TV capture -> Xvid - which way is technically better

[esojmc]

I would like to capture some tv shows and convert them to Xvid and wanted to know the best way to do it. Following is my setup:

DirecTv receiver(satellite) connected to Sony camcorder via S-Video
Camcorder connected to computer via Firewire
Program used to capture: ScLive

After many trials and errors the following two procedure seems to work. I want to know which is technically the better solution. Also, if there is an even better solution, I'm open to all suggestions.

Assumptions:
Xvid 1.0.1 2 pass with MPEG quantization type
VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1
I disable the audio in VDMod and convert it to MP3 seperately

Procedure 1:
- Use VDMod and open up the video
- Use Donald Graft Smart deinterlace (2.7 beta 2) filter with "frame only difference" and "use cubic for interpolation" to deinterlace the video
- Use VDMod internal resize to resize video to 512X384 with filter mode: Lanczos3

Procedure 2:
- Use the following Avisynth script to load the video file

LoadPlugin("TomsMoComp.dll")
AviSource("test1.avi")
ConvertToYUY2()
TomsMoComp(0,5,1)
LanczosResize(512,384)

Without ConvertToYUY2() I get the following error: "TomsMoComp supports YUY2 and YV12 color formats only"

Thanks for your time,

[Wilbert]

Since your avi is apperently interlaced, you should use

ConvertToYUY2(interlaced=true)

You might want to try KernelDeint instead of TomsMoComp.