Interlace problem???

maurodac wrote on 7/1/2002, 3:36 AM
Hi all,
I have problems when I render my project to Mpeg2 format.
Source material is an avi file (PAL 720x576) captured from my camcoder (JVC dvl9800) with SF Video Capture 3.0. I render this with MC Mpeg Encoder using default
SVCD template.
When done, I make a SVCD to watch the movie on my stand-alone DVD player.... but
the result is bad, the contour of the images are pixelate expecially when floating or when there is few light in the scene. I've the same result with TMPGEnc...
So, I've tried to encode another avi file from a different source (DivX movie) and.... the result is great, the images are perfect....
The only difference that I've noticed between the two sources clips is that the first is "interlace B field first" and the second is "non-interlace progressive"...

Any idea??

Comments

vonhosen wrote on 7/1/2002, 6:28 AM
You could always de-interlace your first files output.
Project properties > Video tab > Advanced & change setting
owlsroost wrote on 7/1/2002, 7:03 AM
If you are encoding to interlaced SVCD, see my postings in the thread http://www.sonicfoundry.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=108790 and http://www.sonicfoundry.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=106772

I'll send you the SVCD 'settings' screen grabs mentioned if you post your email address.

As Vonhosen suggests, progressive (non-interlaced) encoding can give you better results with SVCD, but you may find the motion less smooth.

Tony
maurodac wrote on 7/2/2002, 5:53 AM
maurodac@libero.it
thanx
Frenchy wrote on 7/2/2002, 10:06 AM
Owlsroost: Can you shoot over those settings to me as well?
Thanks
Frenchy
TheMountains@juno.com
maurodac wrote on 7/3/2002, 1:36 AM
Yessss!! Thank you Owlsroost, I've tried to encode SVCD with "your" VV3 settings and...
I'm happy :-D.
Thank you again
newbiez wrote on 10/18/2002, 8:50 PM
Tony,

I had same problem with SVCD setting too.
Could you send me your setting?

srockser@yahoo.com

Thanks.
doboyd wrote on 10/19/2002, 5:00 AM
Changing the de-interlace setting under project properties, does this affect the render to mpeg 2 for SVCD from the timeline?? In TMPG, I encode as progressive, but tick de-interlace to get better motion (less blurring). Can I do the same in VV3? I know that encoding as progressive gives better SVCD (PAL) quality for my DV footage.

What I would like to do is use VV3 the same as TMPG for encoding, de-interlace then encode progressively. My DV cam can record as progressive, and this does look better, but I would like to shoot as interlaced so that when I get a DVD burner it looks good for all the motion shots etc.