[mythtv-users] Speaking of transocding: 1080i deinterlace?

[David Brodbeck]

On Fri, February 13, 2009 1:05 pm, Brad Templeton wrote:
> c) Reduce the resolution to 1280x540 or even 1080x540, giving
>             up half the lines and of course deinterlacing.
>
>         Do we use a different filter than above?  Perhaps "onefield"
>         is simpler or is it better to stick with kerndeint or
>         linearblend?

I haven't tried it, but assuming the goal is to avoid comb artifacts, I'd
use onefield for that.  It'd be much faster, and deinterlacing filters
almost always cause some loss of sharpness, so I avoid using them when
possible.