Sony DV Cam gt;gt; DVD... situation, although, current, camera, create

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Hello,

I was just wondering on some input you guys had on my script.  My source is the Sony XL-2000 NTSC DV Cam.  I take it off the camera and work on it using the Sony DV 2.23 Codec.  I then use the script below to create progressive 29.97 frames per second.  Does anyone have any input on my script for my camera as well as current situation?

Code:
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Thanks!
- joshbm

I've upgraded my code quite a bit.  It yields good results, although it takes me 17 hours to render this (about 1 hour video, overlays and such included, graphics etc in Media Studio Pro gt;gt; MPEG-2) on a 2.4 Ghz P4.

Code:
##### Load Plugins #####
LoadPlugin(quot;E:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\oldplugins\LoadPluginEx2.dllquot;)
LoadPlugin(quot;E:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\oldplugins\warpsharp.dllquot;)

AVISource(quot;C:\xx\xx.aviquot;)

##### Prepare NTSC 60i Interlaced Source #####
ConvertToYuy2(interlaced=true)
ReInterpolate411()

ConvertToYV12()
ColorYuv(levels=quot;TV-gtCquot;)

##### Deinterlace #####
v1=KernelDeint(order=FOrder(),sharp=false,twoway=false)
v2=TomsMoComp(-1,5,0)

##### Blend Deinterlacers #####
overlay(v1,v2,opacity=0.5,mode=quot;blendquot;)

##### Sharpen Image #####
LimitedSharpen()

##### Increase Saturation #####
Tweak(sat=1.25).ColorYuv(levels=quotC-gt;TVquot;)

##### Add 1 Second of Black #####
(last+BlankClip(ceil(framerate))).AddAudio()

ConvertToYUY2()
Any suggestions and/or critiques?

Thanks!
- joshbm

joshbm,
I would like to try your script but I can not find the LimitedSharpen.dll. Can you help me?

joshbm,
I tried the script using asharp(1,4) and did not think the results were that good, as they looked a bit blured.  My encoding rate was 22 fps using FreeEnc on a 3GHz P4. This is an interesting idea. I tried several variations but none of them looked better than yours. I think each deinterlacer is adding a little bluring and when they are blended the result is twice the blur. I will try adding sharpening before blending next to see if that helps. You have a better DV cam than me so the bluring may not be as much for you.

joshbm,
I added some sharpening before blending as follows:

v1=KernelDeint(order=0,sharp=false,twoway=false).asharp(1,4)
v2=TomsMoComp(-1,5,0).asharp(1,4)

This seemed to help some.

You can find LimitedSharpen here on the forum...
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Take that script and copy it and paste it and save it in a file called quot;limitedsharpen.avsiquot; and put it in your plugins folder.

joshbm,

Thanks for the link. I am new to this forum and I am still learning my way around. So far I have not had much luck finding things using search.

With the LimitedSharpen filter my encode rate drops from 22 fps to 7 fps but the results are very good. The is an interesting sharpening filter.

Thanks for your help.

No Prob .  I totally revamped my NTSC script for like the 20th time, but I am finally satisfied with the results.  Instead 2 deinterlacers in the processing of the video, there are 4 .

It is perfect quality, haven't seen anything like it.

Regards,
- joshbm