I am capturing old VHS-tape video with
VirtualDub 1.9.11 (Windows 7, JVC VHS machine w TBC, Hauppauge USB-Live 2 device.) After editing, my videos will be burned to DVD, maybe MP4s as well.
As I’ve read, I’ll want to capture and keep things interlaced (until and unless I later convert to MP4). My editing software, Adobe Premier Elements, will not work with the
HuffYUV codec (confirmed); However, I can use either Lagarith or UT Video.
Here is a screen-shot of my
VirtualDub (1.9.11) Capture Mode>Video>Compression dialog, from which, for my purposes and from what I’ve read online, I assume that “UT Video, YUV422, BT.601 VCM” is the appropriate codec selection. (Some discussion would seem to indicate YUV420 as the appropriate choice, but the majority say YUV 422.) (I do not know what “VCM” means, if it matters.)
Capture Compression.jpg
Also in Capture Mode, I then go to: Video>Select Custom Format. Based on my reading, I chose “YUY2, YUV 4.2.2 interleaved”. Here is a screen-shot of that dialog:
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I do not know what “interleaved” means, but I assumed it means interlaced.
Notice the option for “YV12, YUV 4.2.0 planar”. In this context, I do not know what “planar" means.
In light of the above, one would think that I should simply select “YUY2, YUV 4.2.2 interleaved” and be done with it. But wait; something else, but related, turned up.
I captured my VHS video using ----
Compression: UT Video, YUV422, BT.601 VCM
Custom Video Format: YUY2, YUV 4.2.2 interleaved
I loaded the video into VLC Media Player, which has the following dialog: Tools>Codec Information. Here is a screen-shot of that screen:
Set Custom Video Format.jpg
Notice that for “Decoded Codec Information” it reads “PLANAR 4.2.2 YUV”.
You can anticipate my questions:
--- Does “interleaved” mean interlaced?
--- If interleaved means interlaced, and clearly I selected “Custom Video Format: YUY2, YUV 4.2.2 interleaved”, why would VLC Media Player interpret/report my file as “Planar”?
--- In this context, what is the meaning of “Planar”? Could it mean that my video is no longer interlaced? (If helpful, know that in VLC Media Player, I turned off the deinterlace function.)
Thank you for any help.