[Macrinus]

Originally Posted by xavier242

Here's the lineage for your uploads:
Aerosmith 2012-09-22 Las Vegas, NV (PRO_HD)
Pro-shot video > ? > DVD-R (with individual data folders) > VIDEO_TS extracted via HandBrake 1.5.1 as 832p .mp4 > DivX Converter 10.8.9 > .mkv

Aerosmith 2012-11-05 Boston, MA (PRO_HD
Pro-shot video > ? > DVD-R (with individual data folders) > VIDEO_TS extracted via HandBrake 1.5.1 as 632p .mp4 > DivX Converter 10.8.9 > .mkv

Based on that, it shows you have done a LOSSY re-compression from a container having MPEG2 files to DivX. Lossy re-compressions are not allowed as they cause a quality loss.

Possible future exception:
Topaz VEAI and possibly other upscales and restorations will be allowed at some point in the future through a careful vetting process as to who is qualified. Maybe by next summer I'll have the process guidelines completed. It's very complex as only one version of VEAI with specific json mods (v2.3) works properly most of the time (some older versions also work ok with certain content). All versions after 2.3 produce oversharpened output.

I'll download one of your vids and take a peek with my eyes and Mediainfo.

Normally DVD is left as a VOB or converted to a MPEG2 MKV (a remux, which by definition is lossless). You can create one big VOB with DVD Decrypter.

xavier242

Thanks very much for taking the time to offer these insights! I'm curious as to your conclusions about the video quality. And I had copied-and-pasted the Mediainfo stats in my original posts.

I tried to follow the suggestion to use remux...but both of my Macs wouldn't allow me to DL it, since it is not available via the Apple Store. Frustrating!

...with regard to Mediainfo stats: I started using it after "dandrew" helpfully suggested it some time ago. And I know that the vast majority - if not all - of my previous VIDEO_TS DVD uploads mentioned "Compression: Lossy."