[HELP] NTSC 29.97 converted to PAL VHS 25fps - back to 2398?

[Selur]

Problem is that your source isn't clear.
Looking at the fields of your source, both fields have screen tearing sometimes at the beginning.

QTGMC + sRestore is the usual approach on a clear source.
Since blending isn't an issue you could also use:

clip = core.tivtc.TFM(clip) clip = core.tivtc.TDecimate(clip, cycle=24) # new fps: 23.9583

or:

clip = core.tivtc.TFM(clip) clip = core.tivtc.TDecimate(clip, mode=7, dupThresh=0.04, vidThresh=3.50, sceneThresh=15.00) # new fps: 23.976

or something like that.

About the teared up frames, you could use 'ReplaceSingle' enter the frame numbers, to replace them with interpolations (i.e.: 58, 63, 128, 133, 292, 297, 456, 461)

Looking at the bobbed output, there are too many duplicated frames, so maybe bobbing and manually looking for a fixed pattern might work too.


But the main issue with this source are the blown out whites, form which you will not be able to really recover. Only hope I see there is recapturing.

Cu Selur

Ps.: iirc. there is a Blu-ray release of 'Circle of Iron', so instead of working with some mangles VHS source, maybe use the Blu-ray