[MPlayer-users] DVD rip skips every other odd frame

[Corey Hickey]

Hugo Ferreira wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
> 
> I was trying to back-up a DVD (rg-2) and the results were not good. The 
> resulting video just speeds past with no audio. I did this trying the 3 pass 
> and single pass methods. I also noticed that every other odd frame is 
> skipped. 
> 
> I checked the manual and mailing list and have read about "field based 
> interlaced movies" and how these should be done in a single pass. The manual 
> shows (-vop) post processing options for deinterlacing and/or deinterleaving. 
> 
> My experiments have nevertheless failed. Am I going in the right direction? 
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanx,
> Hugo.
> 

Quick answer:
Probably you just need -ofps 23.976 (if you're encoding NTSC).

If that doesn't help you, mail back and include the exact commands
you're using, and copy-paste the entire output of mencoder when you try
to encode the DVD.

-Corey