[mythtv] Deinterlacer settings

[David Engel]

On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:26:18AM +0000, Mark Kendall wrote:
> I'd like to propose a change to how deinterlacers are configured as
> the current setup has become unwieldy to the extent that it is almost
> unmaintainable.
> 
> Proposal:
> 
> - remove existing specific, named deinterlacer selections for main and fallback.
> 
> - replace with something along the lines of:
> - new settings:
>         "Deinterlacer quality (normal)": None, Fast, Medium, High, Advanced
>                 "Prefer GPU deinterlacers": Yes/No
>                 "Prefer GPU driver deinterlacers": Yes/No
>         "Deinterlacer quality (double rate):" None, Fast, Medium, High, Advanced
>                 "Prefer GPU deinterlacers": Yes/No
>                 "Prefer GPU driver deinterlacers": Yes/No
> 
> I believe that gives the same flexiblity as the current settings
> without tying the code to specific named deinterlacers. Remember these
> are per profile settings.

Seems reasonable to me.  I do ask that the mapping from generic,
quality name to specific deint be documented somewhere more convenient
than just the source code.  I think I'd also like to have the deint
method that is in use be shown on the playback info screen.

David
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David Engel
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