Camera outputs NTSC progressive - needs deinterlacing?

Question

Camcorder puts out extension MP4. Codec AVC baseline L3, 720x480 pixels, framerate 29.970 NTSC, progressive. I'm in USA. Using my desktop and a Samsung LED flatscreen 20" monitor. I see the comb effect quite clearly and profusely. I don't understand why I should need to deinterlace when the format is already identified as a progressive scan type (per MediaInfo software). There is no "deinterlace" option in any of the movie makers I've tried (mostly free versions). So I thought I would resave the video using .avi container and changing the resolution to 1280 x 720 pixels and 30fps. (It was a choice I had with NCH software). So those changes were made but still plays with the comb effect. I might not be understanding the terminology, but "progressive" shouldn't (couldn't) be an interlaced video, correct?
So, the answer I need is to know what I need to do to get the MP4 videos from the camcorder to display nicely on todays flatscreen monitor and flatscreen TV's. I wish compatability for both monitor & TV.
Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

Hi Kevin:



With all the copious details you typed in your Question, it would have been a bigger help if you had merely told us what brand and model # your camera/camcorder is, rather than what some SourceForge freebie software (MediaInfo) "thinks" your camera produces.



The 720x480 (which is usually 480i not 480p) is a standard def, not hi-def format. Very few non-pro camcorders would output a progressive scan standard-def format video. And trying to upscale to 1280x720 isn't going to help; it will just produce more digital artifacts and blow-up any shortcomings.



Video camcorders and video editing is pretty much a "get what you pay for" business. So don't look for many free de-interlacing options without making an investment in pro-level software or transcoders.



Use the "Additional Details" link on the Action Bar to add your camera model #, and we can give a more precise answer to your problem.



hope this helps,

--Dennis C.

 

Answer 2

Ntsc Progressive

Answer 3

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