[x264-devel] Thoughts on interleaved content

[Vittorio Giovara]

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 7:18 AM, Pradeep Ramachandran
<pradeeprama at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am trying to encode some 1080p progessive content into interlaced format.
> Would your recommend I convert it to 1080i using ffmpeg and then encode it
> with x264, or is it better to use the fake-interlaced in x264. If not, what
> is this flag used for?

taking a page from a wise man: "I've got 99 problems and interlacing
is all them"

if you want real interlacing you should use the "interlace" filter
-- 
Vittorio