates:

http://fileserver1.jpghosting.com/images/tn_c3_97c0e5905f857ede7c5c8e8b8c91d1ad.png (http://fileserver1.jpghosting.com/images/c3_97c0e5905f857ede7c5c8e8b8c91d1ad.png)

Do a search on rainbowing for more info

[Raven2x]

I am aware of this, it's just most denoisers I use smoothed out the rainbowing. I'm just trying to find some set that doesn't entirely ruin the art.

[Chainmax]

I managed to get this (http://rapidshare.de/files/25504813/Gargoyles.mp4.html) with a preliminary filterchain. I used grad2fundb in it, but it either needs more posterization removal or higher bitrate.

[Raven2x]

I managed to get this (http://rapidshare.de/files/25504813/Gargoyles.mp4.html) with a preliminary filterchain. I used grad2fundb in it, but it either needs more posterization removal or higher bitrate.
That doesn't look that bad actually.

[Chainmax]

This is the script I used:

SetMemoryMax(yourmem/2)

LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\DGDecode.dll")

LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\FFT3DFilter.dll")

LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\EEDI2.dll")
LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\TDeint.dll")
LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\TIVTC.dll")

LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\gradfun2db.dll")

LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\aWarpSharp.dll")

LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\MT_MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("X:\wherever\RemoveGrain.dll")
Import("X:\wherever\LimitedSharpenFaster.avs")



MPEG2Source("X:\wherever\Gargoyles.d2v")

Crop(8,0,704,480,align=true)

FFT3DFilter(sigma=3,plane=4,bw=32,bh=32,bt=3,ow=16,oh=16,interlaced=true)

Interp = SeparateFields().SelectEven().EEDI2(field=0)
Deinted = TDeint(order=0,field=0,edeint=Interp)
TFM(d2v="X:\wherever\Gargoyles.d2v",mode=6,order=0,PP=7,slow=2,mChroma=true,Clip2=Deinted)
TDecimate(mode=1)

gradfun2db()

Lanczos4Resize(640,480)

aWarpSharp(depth=16,cm=1)

LimitedSharpenFaster()

Levels(0,1.2,255,16,235)

[Revgen]

Why use FFT3DFilter before deinterlacing?

It works better with progressive material.

[Chainmax]

It does? I didn't know that, I assumed its interlaced mode was good.

Raven2x: put the FFT3DFilter line after grad2fun2db.

[Trixter]

I'm curious, why the resize to 640x480? Is the output intended for computer only?

[Chainmax]

No reason at all. Of course it can be encoded anamorphic.

[Raven2x]

Okay, I am all set.
And no, I don't do anamorphic encodes.

[Chainmax]

Just one more suggestion: if you're encoding to x264, it seems that 800kbps is not enough for 640x480, try something like 1150kbps instead. Also, keep the original AC3 as it's only 192kbps and on those cases reencoding is worthless IMO.