On 26 Apr 2002 05:28:57 -0700, yz10357@uta.fi (Ya-Hua Zhuang) wrote:

>I have a Sony TRV900 digicam. When I take video using progressive scan
>and play it directly in the TV, it does not appear to be smooth. I
>know it is normal. My question is if I am going to using my computer
>to edit my DV film (taken by using progressive scan mode) and convert
>it into VCD or DVD format, and then play the VCD or DVD disc in a
>normal DVD player (not in computer)connecting to a TV. How it will
>look like? Will the film look smooth or the same as play directly in
>the TV.

If you have not changed any of the conditions (as it appears
you would not...), the result would be similar. TV is currently
an interlaced medium... BTW, the Sony PS-mode
frame rate is 1/2 normal, making things even worse than
PS-mode vs. interlaced-mode... Sometimes I think the mfgrs.
should have kept PS-mode "hidden", selected automatically
(and without note) when entering stills-mode, as is done on
most one-chippers...