[mythtv-users] PBS interlacing not working - Was: Cyberchase and de-interlacing

[George Mari]

Justin The Cynical wrote:
> George Mari wrote:
> 
>> What about the Slim profile, as Mike suggested?
> 
> Same deal:
> 
> 2009-06-09 23:02:49.595 XMLParse::LoadTheme using 
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/ProjectGrayhem-wide/ui.xml
> 2009-06-09 23:02:53.876 TV: Attempting to change from None to 
> WatchingPreRecorded
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.292 AFD: Opened codec 0x832e4f0, id(MPEG2VIDEO) 
> type(Video)
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.292 AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.292 AFD: Opened codec 0x82e3580, id(AC3) type(Audio)
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.292 AFD: codec AC3 has 1 channels
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.293 AFD: Opened codec 0x82e00b0, id(AC3) type(Audio)
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.293 AFD: codec AC3 has 1 channels
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.294 AFD: Opened codec 0x8309050, id(AC3) type(Audio)
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.294 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.294 Opening ALSA audio device 'spdif'.
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.325 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.325 Opening ALSA audio device 'spdif'.
> 2009-06-09 23:02:54.987 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video 
> Texture'
> 2009-06-09 23:02:55.009 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 640 H: 480
> 2009-06-09 23:02:55.233 The realtime priority setting is not enabled.
> 2009-06-09 23:02:55.234 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
> 2009-06-09 23:02:55.333 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
> 2009-06-09 23:03:18.388 TV: Attempting to change from 
> WatchingPreRecorded to None
> 2009-06-09 23:03:18.465 TV: Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
> 
> 
>> Another thing to try would be to manually change the Video Scan type 
>> while watching the program - press the 'M' key, or equivalent on your 
>> remote, scroll to 'Video Scan', and see what Myth detected - either 
>> Interlaced or progressive.  See what happens if you change it to the 
>> other - does the picture change?  Or no difference?
> 
> Now, this made a difference.  The default option in that menu was 
> detect.  Manually selecting progressive made no difference, but 
> selecting either version of interlaced did so.  It didn't look as good 
> as what I would expect from a 720 or 480p signal, but it did a lot better.
> 
> Why, I don't know.  I'd almost say that the old programming is being 
> dumped on the digital side as a 480p program without doing any cleanup, 
> if that's possible.
> 

Another thing I just noticed - your video timing is USleep - you'll 
probably see better results if you use OpenGL Sync, if your video card 
supports it.  I think all NVidia cards do.