My output MPEG File is jumpy on TV(TMPGEnc Plus related)

[Wooooooo]

These were my settings:

Video Tab:
Stream Type: MPEG-2 Video
Size: 720x480
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Rate control mode: Constant Bitrate (CBR)
Bitrate: 9800 kbits/sec
VBV buffer size: 0 (automatic) KB
Profile & Level: MP@ML
Video Format: NTSC
Encode Mode: Interlace
YUV format: 4:2:0
DC component precision: 10 bits
Motion Search Precision: Highest Quality(slowest)

Advanced Tab:
Video source type: Non-Interlace(Progressive)
Field Order: Top Field first (field A)
Source Aspect Ratio: 16:9 525 line (NTSC)
Video Arrange Method: Full screen (keep aspect ratio)

GOP structure Tab:
Number of I in GOP: 1
Number of P in GOP: 5
Number of B in GOP: 2
Output interval of sequence header: 1
MAX number of frames in a GOP: 18
Output bitstream for edit(CLOSED GOP): checked
Detect Scene Change: checked
Force picture type setting: unchecked

Quantize matrix tab
everyting unchecked except for "Use floating point DCT(While using SSE, always on)"

[thecoalman]

These were my settings:

That could be a problem....

Try switching the field order.

[Wooooooo]

i thought field order doesn't matter, if your source is non-interlace progressive

[thecoalman]

i thought field order doesn't matter, if your source is non-interlace progressive

You didn't have any properties up ther before. Jumpiness is usually attributed to to wrong field order, since you have no fields to orcder I guess that's not it...

I haven't worked with much non-interlaced footage but the little I have I've noticed that it can be choppy if the subject has a lot of movement...

[Wooooooo]

I have a 5 minute clip, so is it better to set it to CBR with 9800kb/s or VBR?

[jimmalenko]

If you've got a progressive source, why encode interlaced ?

Also, Motion Search Precision: Highest Quality(slowest) and 9800kbps video is massive overkill IMHO, no matter what the source.