Hi,

I want to convert some 1080i footage to 720x480 DVD complaint MPEG-2.

I can import, deinterlace and resize to 720x480. But I lose the interlacing.

What is the best way to resize to 720x480, while preserving the interlacing?

Thanks.

Canopus ProCoder can convert 1080i HDV .m2t files directly to standard-def DVD-compliant MPEG2 ready for DVD authoring, and the interlacing is preserved. I am sure it is possible with other software as well, I just haven't tried it.

By the way, the results are very impressive when doing this- by downsampling to SD you reduce noise and I am now seeing NO NOISE AT ALL on smooth backgrounds in my DVD output. That has never been true before with my VX2k and DVX100 videos.

Thanks for the info.

I have no doubt the quality of resizing Hi-Def into 720x480 would be way, way better than the DV mode of the camcorder.

With DV mode you are outputting 720x480 BUT at 4:1:1, whearas if you resize 1440x1080 to 720x480 you pretty much get 720x480 at 4:4:4 since luma is 1440x1080 and chroma is 720x540 (4:2:0 of 1440x1080)...