PAL to NTSC Color Problem

[manono]

So, when you use the avisynth script to feed CCE (Progressive and Interlaced de-interlaced), in both cases CCE will treat the source as being progressive and will use the same settings, meaning tha I wont have to play around with settings each time...

CCE only does what you tell it. If you feed it progressive footage, you make the settings for progressive output (checking the Progressive Frame box among other things). When feeding it interlaced footage you create interlaced settings (unchecking the Progressive Frame box, among other things). I set up templates for the various kinds of footage I encode so I load the template and then about all I have to do is to set the bitrates, if 4:3 or 16:9, and the matrix I want for that encode. CCE has no idea what you've given it and only loads its default settings, which could be very wrong for what you're doing.

Well, you are right. All movies that I have processed, are progressive, but I am not just processing the main movie. What I am doing is a full conversion, like menus (motion), trailers, bonus, and so on... Most of the time, the extras are interlaced, so I need to de-interlace and then encode.

Well, you don't have to deinterlace although it may make life easier if you do. Interlaced PAL video can be fairly easily and successfully converted to NTSC interlaced video.

[Drakul]

CCE only does what you tell it. If you feed it progressive footage, you make the settings for progressive output (checking the Progressive Frame box among other things). When feeding it interlaced footage you create interlaced settings (unchecking the Progressive Frame box, among other things). I set up templates for the various kinds of footage I encode so I load the template and then about all I have to do is to set the bitrates, if 4:3 or 16:9, and the matrix I want for that encode. CCE has no idea what you've given it and only loads its default settings, which could be very wrong for what you're doing.

Well, you don't have to deinterlace although it may make life easier if you do. Interlaced PAL video can be fairly easily and successfully converted to NTSC interlaced video.

I do agree with you.

But I always convert interlaced video to progressive, just to ease things a little. I really don´t know if there is advantages in using intelaced video over pregressive video.

In CCE I do leave some setting as "default", because I do not want to mess around much and ending screwing things up. I allways feed progressive source into CCE, so most of the time I only tweak settings as FRAME RATE, BIT RATE and ASPECT RATIO.

Usually in video setting mode I leave at mpeg-2, multipass VBR 5 pass, frame size 720x480, GOP sequence M=3 N/M=4, uncheck Close all GOPs, check Output TFF stream, Offset line=0, check progressive frame and that´s about it.

I do not dare to enter such a world as matrices... I am still a mortal human being I´ll leave this up to you video gods))

[manono]

Also, if progressive, use Zigzag scanning. If interlaced use Alternate scanning and N/M=5

I really don´t know if there is advantages in using intelaced video over pregressive video.

No deinterlacing artifacts, for one thing. Probably smoother playback as well, although because of some dupe fields you'll create when converting from PAL to NTSC, part of that may be negated. Try it some time and see which you prefer. Make sure to test on your TV set and not with the computer monitor:

 AssumeTFF() #if TFF
LeakKernelBob(Order=1) #or Yadif, or your favorite smart bobber
LanczosResize(720,480) 
ChangeFPS(59.94) 
AssumeTFF() #if TFF
SeparateFields() 
SelectEvery(4,0,3) 
Weave() 
ConvertToYUY2(Interlaced=True) #for CCE

[Drakul]

Also, if progressive, use Zigzag scanning. If interlaced use Alternate scanning and N/M=5
No deinterlacing artifacts, for one thing. Probably smoother playback as well, although because of some dupe fields you'll create when converting from PAL to NTSC, part of that may be negated. Try it some time and see which you prefer. Make sure to test on your TV set and not with the computer monitor:

 AssumeTFF() #if TFF
LeakKernelBob(Order=1) #or Yadif, or your favorite smart bobber
LanczosResize(720,480) 
ChangeFPS(59.94) 
AssumeTFF() #if TFF
SeparateFields() 
SelectEvery(4,0,3) 
Weave() 
ConvertToYUY2(Interlaced=True) #for CCE

OK...

I have a new interlaced source...

Will try your method to see how it comes...

Will keep you posted...

TY again!