is interleave the same as interlace?

[bazzzzzzzzz]

I've used MediaInfo on a file and "Audio Video Interleave" is listed (now I've just typed that I realise that must be what AVI stands for, doh!), is that the same as interlace? TMPGENC settings have interlace and non-interlace so I was wondering if I should set it to interlace, and if they aren't the same thing how would I find out if it is interlaced (or is that just a given)?
any help appreciated, thanks

[Baldrick]

No, it's not same.

What is your video source codec? divx,xvid avi? then it's probably not interlaced.

[redwudz]

Interleave is telling you a audio track is muxed or added into the video file. Interlace is: Process of alternating scan lines to create a complete image. In CRT displays, every second field/frame is scanned between the first field/frame. The first field represents the odd lines; the second field represents the even lines. The fields are aligned and timed so that, with a still image, the human eye blurs the two fields together and sees them as one. Interlace scanning allows only half the lines to be transmitted and presented at any given moment.

Most AVIs are not interlaced, with the exception of DV video and probably a few others. If your final destination is a MPEG or a DVD, you need to have interlace most times. The alternative for MPEG is progressive. It's not so easy to tell if a video is interlaced. You would generally have to examine it frame by frame.

There's a lot more to it, but generally a MPEG should be interlaced to play on most standalone DVD players.

[bazzzzzzzzz]

The file is XVID which I'm going to convert for DVD (I would also like to convert DIVX aswell - incase the settings need to be different).

I've set the file to be converted to Interlace as directed by thr guide I'm using

[redwudz]

That should work fine. If you do this often a program like ConvertXToDVD would be easier. It takes care of the framesize adjustments, even PAL<>NTSC conversions. Using TMPGEnc may give you the best quality, though. But you will need to study a little more about the conversion process for the best results. Some AVI to DVD TMPGEnc guides: https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?searchtext=&tools=1&madeby=&formatconversionselect...or+List+Guides

[bazzzzzzzzz]

thanks very much, I'll probably be asking more questions later on