In order to try the proteus you will need to deinterlace your Video 1st.
you can either do it via TVAI by keeping the original resolution (no upscale) using the Dione DV/TV.
or you can use a 3rd party tool that does a good job of deinterlacing using one of the praised QTGMC filter. in order to do this, I advise you using the “Hybrid” Free tool.
follow those steps.
Once you completed de-interlacing your video(s), try upscaling using Proteus “Auto” 1st (Auto does a good job lately). then maybe you want to give @TomaszW presets a try , those might work well for you.
Of course do preview size export of few seconds, not to waste 3 days on each attempt.
I advise you to use the Video Compare tool to view your results to see which one works best for you.