Script troubles with FILM/NTSC hybrid

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:50 pm

I am trying to re-rip my Eureka 7 dvds to get some cleaner footage. I noticed that DGindex reports the footage as being 4:3 29.97fps, but is flashing back and forth with NTSC 2%-10% and FILM 98%-90% (the percentages varying between those two that I have listed). I tried the Forced FILM setting to see how the footage turns out, but it still lets some interlacing slip through every now and then. So I decided to not use Forced FILM and just clean it up with avisynth scripts. The problem is I have tried several different plugins and re-written my scripts and the cleanest I can get it is by treating it like normal interlaced footage. So this is the script I am using.

mpeg2source("Ending03.d2v", cpu=4)
TFM(d2v="Ending03.d2v",order=1,field=1,mode=0,pp=7,slow=2)
TDecimate(mode=1)
Crop(8,0,-8,-0)
LanczosResize(640,480)

It comes out the cleanest that way but is jerky in panning shots. No matter how much I tweak the interlacing plugins I still cannot get it smooth.

So I thought I would ask on here if anyone has ripped these DVDs before, or maybe a DVD with a similar setup. If anyone could give me pointers on how to cleanup this script I would appreciate it.

By the way, I have been following the guide here

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:59 pm

I would recommend setting TFM's <b>order</b> and <b>field</b> both to -1; that way, TFM will take its field order from the D2V file and act accordingly, so you don't have to worry about whether you've set it right.

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:51 pm

Yeah DGindex reported it as being top field, so thats why I set it to 1. But I'll try -1 and see if that helps.

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:52 pm

Thanks again for the heads up, in the future I'll keep those at -1.
Unfortunately that didn't help out the jerkiness in the footage.
There is always the possibility that I am a crackhead and totally imagining it. Or maybe it is the best I can get it. So to get another opinion I have uploaded a sample in xvid. If any of you feel like taking a look at it to let me know if I am just seeing things, feel free. Thanks in advance...
sample

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:59 pm

I'm going through it frame by frame in VirtualDub and everything looks smooth, with no duplicate frames. I'd say you're good.

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:17 pm

Cool, thanks for checking that out. It sounds like thats the cleanest I can get it...
Alright time to copypaste my script several dozen times and queue up Vdub for a night of encoding.