Interlacing Detection

[UltimaBoB]

I use the VLC. I have downloaded GSpot but it only tells me if something is interlaced or progressive occassionally. usually both indicators are blank.

I want to know when to use the deinterlace function - and ideally, which type of deinterlacing to use (Bob, blend, linear, etc...)

 

[tw1164]

You can use VirtualDub to go frame by frame.

 

[UltimaBoB]

how would I know what to look for? I'm kind of just looking for the "Deinterlacing for Dummies" approach that is the fastes and easiest way to know if I should use Deinterlace on the VLC

 

[TheOtherRizzo]

That's why VLC is no good for interlaced content. Use a proper player with the Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder and you will get autodetection plus hardware deinterlacing.

Other than that your eyes are the best way to detect interlacing. Bob is what you should use for true interlaced content but the quality is nowhere near as good as hardware deinterlacing.

 

[UltimaBoB]

what is a good player then and will it detect interlace on .avi files not just MPEG's?

Most f what I play are .avi from torrents. Most people have been telling me that with so many codecs and file types there actually is no one-stop, surefire program that will tell you if stuff is interlaced. Almost everyone is suggesting I study the interlacing info. websites and develop my good old mark one eyeball so that I know what to look for myself.

 

[TheOtherRizzo]

I've never seen any interlaced avi anywhere. The stuff you get on torrents is always deinterlaced by the guy who encoded it. The true interlaced sources are DVD and digital TV which are all MPEG-2. Good players are Zoom Player and Media Player Classic. A good site to read up on interlacing is 100fps.com