The latest clip looks very clean. Did you increase the level of noise reduction? I hate commenting on this sort of thing. Msycamore and g-force are the ones to ask when it comes to spotting the side-effects of noise reduction. All I can is that Belle's face looks quite smooth and I think the clip looks a bit blurry. Sorry, Andrea. I'm little use when it comes to this sort of thing.
I am excited at the prospect of seeing the LD colors again and pleased that you're now putting h.264 clips into MKVs rather than AVIs. The clips sounds good. I hope you're using PCM for your release and not AC-3.