DV NTSC -> PAL DVD quality issues

[AWingfield]

Okay, I've been successful in putting my NTSC DV clips on to a PAL DVD+R, but on one of the clips it seems to be pretty blurry when I pause the video and it also seems fairly blurry when there is a lot of motion. I'm using the latest release of TMPGENC to make the MPEG files. Is this problem being caused by interlacing, if so should I de-interlace the file, which method should I use?

Also, what is the motion search option? Is it usually best to just leave it at the default motion estimate search?

BTW, I don't have a stand-alone PAL DVD player, I'm sending this to my friend in Spain. Could the reason I'm seeing this what appears to be interlacing artifiact be because I'm viewing it through the computer monitor?

Thanks,
Andrew

[tonyp12]

As you do not watch this one a TV, it will show interlace lines on a PC.
PowerDVD is one player that do use some interlace filters.

But will look perfect on a TV.

DV = interlaced, b-field first.


Motions search: higest.
And
2pass with a high bitrate.