[MPlayer-users] Re: [-] Re: [-] Crop before deinterlacing OK?

[RC]

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 10:48:57 -0400
Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:

> No, I have never said this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> I said that all of my inverse telecine filters will do no damage to 30
> FPS PROGRESSIVE CONTENT! They will all butcher interlaced content in
> random ways. The only inverse telecine filter 'safe' to use on
> interlaced content is filmdint, which was not written by me.

Here's exactly what you said:

> detc will 'probably' pass all fields thru unmodified when it doesn't
> see any telecine pattern, but if there are a few fields with very low
> motion, it could mistakenly think it's the result of telecine and try
> to process the pattern, resulting in highly broken output. the only
> inverse telecine filter 'safe' to be used on interlaced video content
> is filmdint, and even that is a very bad idea.

Do you wish to change or retract that statement?  

I certainly haven't noticed negative effects from detc despite doing a
lot of TV capture using it, but if it's only modifying fields during
low-motion, perhaps it's just not very noticable.