He could use AvsToDVD which accepts AVI input and then uses AviSynth scripts to frameserve into HCEnc (if he chooses to use that encoder, as he should). It'll handle the audio separately, author (Muxman), and also allow him to set up chapters. Since he doesn't know what he's doing, that's probably the easiest and best course for him. He can easily choose to have it encoded as interlaced.
Yes, it's never a good idea to encoded interlaced content as progressive as the vast majority of the DVD players out there are flag-readers and won't deinterlace it. Really good players, such as the Oppos and Denons, are cadence-readers and will discover it's interlaced and deinterlace it anyway.
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Last edited by manono; 27th Jun 2014 at 18:58.
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Which is what I meant when I said it wont make much difference (quality wise) if the OP plans to use it for producing a DVD.
Neither the bitrate/quality, nor the folder size can be set with any great accuracy.
It is all an automatic process. It either comes out great, just OK, or it wont do the job at all.
I consider it a sort of legacy software. In the good old days when downloading was rife, there was very little software that could create and burn a multi-track disc with decent menus. ConvertXtoDVD filled the hole. Most of the files were AVI and progressive so it was a pirate's dream. It looks a bit long in the tooth and basic now, but it has a history and is simple and quick to use.Last edited by transporterfan; 27th Jun 2014 at 19:15.
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Last edited by halpme; 27th Jun 2014 at 21:43.
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So i grabbed AVStoDVD (awesome prog btw).....set the video as interlaced....and video seems a-ok.....
Now the ultimate question.......if the header says progressive.....but the vid is actually interlaced.....why does the "deinterlace" option fix the issue in ConvertXtoDVD? When deinterlace is checked, it produces the same quality results as AVStoDVD did
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Hardly 'the ultimate question', but deinterlacing it makes it progressive so it's then okay to encode as progressive.
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First of all, the AVI header doesn't say anything about whether the video is interlaced or progressive. The video in the AVI file simply is what it is. When you tell ConvertXtoDVD to deinterlace you're telling it to treat the video as if it's interlaced and deinterlace it.
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To see the temporal loss from deinterlacing watch the 24v30v60.avi video in this post:
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/307004-Best-framerate-conversion-%28eg-23-97-to-30-...=1#post1888926
That's a 60 fps Xvid AVI but the moving circles demonstrates what happens to motion with interlaced/deinterlaced video. Watch it full screen on your computer monitor. The bottom row of circles is what motion in an interlaced video looks like when played properly (60 fields per second), very smooth. The middle row is that it would look like after deinterlacing -- jerky and flickery. -
I want to thank you all for taking the time to offer advice and help. AVStoDVD interlace option seems to have done the trick. I'm still confused as to why regular encoders (for PC play) arent properly decoding (interlace lines still showing, even after de-interlace is selected). Infact, handbrake is the only encoder ive come across thats properly de-interlacing it for PC play.