de-interlacing & resizing

[bluesix]

I normally get good results using the built in de-interlace with divx 4.12. I use 2-pass encoding and typically go for either a 2:1 reduction or stay at 640x480.

When i use the resize filter to go to ~ 400x300 - the clip will not de-interlace. I tried using the de-interlace filter but it didn't work.

What can i do? I would really like to use that 400x300 size filter.

Also I encode with Divx 4.12 using 2-pass and 1100 bit rate. All other values set to default. Is that about right for capturing tv?

Bluesix.

[Guest]

You have to put vertical resizing AFTER deinterlacing. The deinterlacer needs to see the original line spacing to properly do its job. If DivX won't let you do that, then use Avisynth filters:
Decomb (or Smart Deinterlace) and BicubicResize.

[bluesix]

That did the trick. Someone originally told me to resize first.

Bluesix.:)