Hi guys! I've currently got MediaPortal post processing via ffdshow raw video filter, thanks to the guide in the MediaPortal manual. In it, I've got "resize & aspect" setup to resize any non 1080p videos to 1080p and I've got some sharpening and blur added to smooth out the video. The result looks pretty good! But I have a feeling it could be better. Why? To begin with:
1) I'm only using the "resize & aspect" filter, and any upscale guide I've read calls for more than that. Why? Because I want any videos that are already 1920 x 1080 to be left alone! The only way I was able to this was with the "resize if" setting.
2) I'd like to be able to use a different set of... "upscale profiles" I guess you could call them. I want a more rigorous upscale for SD content, a weaker upscale for HD content and no upscaling for full HD content. My goal here is clarity.
I think both of these issues could be solved with the "profiles/preset" filter. This would allow me to setup a profile that contains a suite of different filters and settings depending on the video's size right? Thing is, I have no idea how to use this setting! I'm also unsure what settings I should use to get a good-looking upscale. Can someone guide me? As I said, I'd like to be able to have ffdshow load up three different profiles: and SD profile (does the most upscaling), a HD profile (does a smaller amount of upscaling) and a full HD profile (does no upscaling). Actually, I think it would be a good idea to have a "almost full HD profile", as I've seen a few blu-ray rips that trimmed off blacks borders, so their resolution is just under 1920 x 1080, for this sort of resolution I feel that only a tiny amount of upscaling would be needed, much less than 720p's profile. Thanks!
1) I'm only using the "resize & aspect" filter, and any upscale guide I've read calls for more than that. Why? Because I want any videos that are already 1920 x 1080 to be left alone! The only way I was able to this was with the "resize if" setting.
2) I'd like to be able to use a different set of... "upscale profiles" I guess you could call them. I want a more rigorous upscale for SD content, a weaker upscale for HD content and no upscaling for full HD content. My goal here is clarity.
I think both of these issues could be solved with the "profiles/preset" filter. This would allow me to setup a profile that contains a suite of different filters and settings depending on the video's size right? Thing is, I have no idea how to use this setting! I'm also unsure what settings I should use to get a good-looking upscale. Can someone guide me? As I said, I'd like to be able to have ffdshow load up three different profiles: and SD profile (does the most upscaling), a HD profile (does a smaller amount of upscaling) and a full HD profile (does no upscaling). Actually, I think it would be a good idea to have a "almost full HD profile", as I've seen a few blu-ray rips that trimmed off blacks borders, so their resolution is just under 1920 x 1080, for this sort of resolution I feel that only a tiny amount of upscaling would be needed, much less than 720p's profile. Thanks!