My initial approach didn't give me the results I was hoping for. This first image was the result of a convoluted process involving a DVCPro tape deck which upscales DV to 1080i.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3861/hd1400uprezct4.jpg

Red Giant Instant HD Uprez in Premiere Pro using an additional sharpen (the red, blue and green specs are there because I was using a trial software version).

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1434/redgiantuprezjv5.jpg

VirtualDubMod HD Uprez Output Frame Export using resize, deinterlace, general convolution and maybe 1 other thing (can't remember right now).

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3846/virtualdubmoduprezgh8.jpg

I really wanna use some uprezzed footage to create new shots for my edit, but I'm starting to fear that I might not be able to.

Can I expect it to get any better than either Red Giant or VirtualDubMod?