DVD2SVCD, interlacing, deintleracing, progressive???

[defense]

I have read all about progressive and interlace, but my question is when would I use any of the "interlace" options in DVD2SVCD? Most of the movies I have are "progressive" but a couple here and there are "interlaced" I know this because I check them in DVD2AVI. A movie I am currently having trouble encoding with CCE 2.5 is "interlaced." The movie is also 29.97 fps. I know the default in DVD2SVCD is set to
"no deinterlace." My question is, being that this movie is "interlaced", should I just use the "keep interlace" option in DVD2SVCD or maybe the "smart deinterlace." If I don't use any of those options, and I am just supposed to leave it "deinterlaced" what is the purpose of the interlace options anyway, and when or why would I use them. Even all of the newbie guides and advanced guides don't tell you the differences and when to use the options of Interlace/no Deinterlace, they just tell you that encoding speeds will be cut if you use them, etc..etc. If anyone can give me some insight and help on this, I would appreciate it. Thanks

[Craig Tucker]

PC monitors are progressive display, TV's are interlaced display.

If you are creating DVD or SVCD, and want to play it on your TV only leave it interlaced, if you want to play it on your PC deinterlace it (although I believe software DVD players such as WINDVD, deinterlace on the fly).

VCD does not support interlacing only progressive.

There is lots of good information on interlacing here

[defense]

Craig, thanks for the reply. I already saw that link and went there from a previous post which you responded to. I found it doing an advanced search. I printed out all that info. My question is more based on using DVD2SVCD though, not the differences between the two. Are you saying that because the movie is interlaced, then using the "keep interlace" option in DVD2SVCD would be fine for using on my TV ONLY? I won't watch it on the computer. And if you are saying that, then would by keeping the option to "no deinterlace" allow me to watch the movie that is "interlaced"..and then converted with DVD2SVCD with "no deinterlace" on both my computer and my TV? What would happen if I used "keep interlace" with DVD2SVCD, and try and watch it on my computer? I just want to make sure I don't screw anything up. thanks again in advance

[defense]

Craig, I just hit the link anyway, and I doubt that link is the one you meant for me to go to. It shows you as a coach for a soccer team. Congratulations. Must be an interesting experience. At any rate, as I said before, the link I am sure you were meaning to post, I've already seen yesteray, when you posted it for someone else.

[Craig Tucker]

I have never use DVD2SVCD, so I cant comment on that particular software. But if you are playing on your TV leave interlaced. If you play an interlaced image on a PC you get interlacing artefacts which are explained in the link I provided.

The link is if you click on the word "here".

The football site link is just my webpage which is included in my signature.