As you know, the BDs are not great upscales of the SD original. So I downscaled them back to SD and upscaled them properly. Observe: https://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/3931 Source: R2 BD (Creditless versions of 26,33,and 50 used) Codec: AV1 yuv420p10le **CRF 15** Audio: Opus 128kbit Stereo JPN HE-AAC 96kbit 5.1 ENG (Unknown source, R1 BD) Opus 64kbit Stereo Commentary Episodes 1,7,13,15,20,26,27,32,36,39,43,50 Subs: OCZ Subs for Japanese Commentary when present (unknown source) Commands: (Vapoursynth) ``` def postprocess(n, f, clip, deinterlaced): if f.props['_Combed'] > 0: return deinterlaced else: return clip video = core.ffms2.Source(source=infile) video = core.std.Crop(video,252[varies by disc],252,8,8) matched_clip = core.vivtc.VFM(video, order=1, mode=5) deinterlaced_clip = core.eedi3.eedi3(matched_clip, field=1) postprocessed_clip = core.std.FrameEval(matched_clip, functools.partial(postprocess, clip=matched_clip, deinterlaced=deinterlaced_clip), prop_src=matched_clip) video = core.vivtc.VDecimate(postprocessed_clip) video = core.resize.Spline64(video,width=720,height=540) video3 = core.fmtc.resample (video, css="444") video = core.fmtc.bitdepth (video3, bits=32) video2 = core.fmtc.bitdepth (video3, bits=16) video = core.fmtc.matrix(video,mat="709",col_fam=vs.RGB) video = core.w2xnvk.Waifu2x(video, noise=0, scale=2, model=0, tile_size=180, precision=16) video = core.fmtc.matrix(video,mat="709",col_fam=vs.YUV) video2=edi.nnedi3cl_rpow2(video3,rfactor=2,correct_shift="zimg",nsize=0,nns=3,qual=2,etype=0,pscrn=2) video = core.fmtc.resample (video, css="420") video2 = core.fmtc.resample (video2, css="420") video = core.fmtc.bitdepth (video, bits=10) video2 = core.fmtc.bitdepth (video2, bits=10) video = core.std.Merge(video,video2, weight=.30) video = sharpaamcmod.sharpaamcmod(video,dark=1,thin=35,sharp=0,smooth=0) video.set_output() ``` ``` ffmpeg -i infile -vcodec libaom-av1 -lag-in-frames 25 -g 900 -crf 15 -cpu-used 3 -row-mt 0 -b:v 0 -auto-alt-ref 1 -an -strict -2 -pass 1 -f null /dev/null ``` ``` ffmpeg -i infile -vcodec libaom-av1 -lag-in-frames 25 -g 900 -crf 15 -cpu-used 3 -row-mt 0 -b:v 0 -auto-alt-ref 1 -acodec libopus -b:a 128k [varies depending on presence of commentary] -strict -2 -pass 2 outfile.mkv ```