Encoding experts...

[KLin]

Is it possible to encode a 1080i source like a sports event to h.264 and preserve the smooth motion playback?

 

[sivart]

Why? What is your playback device? Hard drive space is cheap, why degrade the quality if you don't have to?

 

[KLin]

Why? What is your playback device? Hard drive space is cheap, why degrade the quality if you don't have to?

I'd rather store a file that's a tenth of the size of the original file.

 

[vshah]

you could try handbrake with the "deinterlace" option checked. i capture old home movies in 480i and they turn out pretty well after running them through handbrake

 

[sivart]

www.videohelp.com

 

[HendrixFan]

MeGUI Modern Media Encoder works well for me. It should detect the source as interlaced and de-interlace before encoding.