I agree with that, too. But I would add that it's possible that progressive source material would be less stressful to the bit-rate-reduction process. TTFN, Mark John Shutt wrote: >Given all the macroblocking I see in bit-starved HD during fast pans, zooms, >and dissolves, interlace artifacts are the least of my worries. > >John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >>I agree. >> >>When I was first shown the Teranex prototype, they used the classic >>"Calendar & Train" sequence to demonstrate their deinterlacing, and they >>pointed to the sheep on the wall as being properly deinterlaced. I >>pointed to the chrome toy as still showing interlace artifacts. The >>Teranex technical staff said, in effect, "Well, no deinterlacer can be >>perfect." >> >>TTFN, >>Mark >> >> > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.