[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #2429: Autodetect video scan is confused by 1080i recordings

[Isaac Richards]

On Wednesday 20 September 2006 4:36 pm, Thomas Börkel wrote:
> HI!
>
> Isaac Richards wrote:
> >> is this effect seen when playing back DVD's? I wonder if its due to
> >> telecine in digital sources?
> >
> > Same thing, basically.  Either telecine or edits, generally.
>
> I am seeing this on shows on some channels, as well as on one news
> channel (all PAL, DVB-C).
>
> As far as I know, telecine is not being used in PAL land and a
> continuously broadcasting news channels is not doing edits, or did I
> misunderstand something here?
>
> I have this wrong detection of progressive video since upgrading to 0.20.

It's not wrong.  It's reporting based off of what's in the video headers.

Isaac