Best ATI MMC settings for CAV LaserDisc capture?

[DivadX]

Please offer your opinion on the best ATI MMC settings for a CAV LaserDisc capture. Would this be considered a progressive source? I am using ATI MMC 8.7 and have tried recommended settings from LordSmurf's site of 720x480, 6-8mbps, encode interlaced and it looks pretty good but I'm curious about if it should be progressive instead. Thanks!

[lordsmurf]

Your source is interlace. 704x480 would be optimal capture size, assuming you have an ATI MMC that will do this size. Otherwise 720x480 is fine too.

[DivadX]

Thanks LordSmurf, I'm still using MMC 8.7 (which doesn't do 704x480) basically cuz I read that was the latest version you recommend. Have you approved of any of the latest updates? Also, I am just curious about the CAV's being interlaced...I did try a progressive capture and of course you're right there are 3 full frames followed by 2 interlaced, however that is the same result as when I choose "encode interlaced".

[lordsmurf]

With a fresh install of Windows XP, I found 9.0 to have some decent improvements in resolution support, and then better support of MPEG4 (now native) and WMV.

8.8 and 8.9 were nightmares.