Convert miniDV to h.264 using XMedia Recode. Fast moves are very ugly...

[marqus]

Hi,

I will not have the right words for describing my problem. Please try to find out what I am talking about.
I want to convert my Panasonic miniDV Camcorder files to a "mainstream" format to be able to watch the files in a Media Streamer like Asus Oplay oder Dreambox...

I tries Xmedia Recode, MediaCoder an FormatFactory. Only Xmedia Recode seems to be the right tool for me, the others I do not understand completely or just will crash during conversion.

So I converted a 13GB DV File to a 3.3GB h264 mp4 file using Xmedia Recode with CBR audio and 8k Video bitrate. No Deinterlacing (BFF). The result is a rather good videio but when it comes to fast camera moves, the edges/margins/conturs are marked with a certain black line. Only with rapid movements (very often on homevideos...(not what you are thinking now )).

I do not know how to explain it better. When I filmed my baby girl lying on the bed sleeping (one week old) everything looks good. When I turn around to get my wife on the film, who is just entering the room, the door, the bed, the baby's ear and cheek are surrounded by a black part. As if I took a black pen and drew on the picture. The vlack lines are on the side of the scenery where the movement goes to...

Please help me?
What settings do I have to use? Which other tool should I use?

thx,
Marqus

[Chris K]

What you describe sounds like interlace artifacts. MiniDV is interlaced video. Check "Deinterlace" at the video tab and see what happens.

[marqus]

Hi,

thx, but am I right? When the DV stuff is interlaced, whay should I deinterlace it? I did this obviously when I converted it the first time. The result is also a fine movie but with the typical stuttering and interlaced/progressive "comb" view (viewable lines at fast moves).

So neither progressive nor interlace is the right choice???

hmfp, what to do

thanks,
Marqus

[edDV]

I haven't seen this black outline artifact. What is your player?

DV should encode well to interlace MPeg2 or h.264 given sufficient bit rate. The bit rate needed depends on the quality of the clip. The more noise or camera shake, the more bit rate is needed. The player will need a good quality deinterlace. Most DVD players and HDTV sets should do fine with DV camcorder source.

The problem with most consumer AVC encoders is the default bit rate is set for internet distribution, not HDTV display.