Oso Blanco

I have uploaded a short sample here.

I'm starting to think that the problem lies in the original file, but I'm not sure ...

Moth3r said:

Do you see any duplicated frames?

No, I don't see any. At least TMPGEnc doesn't show any.

I see no combed frames and every program I used (and the discription of the file) says it is interlaced.

Okay, I have DGIntex and AVISynth and I have written the script (AVS file) ... but what am I gonna do now? AvsP doesn't seem to anything ... I need an encoder that can read the AVS file, right?

Edit: I have downloaded VirtualDub and opened the AVS file. But what now? Save it as an AVI file?

Another stupid question: Which - preferrably free - program do I use to open the AVISynth script?

It's 1080i, 29.97 fps.

It's an MPEG2 file from an HDTV broadcast. As far as I can tell, there are no combed frames ...

Moth3r said:

You should only deinterlace if the source is pure interlaced. If it's 3:2 pulldown telecined, then you should IVTC.

The source is a 1080i MPEG2 file. How do I know if it's 3:2 pulldown telecined?

As you can see, I know very little about those things ... I had hoped for an easy solution to my problem. But I'm afraid this is gonna be a lot more difficult than I thought ... :-(

Maybe the problem lies in the interlacing. I read that in order to resize an MPEG file you first have to deinterlace it. The program I tried (ConvertXtoDvd) did that automatically, but maybe not good enough.

Could that be the problem?

Thanks for opening this on my behalf thread, Jeph! If anyone can give me some useful information on how to convert HD to DVD, I'd be very grateful!

Mitch said:

This is a Star Trek The Motion Picture thread? I understand you excitiment over a Star Trek 6 recut but can we keep this a Fanfiltraion TMP thread. Thanks.

Of course, just let me clear this up: There are three versions of TUC:

The Theatrical Version

The Home Video/DVD Version - Including additional scenes

The Special Edition DVD Version - Including the same additional scenes plus a few re-edits

The HDTV version - The Theatrical Cut in HD (not officially released, but out there on the internet)

I don't want to turn this thread into a debate about TUC, so if you have further questions, feel free to PM me.

That being said, I can't wait for the SLV of TMP! It's my favorite version of the movie and I'd love to see it in widescreen!

jephyork said:

Geez, all this talk of restoring other versions makes me think about my other favorite "lost Trek" movie ... the theatrical cut of Star Trek VI, without all that Scooby Doo stuff at the end.  Has anyone ever considered trying to re-create that?  It seems like it would be fairly simple, given the two versions out on DVD available to work with...

I guess the hardest part would be finding a source for the original theatrical cut, so you could tell what edits to make.  If it even exists, it would probably only be in the form of some poorly-shot bootleg taken by a video camera in the theater ... :p

The theatrical cut of TUC is already out there, and it's even in HD!