2. Deinterlacing:
The input PAL DV source file is Interlaced, Bottom Field First
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Why does deinterlacing with dvd default rendering (mpeg2enc) still
come out as Interlaced, but Top Field first?ffprobe -hide_banner dvd.m2v
I have been looking for any information on this and lots of testing. As far as I can tell, whenever you Render or DVD Render, it seems like the Interlace always comes out Top Field First. I have not found a way to get Bottom Field First but have not tried all render formats (which I will continue to look at). It may be that it only does Top Field First or Progressive.
This needs correction in the manual. (Hopefully you found it in the screencast Andrew mentioned). It is Settings->Preference, Interface tab, 4th box down in the Operation section.
TO BE CONTINUED as time permits.