>>3794376fair point. however, if you scale your footage (or interpolate raw image data) you have to make decisions about sharpness (impression). resampling is a complex issue and you have to decide what algorithm you want to use. with different results. and if you want to add further sharpness impression by raising contrast at edges (what more or less all sharpening tools do). there is no right or wrong here, it is a question of taste.
maybe we can do something for once with pic related: which niveau of sharpness impression would you prefer for scaling? I personally like Mitchell. maybe we can get some votes to get a feeling what others think. (of course 8k to 360p is extreme, but it illustrates the issue pretty well I guess.)