xvid and interlaced option??

[SledgeHammer_999]

hi this is an easy one. as I was looking xvid options I saw the "interlaced encoding" option and one question popped. here it is:

when I enable this option what does xvid do? does it deinterlace the interlaced source or does it output interlaced video format?

[Teegedeck]

It does output interlaced format. (That has been asked a thousand times.)

[Bird Brain]

It would seem only fair that you are struck for rule 4.

[manono]

I'd be careful if I were you, Bird Brain. It has been asked repeatedly. The answer to the question could easily have been found with a quick search:
C3d. Interlaced Encoding

This allows you to encode the entire clip in interlaced mode. Note however that your source has to be genuinely interlaced for this to give the proper results. Most interlaced video is not really interlaced but mutilated progressive content. Especially most interlaced DVD's and VHS video's are (sometimes poorly) interlaced versions of (progressive) film.
Typical examples of true interlaced content are live TV-shows and Camcorder footage.
From Crusty's FAQ, linked from the XviD FAQ at the top of this page:

http://ronald.vslcatena.nl/docs/xvidfaq.html#C3d

That's just one of many places where the answer could have been found, and it's still a must-read for anyone just starting out encoding to XviD. Nor was Teege being particularly insulting, but just pointing out the fact. I think you're dead wrong.

[SledgeHammer_999]

ok thanks.