What causes smear to appear on a DVD played on a

[MrMungus]

TV which doesn't appear if the video is played on the computer (via the DVD player). It's the bright areas of the video (e.g., foreheads) that are most noticably smeared.

This is a capture question because I created a test disk that has the same trailer that was captured in different ways (off a tape that needed TBC).

The versions that do have smear were captured via a composite connection without time-base correction.

The versions that don't have smear were captured via an s-video connection with time-base correction.

I'm assuming the reason some of the clips aren't smearing is because of the TBC. But why doesn't this appear on the video when played on the DVD player connected to the computer? I know computer monitors are progressive and TV's are interlaced but how does that result in such a marked difference in playback?

TIA

[Bob W]

Thats what happens when using composite video inputs IMO. Only way around it assuming you don't have s-video outputs is to use a TBC that has a "Sharpness" adjustment which will help define the areas around faces and such.

[MrMungus]

Thats what happens when using composite video inputs IMO. Only way around it assuming you don't have s-video outputs is to use a TBC that has a "Sharpness" adjustment which will help define the areas around faces and such.

I just double checked and I think you're right. One of the versions was via composite connections WITH the TBC on and it also has the smear (but to a lesser extent than the versions captured via composite connections that have the TBC off). Funny, I thought it was the TBC making the difference.

Thanks!