question about dv bitrates

in my dv avis i dont see interlacing does this mean the source is film? should i still deicamte telecide? i was using a ati card before i would have to ivtc every ep but so far im doing six feet under caps off tmn ( canadian hbo) and i dont see intlacing at all

If your DV is interlaced, it's truly interlaced, so DO NOT use telecide or decimate! Use e.g. SmartDeinterlace by Donald Graft (VirtualDub filter). Most camcorders produce interlaced video, but if you don't see comb artefacts, then your source is progressive (ergo you don't need to deinterlace). What are you doing? Capturing VHS or TV through your DV cam? If this is true, your DV source is probably telecided AND interlaced... bb

Ok, there are two options: 1. The fast way: increase the bitrate, be satisfied with less playtime per CD. Maybe you can use a smoother filter or tweak some other settings before the MPEG2 hardware encoding, but I don't know. 2. The long way: Re-encode using a software encoder. You probably didn't buy an expensive Pinnacle card if you wanted to do that... I hope that helps. bb