You'll find youtube has the same problem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Ant On 09/02/2010 00:51, "Christopher Woods" <chris...@infinitus.co.uk> wrote: > I've noticed that for some reason blend deinterlacing is still being used on > all BBC Video footage (iPlayer, inline footage on News/Sports sites, etc). > It looks naff, causes image doubling in areas of high movement and makes > scrolling credits harder to read. (Also don't think it looks as good and > halves the perceived framerate) As reference, the doubling is very > noticeable on a recent episode of Hustle in the 'action areas': > http://i46.tinypic.com/14jxctd.png (a deck of cards is being fountained > upwards, falling down onto the camera - note the overlapping ghosts of the > moving cards). > > I first wondered if this was a limitation of how Flash renders > interlaced-encoded video, but I happened to be watching a particular > sporting event via an unofficial Justin.tv stream and the motion was fluid > and crisp. From that I can only assume all BBC videos are encoded as > progressive, and as such the Blend deinterlacing is burnt in, with the same > going for Live streams... If the content is being deinterlaced from a > broadcast source, why not use Bob or Weave? Blend just looks awful, > motorsports/action looks dire and even regular stuff looks pants. > > So, in the absence of any known point of contact for the bods in charge of > digitisation across the BBC's online platforms, can someone advise me as to > whom I should be addressing my angry letters and suggestions for > improvement? ;) > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
