Does This Script Make sense for DV to DVD

[evade]

Hi,

I am pretty new to avisynth scripting and I have some DV sources I intend to encode to DVD with NuEnc or HC.

Does this do what I want it to do?:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\GordianKnot\AviSynthPlugins\hqdn3d.dll")
AviSource("Y:\dvdrip\dance.avi")
assumebff()
bob()
converttoyv12(interlaced=false)
hqdn3d()
assumebff()
separatefields().selectevery(4,0,3).weave()

[actionman133]

hi

i can't comment on hqdn3d(), since i never used it, but the script does look good as far as i can tell. if you want a cosmetic 'fix', you don't need (interlaced = false) for converttoyv12. It is defaulted to false if you don't specify...

btw, since you are using AssumeBFF, these are PAL videos you are encoding, right? i'm prety sure pal is bff, and ntsc video is tff. it's been a while since i read that, so i might be wrong... others can correct me here if i am.

Happy encoding!

[IanB]

evade,

Replace dumb Bob() with one of the many smart bob/deinterlace plugins available:- DGBob(), KernelDint(), TomsMoComp(), etc

Which one to use is user and material dependant, but all will give a better result than dumb bob.

Also Simon's ReverseFieldDominance() filter maybe better than bob/separate/re-weave for simple DV -> DVD translation.

IanB

[actionman133]

ha ha.... dumb bob! thats funny!!

i should've picked up on bob (). i normally use avisynth to improve playback quality in media player, and dumb bob (hee hee) is the fastest method, and quality isn't THAT bad.

the others are just too slow for realtime.

[evade]

Thank you IanB

The video is NTSC, I was under the impression that all DV was bff. Am I wrong?

[IanB]

Evade,

You're probably right, but I'm a ludite as far as Tff and Bff, I always test any source I use explicitly.
AviSource("...")
AssumeTff()
# AssumeBff()
SeparateFields()View in VirtualDub, etc

Some time you find the source is some form of stuffed progressive and can be repaired quite easily. A pleasant surprise.

IanB