THE SEED wrote:1. How can I tell if something is interlaced?
Read:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... deo2.htm#1THE SEED wrote:2. If it is interlaced, do I have to deinterlace it?
You don't have to... but it will (most likely) look bad if you don't.
THE SEED wrote:3. Do I always have to edit deinterlaced clips?
See answers to 2 and 1. If you don't mind it looking like crap when you change speeds, then by all means, don't bother.
THE SEED wrote:4. When resizing in VDub, I get several options. Please could you tell me which ones to go for if 1) I want it to be 640x480, and 2) 720x480.
read this first:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... atios.htmlEssentially you want to edit in square pixels because that's what you'll actually see on screen. 640x480 and 720x480 are really describing the same aspect ratio, but different PAR.
THE SEED wrote:5. Should I compress it? And with what codec?
yes, to edit, compress the video with a lossless codec to save space. read:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... video4.htmTHE SEED wrote:6. Should I change the frame rate of my clips from 23.98 something to something like 24?
As far as I know, certain programs don't like working with certain frame rates. I always assumeFPS(24), but your need to do so may be there or it may not be. It's 1 line on the script though, so it's not like it's a huge fucking deal to put it in.
Also, read:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... 24fps.htmlTHE SEED wrote:7. If I edit interlaced material, what problems might I encounter? And how to deal with it?
As above, your video will look like crap when you alter speed at all.
THE SEED wrote:8. My clips will be huge if I VDub it all, so really, do I have to VDub everything before I edit it?
You don't have to, but it is highly recommended since editing with codecs not meant for editing often breaks programs / project files. This answers the problem in your next post, so I'm not going to bother quoting that as well. You should read this to understand why:
http://www.amvwiki.org/index.php/DivX_Editing