Editing Mpeg2 result is choppy and unwatchable

[IndianaP]

I have a few recordings that feature a bit of shaky camera, and whenever I try to patch together in an editor (VSDC Free Video Editor at the moment), the result becomes incredibly blurry whenever the camera jerk a little bit. The originals are shaky, but not unwatchable by any means. I've tried everything I can think of, frame rate (25 fps), resolution (720x576), bit rate (8000 kbps maximum), display aspect ratio (16:9), everything is identical, but however I try to convert, the result is a smeared piece of shit. What could I possibly be misunderstanding about video conversion?

> Video ID : 224 (0xE0)

Format : MPEG Video

Format version : Version 2

Format profile : Main@Main

Format settings, BVOP : Yes

Format settings, Matrix : Custom

Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12

Duration : 59s 440ms

Bit rate mode : Variable

Bit rate : 7 836 Kbps

Maximum bit rate : 8 400 Kbps

Width : 720 pixels

Height : 576 pixels

Display aspect ratio : 16:9

Frame rate : 25.000 fps

Standard : PAL

Color space : YUV

Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0

Bit depth : 8 bits

Scan type : Interlaced

Scan order : Top Field First

Compression mode : Lossy

Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.756

Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00

Time code source : Group of pictures header

Stream size : 55.5 MiB (93%)

Color primaries : BT.601 PAL

Transfer characteristics : BT.470 System B, BT.470 System G

Matrix coefficients : BT.601

> Video

ID : 224 (0xE0)

Format : MPEG Video

Format version : Version 2

Format profile : Main@High 1440

Format settings, BVOP : Yes

Format settings, Matrix : Default

Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12

Duration : 2mn 3s

Bit rate mode : Variable

Bit rate : 6 323 Kbps

Maximum bit rate : 8 000 Kbps

Width : 720 pixels

Height : 576 pixels

Display aspect ratio : 16:9

Frame rate : 25.000 fps

Color space : YUV

Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0

Bit depth : 8 bits

Scan type : Progressive

Compression mode : Lossy

Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.429

Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00

Time code source : Group of pictures header

Stream size : 92.8 MiB (93%)

[poisondeathray]

Don't deinterlace it if you're going back to MPEG2 for DVD

Notice how it was interlaced before, but progressive after ? Your program is probably applying a single rate blend deinterlace . 25 frames/s interlaced is 50 fields/s, so the motion is smoother than 25 progresive frame/s

Scan type : Interlaced

Scan type : Progressive

[IndianaP]

I don't see deinterlacin anywhere, would that be on conversion or import? I don't really know what deinterlacing is

[poisondeathray]

I don't see deinterlacin anywhere, would that be on conversion or import? I don't really know what deinterlacing is

I've never used that program, but for most editing programs, there will be a project or timeline settings, AND export settings. Make sure both are set to 720x576 25 frames/s interlaced

It's a big topic, but at the most basic level, deinterlacing is converting interlaced to progressive . Use search if you want more info

[IndianaP]

I don't see deinterlacin anywhere, would that be on conversion or import? I don't really know what deinterlacing is

I've never used that program, but for most editing programs, there will be a project or timeline settings, AND export settings. Make sure both are set to 720x576 25 frames/s interlaced

It's a big topic, but at the most basic level, deinterlacing is converting interlaced to progressive . Use search if you want more info

I cannot find "interlace," "deinterlace," "progressive," or "scan type" anywhere other than the file description. I guess I'll have to move on to a different program. Thanks for the response though