Post #102666

Author: Moth3r
Parent topic: Off-Topic: de-interlacing video
Link to post in topic: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102666/action/topic#102666
Date created: 27-Apr-2005, 4:40 PM

A full answer to the question would be too long to post here; I'd recommend reading section 7.1.3 of the Doom9 capture guide for starters.

To summarize:
You don't have to deinterlace if your final encode is a DVD to be watched on a TV. But if your source is frame based, i.e. originally shot to film not video, then it is preferable.
If you want to watch on a PC, then you should deinterlace. However, deinterlacing truly interlaced material such as that from a DV cam may reduce quality.