Help with settings (am i resizing cropping properly?)

[LordTrace]

Been a super long time since i did anything manualy. Also, this is my first time working with x264. I tried the MeGUI one click option but it wouldn't crop properly for the TV series i am encoding. So what i am doing is loading the VOB into HandBrake and useing the crop values it shows in MeGUI.

Am i resizing cropping properly? Is it correct to crop to 718 then resize it back to 720? Also is the noise filter worth using. Some guide i was loosely following said to always use minimal.

[Information] Avisynth input script
-[NoImage] LoadPlugin("D:\Programs\MeGUI_1989_x86\tools\dgindex\DGDecode.dll")
-[NoImage] DGDecode_mpeg2source("E:\Birds of Prey\01\VTS_01_1.d2v", info=3)
-[NoImage] LoadPlugin("D:\Programs\MeGUI_1989_x86\tools\avisynth_plugin\ColorMatrix.dll")
-[NoImage] ColorMatrix(hints=true, interlaced=true, threads=0)
-[NoImage] LoadPlugin("D:\Programs\MeGUI_1989_x86\tools\avisynth_plugin\TIVTC.dll")
-[NoImage] tfm(order=1).tdecimate(hybrid=1)
-[NoImage] crop( 0, 56, -2, -60)
-[NoImage] Spline36Resize(720,400) # Spline36 (Neutral)
-[NoImage] LoadPlugin("D:\Programs\MeGUI_1989_x86\tools\avisynth_plugin\UnDot.dll")
-[NoImage] Undot() # Minimal Noise

What about these x264 settings? Basically the DXVA SD pre-set with crf 19 and slow.

[Information] Job commandline: "D:\Programs\MeGUI_1989_x86\tools\x264\x264.exe" --level 3.1 --preset slow --crf 19.0
--vbv-bufsize 14000 --vbv-maxrate 17500 --sar 1:1 --output "E:\Birds of Prey\01\VTS_01_1.264" "E:\Birds of Prey\01\VTS_01_1.avs"

[dragon_warrior]

Resizing brings more pixels, not more detail, and an unnecessary bigger size
Instead, use a SAR value to force the player resize it correctly during playback