How to create Progressive-scan DVD

asafb wrote on 7/18/2002, 12:54 PM
Okay, I'd like to know the steps involved into making a progressive-scan DVD.

First, i'll outline the steps, and you guys can tell me YES/NO...

(1) Record in progressive-scan mode of your video camcorder (if available)
(2) Capture video into computer using vegas capture
(3) Set vegas project to progressive scan.
(4) convert to mpeg2 using progressive not upper/lower first...
(5) burn

Comments

asafb wrote on 7/18/2002, 12:55 PM
And once those steps are done, I need progressive-scan dvd player and progressive-scan component out video into progressive-scan tv?
seeker wrote on 7/18/2002, 7:39 PM
Asafb,

Basically yes to all of the above, as I understand it. And of course, there aren't too many progressive scan TVs (yet), and even fewer progressive scan camcorders.

If you don't have a progressive scan camcorder yet, there is a software program that can convert your interlaced footage to progressive footage. It is called DVFilm Maker, it sells for $95, and you can find out more about it by clicking on:

http://www.dvfilm.com/maker/

Of course, Vegas Video can also convert your interlaced footage to progressive footage, by more than one method. It would be interesting to compare the quality of the various progressive conversions between Vegas Video and DVFilm Maker.

-- Burton --
Anano wrote on 7/19/2002, 10:26 AM
I've compared both DVFilm and Vegas for converting to non-interlaced. I'm not sure which one looked better. Vegas was definately a lot less hassle. I did have trouble playing either back smoothly. I think I need a little more RAM (only have 256 Mb) to effectively compare the two methods.
DVedit wrote on 7/19/2002, 11:14 AM
How about some more feedback on this subject.
My main goal is DV to DVD-R which I play back on a progressive DVD
player to Widescreen TV.
It's my belief, that you do not need to deinterlace the video. FilmDV was intended
for transfer to film. I believe most DVDs were shot interlaced to DVD. The Progressive DVD played deinterlaces to a progressive format.
If this is wrong. Please refer me to your source of information.
SonyDennis wrote on 7/19/2002, 2:29 PM
That's my understanding as well, most DVD-based and projector-based line doublers detect film cadence 3-2 pulldown and convert interlaced to progressive. All also have a "video mode" for dealing with interlaced video and those algorithms vary as to how well they work. I'm not sure how many deal with 30p material, which is what you'd get with DV or MPEG-2 progressive.

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Garret008 wrote on 7/19/2002, 9:49 PM
Those of you who have successfully created a progressive scan file from interlaced DV footage (lower field first) what's your recipe?
Thanks