Nice suggestion:
After looking into the color space conversions I noticed that neither GuavaComb or TFM is the problem. Since I am using GuavaComb before IVTC, the source is interlaced and ConvertToYUY2() and ConvertToYV12() need to be ConvertToYUY2(interlaced=true) and ConvertToYV12(interlaced=true).
I checked TFM under YUY2 and YV12 and it works fine as long as interlaced=true is used. Interestingly, I don't get the interlaced frames when I use ConvertToYUY2() before TFM, but I do if I use:
ConvertToYUY2() then ConvertToYV12() before TFM
Perhaps ConvertToYUY2() doesn't benefit from the interlaced=true option?
And you're right, the first few episodes had blended fields (where's Scharfi
), especially in the opening trailer, but it improves in later DVDs.
-Dali