Need help fixing dot crawl and rainbowing

Hi there! I'm working on a script for the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters''. The NTSC source DVDs contain lots of dot crawling and rainbowing issues that I'd like to eliminate. I've got an encoded sample by someone called DarkDream, which looks superb compared to the original DVDs. I'm using his encodes as a ''goal'' for my own encodes, in terms of quality. And yes, I already asked DarkDream about the script he used. No reply yet and I'm likely not going to get one. :P - Samples - DarkDream (15mb): DVD source sample (45mb): This is my script so far: Code:

Try Tcomb. There's a guide on how to find the settings in the wiki. Go low, it does artifact. Also, this doesn't need sharpening, and line darkening is cancer. I'd use smdegrain(prefilter=0, thSAD=70) to clean up the noise. And a light high bit depth debanding never hurts. Gradfun3 is a staple for me.

what's this crap with mpeg in mkv containers? Think Ill pass. Pain in the butt.

Drop me a message when you put up a sample of your dvd stream somewhere (trimmed vob file), then i will reopen the thread. If you don't have a sample, please read the rules (rule 6).