Question about hybrid

[diehardii]

Hi everyone,

I am encoding a file that I know is interlaced (it is recorded from TV in the US), however it is reported as hybrid. What exactly does this mean and is this expected? Thanks.

~Steve

[joshyg2]

I think it means that, some scenes are 29.97 fps Progressive, and some scenes are Interlaced (60fps).

Like the news (CNN) the CG is progressive, but everything else is Interlaced.

[diehardii]

But the capture card doesn't know what type the stream is right? Its just encoding 59.94 fps interlaced from the broadcast to the hardware encoder. I don't think it has any way of telling if the broadcast is interlaced or not. It should just assume it. I could be totally wrong however. Thanks.

~Steve

[joshyg2]

what reported the clip as a hybrid???

and no, there isnt anyway the software would know that the clip is a hybrid or not.

[diehardii]

Sorry about that, I was tired and forgot to mention that I am using AutoGK.

~Steve