The Cineform codec, like several other codecs, has options whose meaning has never been that clear to me.
- http://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?3992-CineForm-products/page5 (from 2008)
- “Automatic”, doesn’t analyze or alter your footage, it just tell the compressors to be interlaced or progressive based on other options selected.
- Auto givess:
- 1080i sources will be interlaced
- 1080i + pulldown removal will be progressive
- 1080i + deinterlace will be progressive
Great to know! I always wondered about that. Having been in doubt, I typically “play safe” by manually specifying instead.