PAL to DVD Converting using CCE: Lanczos not resizing video!

[dianita]

I'm trying to convert a DVD which is PAL, I think the video is progressive, even though DGIndex says it is interlaced. I uploaded a sample video here:
http://www.BigAndFree.com/6153866

I'm using this guide:
http://www.eggshellskull.com/pal2ntsc/
to conver the VOBs to NTSC

I'm using AviSynth 2.5 and CCE SP Ver. 2.70.02.12

and using this script:
LoadPlugin("DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("Decomb521.dll")
MPEG2Source("C:\WORK\movie.d2v")
FieldDeinterlace(full=false)
ConvertToYUY2()
LanczosResize(720,480)

After the conversion, the resulting .mpv is still 720x576 pixels and not NTSC resolution.

Could someone tell me what am I doing wrong?
Im stuck in this step.

[manono]

Are you encoding at 25fps? If so you have to uncheck the 'For DVD' box near the top or else it thinks it's still a PAL video and will make it 720x576 again.

I can't get the sample because it says all the slots are filled. If you don't see any interlacing it's progressive and don't use the FieldDeinterlace(Full=False) line. And it's usually said to do all your filtering before making the colorspace change (resize before ConvertToYUY2()).

There's a lot wrong with that guide. I wouldn't use it if I were you. That deinterlacing recommendation is just one of the things wrong.

[dianita]

Thanks for the reply manono.
Here's another link with various mirrors
http://sharebee.com/9d12d98c

Could you recomend me a good guide using CCE?

[manono]

Sorry, but I have no interest in jumping through hoops just to get someone's download.

A CCE guide? Sure:

http://www.doom9.org/mpg/cce270.htm
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/deciphering_cce_basic.cfm

[dianita]

I really appreciate it man.

You're cool.

Thank you very much, you rock.

[manono]

I decided to try and get the sample again. I got it from the first link. When I tried the second one the other day it wanted me to take some kind of a stupid test before allowing me to download. Anyway, you have some difficult footage there. It seems to be a mix of progressive 25fps mostly, together with some field blended and interlaced 25fps from an NTSC source. This is tough to handle. I think I'd use a conditional deinterlacer, but just not the one the guide recommends. Here's an edit to your original script:

LoadPlugin("DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("TDeint.dll")
MPEG2Source("C:\WORK\movie.d2v")
TDeint(Full=False)
LanczosResize(720,480)
ConvertToYUY2()

You can get TDeint here:

http://avisynth.org/warpenterprises/

Then encode at progressive 25fps and 720x480 (making sure to uncheck that box I mentioned earlier), followed by DGPulldown set for 25->29.97. That will give you an NTSC compliant video ready for authoring. Because the video stays the same length, the audio doesn't have to be stretched. If it's already AC3 audio, it can be used unchanged.

If you want to keep it interlaced (not sure I'd recommend that in this case), the script has to be modified heavily because you can't apply pulldown to an interlaced source.