MPEG2 file is fine but DVD has moire

[Ann Bens]

Encode straight to mpeg2-dvd or let Encore do the encoding and burning.

[Dave Rogers]

Thanks for the advice but it still has the moire problem when exported to MPEG2-DVD with export settings high eg max bitrate 8.7 min 7.3Mbps VBR 2 pass with max render quality render enabled

When I play the m2v file on my computer it looks fine but on the DVD from Encore it is still flickering in the same places

Is it the better resolution on my monitor that stops me seeing the moire on the pc ?

What else could I try apart from blurring the offending sections ?

[Ann Bens]

Try Always Deinterlace in the Field Options for that particular clip.

[Jon Barrie]

It is possible your fields are in the wrong order. A computer won’t show it as all computers monitors are progressive therefore an interlaced video with incorrect field dominance will only show up on a DVD on a tv.

Try a test where you export a small section of the timeline with an adjustment to the export settings from the field dominance to the other. If it was lower change to upper. Vice versa. You may need to burn annither disc to test. If you have VLC you can set the deinterlacing to off so you can see the interlacing issue to some degree. When the fields are right it looks odd, when they are wring it’s nothing short of horrible and unwatchable. It will only show prominently on moving action.
– Jon

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[Dave Rogers]

Using VLC with deinterlace set to discard is great tip thank you Jon, I can now at least judge on the pc if I will see a problem on the dvd.

The clip is actually an image sequence so field order doesnt apply ( I think ?) the images are 1280 x 720. I am saving an output to Ipad so I dont want to apply a slight blur as the sequence as it is looks great on the ipad.