The blocking you're referring to is caused by compression. Set the AVI codec to something lossless, such as HuffYuv, for high-quality source AVIs.
As for the little lines, those are supposed to be there. They're called scanlines. If you've been capturing off of a TV, I imagine they haven't been there before (I don't know, I've never done it. I always work from rips.)
Basically, digital video is layed in an upper and a lower field. The process is called Telecining. The scanlines are the seperation between the two fields. You can get rid of them either in pre or post production by Inverse Telecining the footage. For post production, you'd have to take the final export from WMM into TmpegEnc and use the Inverse Telecine function in the options there. For preproduction, use AVISynth.
Firstly, here is something I forgot to mention last time (sorry). The AVISynth I use is not the usual one. What I use is something from www.animemusicvideos.org designed to auto-load a lot of plug-ins and make AVISynth easy to use. First you will need to go here (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/amvapp.html) and download the AMVApp. The installation directions and a lot of other nifty stuff come with it. Also, if you go to www.animemusicvideos.org, they have an extensive guide to using AVISynth for prepping footage. I's applicable to live-action as well, and may offer some help to you in learning the program.
I will also go through my basic way of using AVISynth. I'm going to try to make this as simple as I can, so I apologize in advance if I say something you already know.
[1] Save your video source from DVD2AVI as a DVD2AVI Project File.
[2] You will need to right-click somewhere you can easily find and make a Text document. Change the extension from .txt to .avs (if you can't see the extensions, go to Tools>Folder Options>View and unselect Hide Extensions For Known File Types). I find it helps to right-click on the AVS file, go to Properties, and set it to open with Notepad.
[3]Input the following script into the AVS:
- - - -
MPEG2Source("Direct Path To D2V") Telecide() Decimate(cycle=5) AssumeFPS(24)
- - - -
Replace "Direct Path to D2V" with the pathway to the D2V. This must include EVERYTHING, starting with C:\ and going through each folder to the D2V. I usually just open up the folder with the D2V and copy-paste the path from the address window to the AVS.
Note: the last line may not be needed with WMM, but I'm not sure. I don't know anything about WMM. It takes the footage speed up VERY VERY SLIGHTLY to make it 24 frames per second instead of 23.976.
The MPEG2Source command is what directs AVISynth to the D2V, and in turn the footage itself on the VOBs (assuming you install the AMVApp. Otherwise you have to input scripts for a lot of other plug-ins, and I don't know those). Telecide and Decimate Inverse Telecine the footage from the interlaced 29.97 fps to a progressive 23.976 framerate.
Then you import the AVS file into your video editor of choice. I must warn you, though, that the footage will run slow as sin. I usually just tolerate it, but you may not have the patience for that. If not, take Virtualdub, open the AVS in that, set the codec to something nice like Huffyuv, and save it as an AVI that way.
As for getting it into WMM, I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the program. I mostly use Adobe Premiere 6.5
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Date: 2005-01-10 02:29 am (UTC)As for the little lines, those are supposed to be there. They're called scanlines. If you've been capturing off of a TV, I imagine they haven't been there before (I don't know, I've never done it. I always work from rips.)
Basically, digital video is layed in an upper and a lower field. The process is called Telecining. The scanlines are the seperation between the two fields. You can get rid of them either in pre or post production by Inverse Telecining the footage. For post production, you'd have to take the final export from WMM into TmpegEnc and use the Inverse Telecine function in the options there. For preproduction, use AVISynth.
Firstly, here is something I forgot to mention last time (sorry). The AVISynth I use is not the usual one. What I use is something from www.animemusicvideos.org designed to auto-load a lot of plug-ins and make AVISynth easy to use. First you will need to go here (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/amvapp.html) and download the AMVApp. The installation directions and a lot of other nifty stuff come with it. Also, if you go to www.animemusicvideos.org, they have an extensive guide to using AVISynth for prepping footage. I's applicable to live-action as well, and may offer some help to you in learning the program.
I will also go through my basic way of using AVISynth. I'm going to try to make this as simple as I can, so I apologize in advance if I say something you already know.
[1] Save your video source from DVD2AVI as a DVD2AVI Project File.
[2] You will need to right-click somewhere you can easily find and make a Text document. Change the extension from .txt to .avs (if you can't see the extensions, go to Tools>Folder Options>View and unselect Hide Extensions For Known File Types). I find it helps to right-click on the AVS file, go to Properties, and set it to open with Notepad.
[3]Input the following script into the AVS:
- - - -
MPEG2Source("Direct Path To D2V")
Telecide()
Decimate(cycle=5)
AssumeFPS(24)
- - - -
Replace "Direct Path to D2V" with the pathway to the D2V. This must include EVERYTHING, starting with C:\ and going through each folder to the D2V. I usually just open up the folder with the D2V and copy-paste the path from the address window to the AVS.
Note: the last line may not be needed with WMM, but I'm not sure. I don't know anything about WMM. It takes the footage speed up VERY VERY SLIGHTLY to make it 24 frames per second instead of 23.976.
The MPEG2Source command is what directs AVISynth to the D2V, and in turn the footage itself on the VOBs (assuming you install the AMVApp. Otherwise you have to input scripts for a lot of other plug-ins, and I don't know those). Telecide and Decimate Inverse Telecine the footage from the interlaced 29.97 fps to a progressive 23.976 framerate.
Then you import the AVS file into your video editor of choice. I must warn you, though, that the footage will run slow as sin. I usually just tolerate it, but you may not have the patience for that. If not, take Virtualdub, open the AVS in that, set the codec to something nice like Huffyuv, and save it as an AVI that way.
As for getting it into WMM, I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the program. I mostly use Adobe Premiere 6.5
Hope I was able to help. ^____^