Fixing interlaced DVDRIPS when converting with tmpegnc???

[bluecow]

Hello,
I have ripped and coverted over a 100 movies and had no problems with interlaced issues when coverting to vcd with tmpeg.
But Now I am trying to convert to DVD or MPEG2 so I can burn to a DVD-R.
It seems that every NTSC DVD movie that I have tried coverting to MPEG2 is interlaced.
Now I have tried every thing there possably is and I always get those damn interlaced lines through out my whole movie.
I noticed that when I tried the lower quality DVD template it converts to 352/240 and has no interlace lines.
But when I convert to the normal DVD template 720/480 those ******* lins are there.
Now I have no problem with keeping the lower DVD version but I noticed another unusual thing it coverts to mpeg1 and not mpeg2 when using the lower DVD template.
So far I have not found a program that burns A Mpeg1 DVD.
I have even tried that cheat where you change the setting in the DVD2AVI
to "Force film 23 FPS" to get rid of the interlace problem.
After converting to DVD/Mpeg2 the movie plays fine in all the software DVD players but when and after I author and burn to disc the audio is out of sync.
Well the audio is way out of sync like the movie is way to slow for the sound.
anyone have any thoughts on this any help would be great.
Is there a way to either fix the audio or get rid of those damn interlace lines?

Thank for your thoughts people!!!!

[BJ_M]

very few dvd's are interlaced

if the dvd is going to be played on a tv - there is no reason to remove interlacing .

mpeg1 is a dvd standard ... and can be authored in the programs i use .. as long as it is compliant mpeg1 to dvd .. though a mpeg2 dvd is ussually better.


post your settings to get a better idea of your problem ..

[tonyp12]

Hello,
tried that cheat where you change the setting in the DVD2AVI
to "Force film 23 FPS" to get rid of the interlace problem.

It is not a cheat, what it does it is ignoring the 3:2 pulldown flag.

When Ripping NTSC DVDs you should have "force film" on.
(unless it has movie that was "made for TV" and used 29.9 interlaced)

In tmpgenc you select Encode Mode "3:2 pulldown when playback"
framrate: "23.9 (29.9 internally)"

[sue denim]

OK - I've been trying to sort this problem out for a long time without success ........ hope you can help.

I live in the UK, so nearly everything I rip is in PAL-B format.
I have problems ripping stuff made for TV that comes 4:3 and interlaced - stuff such as Star Trek: next gen or many of the extras on movies.

Just like BlueCow, after the DVD2AVI stage the .d2v project file plays back with the dreaded 'comb' lines.
Even if I set TMPGenc up completely correctly for an interlaced source and encode, the lines are still there when I play the resulting DVD back on my Pioneer DV444 !

What's a guy to do??

Now I've been ripping movies for sometime now and I've always had to resort to de-interlacing the source before I encode, which is not ideal.

Any thoughts guys?

Cheers ..... Sue xxx

[DJRumpy]

I'll point you to the same place where I learned:
http://www.lukesvideo.com/
You need to determine if your material is Telecined, or if it is pure interlaced material. You can also learn to identify field order. If you get it wrong, your video can appear jumpy, or you can get a jaggy appearance, that will mimick interlace lines somewhat.

If your ripping from DVD, use DVD2AVI to examine the VOB's. They should indicate if your source is progressive (non-interlaced), or interlaced. Use F5 to preview. Look at the Video Type, and Frame Type.

If your source is FILM (23.976 frames per second), use the FORCE FILM option. This will tell DVD2AVI to ignore the pulldown flags, and display the source with it's true content and framerate. Your DVD player see's these flags and interlaces the material on the fly.

If your source is AVI, you can also use virutal dub to examine a few frames to quickly determine if it's telecined material or not. You will be able to spot the 3 - 2I - 3 - 2 - 3 pattern of progressive and interlaced frames. Just preview it one frame at a time.

Not being familiar with PAL TV formats, I can't guide you there, but I assume it's been converted from 23.976 to 25 fps, or possibly from 29.97 to 25fps. Do a search in the forum for PAL to FILM, or CONVERT and PAL. Maybe someone will clear this up in this thread.