Re: [xine-user] Deinterlacing of mencoder-encoded mpeg4 videos not working?

[Timothee G. <kd...@ti...>]

Hi Darren,

Thanks for your reply. 

From: Darren Salt <linux@yo...> - 2007-09-01 17:43 
> 
> I demand that Timothee Groleau may or may not have written...
> > Hi there, 
> > 
> > I'm currently archiving the videos taken from my Sony DCR-SR200E video
> > camera (MPEG2, interlaced, anamorphic: 720x576 -> 1024x576). I am
> > converting them to mpeg4 to save space, while keeping the interlacing.
> > 
> > I can play the original mpeg2 videos in Xine player without any problem,
> > turning on de-interlacing gives me gorgeous display. However, although
> > Xine player plays my converted mpeg4 video fine too, the deinterlacing
> > does not work, even if I enable it.
> 
> [snip encoding details]
> > Is this a problem with mencoder or with the Xine de-interlace filter?
>
> Which one?

Ha, I didn't realize I could choose several deinterlace filters from the ui. 
The field "deinterlace plugin" currently shows:
tvtime:method=linearBlend,cheap_mode=1,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame_flag=1

Where could I find the docs for that particular plugin or a list of other 
plugins I could try?

For now, I only tried removing the "cheap_mode=1" but that yields no visible 
difference.

For reference, I have placed online a short sample video (~4MB) I encoded with 
mencoder as mentionned previously:
http://timotheegroleau.com/storm_me_mpeg4_p2.mpg

(note: the sample video is of my cat and the lighting is poor, please don't 
pay attention to the quality :p)

Thanks,
Tim.