According to the Windows FAQ (
http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-1.0 ... _method.3F), to deinterlace the display I should use the flags "--vout-filter=deinterlace" and "--filter-deinterlace-mode=blend". I am using VLC 1.1.0-RC. However, this does not work and I receive the following output:
[01577f98] oldrc interface: VLC media player - 1.1.0-rc The Luggage
[01577f98] oldrc interface: Copyright ⌐ 1996-2010 the VideoLAN team
[01577f98] oldrc interface:
Warning: if you can't access the GUI anymore, open a command-line window, go to
the directory where you installed VLC and run "vlc -I qt"
Remote control interface initialized. Type `help' for help.
[01577f98] main interface debug: using interface module "oldrc"
[01577f98] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 42.798 ms - Total 42.798
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 42.798 ms)
[01577f98] main interface debug: thread started
[01577f98] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (../..
/./src/interface/interface.c:160)
[015e9888] main playlist debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip
0
[015e9888] main playlist debug: starting new item
[015e9888] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Creating an input for 'dshow://'
[015d4cb0] main input debug: thread started
[01616460] main stream output debug: using sout chain=`display'
[01616460] main stream output debug: stream=`display'
[0160a770] main stream out debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
[0160a770] main stream out debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_display"
[0160a770] main stream out debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.914 ms - Total 1.914 m
s / 1 intvls (Avg 1.914 ms)
[015d4cb0] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
[015d4cb0] main input debug: using timeshift path 'C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Loc
al\Temp'
[015d4cb0] main input debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/i
nput/input.c:214)
[015d4cb0] main input debug: `dshow://' gives access `dshow' demux `' path `'
[015d4cb0] main input debug: creating demux: access='dshow' demux='' path=''
[015b5998] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: dshow-vdev: Dazzle DVC100 Video Device
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: dshow-adev: none
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: width x height 720x480
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: found device: Dazzle DVC100 Video Device
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: asking for device: Dazzle DVC100 Video Device
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: asked for Dazzle DVC100 Video Device, binding to D
azzle DVC100 Video Device
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: using device: Dazzle DVC100 Video Device
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: EnumDeviceCaps: output pin: Capture
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin: Analog Video In
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: EnumDeviceCaps: trying pin Capture
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin default format configure
d
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin accepts chroma: YUY2, wi
dth:720, height:480, fps:29.970000
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::JoinFilterGraph
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: connecting filters
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [not connected]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::QueryFilterInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [OK] (width=720, height=48
0, chroma=YUY2, fps=29.970000)
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ReceiveConnection [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::NotifyAllocator
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK]
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: found existing route for output 0 (type Video Deco
der) to input 2 (type Video Composite)
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: crossbar at depth 0, found route for output 0 (typ
e Video Decoder) to input 2 (type Video Composite)
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: ConnectFilters: graph_builder2 available.
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: filters connected successfully !
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: MEDIATYPE_Video
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: selected video pin accepts format: YUY2
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: skipping audio device
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: crossbar at depth 0, routed video output 0 to vide
o input 2
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: crossbar at depth 0, routed audio output 1 to audi
o input 5
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: Playing...
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::SetSyncSource
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::Pause
[015b5998] dshow demux debug: CaptureFilter::Run
[015d4cb0] main input debug: selecting program id=0
[015b5998] main demux debug: using access_demux module "dshow"
[015b5998] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 822.736 ms - Total 822.736 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 822.736 ms)
[01603868] main decoder debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
[01603868] main decoder debug: using packetizer module "rawvideo"
[01603868] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.888 ms - Total 3.888 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 3.888 ms)
[01603868] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././s
rc/input/decoder.c:301)
[01603868] main decoder debug: thread started
[015d4cb0] main input debug: starting in async mode
[015b1c78] main demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
[015b1c78] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Administrator\Ap
pData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
[015b1c78] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN
\VLC\lua\meta\reader
[015b1c78] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\Vid
eoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua
[015b1c78] main demux meta debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be
loaded
[015b1c78] main demux meta debug: TIMER module_need() : 17.466 ms - Total 17.466
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 17.466 ms)
[015d4cb0] main input debug: `dshow://' successfully opened
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Buffering 0%
[015d4cb0] main input debug: switching to sync mode
[01616460] main stream output debug: adding a new sout input (sout_input:01634c5
0)
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: using decoder module "rawvideo"
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 18.150 ms - Total 18.150 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 18.150 ms)
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: thread started
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././s
rc/input/decoder.c:301)
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Buffering 16%
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Buffering 32%
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Buffering 52%
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Buffering 68%
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Buffering 85%
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Stream buffering done (200 ms in 201 ms)
[015d4cb0] main input debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
[015d4cb0] main input debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
[0163f258] main spu text debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
[0163f258] freetype spu text debug: Building font databases.
[0163f258] freetype spu text debug: Took 2746 microseconds
[0163f258] freetype spu text debug: Using Arial as font from file C:/Windows/fon
ts/arial.ttf
[0163f258] freetype spu text debug: using fontsize: 2
[0163f258] main spu text debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
[0163f258] main spu text debug: TIMER module_need() : 35.189 ms - Total 35.189 m
s / 1 intvls (Avg 35.189 ms)
[016340c8] main scale debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
[016340c8] swscale scale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: YUVA with sc
aling using Bicubic (good quality)
[016340c8] main scale debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
[016340c8] main scale debug: TIMER module_need() : 14.482 ms - Total 14.482 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 14.482 ms)
[053f7eb8] main scale debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
[053f7eb8] yuvp scale debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
[053f7eb8] main scale debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
[053f7eb8] main scale debug: TIMER module_need() : 15.484 ms - Total 15.484 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 15.484 ms)
[053820b8] main video output debug: new aspect-ratio 23040:12960, sample aspect-
ratio 32:27
[053820b8] main video output debug: window size: 480x270
[053820b8] main video output debug: cropping picture 720x480 to 0,0,720x480
[053820b8] main video output debug: window size: 480x270
[053820b8] main video output debug: Deinterlacing available
[053820b8] main video output debug: deinterlace 1, mode blend, is_needed 0
[053820b8] main video output debug: looking for video filter module: 1 candidate
[053820b8] deinterlace video output debug: using blend deinterlace method
[053820b8] main video output debug: using video filter module "deinterlace"
[053820b8] main video output debug: TIMER module_need() : 7.121 ms - Total 7.121
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 7.121 ms)
[053820b8] main video output debug: removing module "deinterlace"
[053820b8] main video output error: video output creation failed
[0163f258] main spu text debug: removing module "freetype"
[053f7eb8] main scale debug: removing module "yuvp"
[016340c8] main scale debug: removing module "swscale"
[015d4cb0] main input debug: control type=14
[0163aa38] main decoder error: failed to create video output
[0163aa38] main decoder warning: can't get output picture
[01603868] main decoder debug: thread times: real 0m0.580078s, kernel 0m0.015625
s, user 0m0.000000s
[01603868] main decoder debug: removing module "rawvideo"
[01603868] main decoder debug: killing decoder fourcc `YUY2', 0 PES in FIFO
[01616460] main stream output debug: removing a sout input (sout_input:01634c50)
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: thread times: real 0m0.341796s, kernel 0m0.015625
s, user 0m0.031250s
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: removing module "rawvideo"
[0163aa38] main decoder debug: killing decoder fourcc `YUY2', 0 PES in FIFO
[0163be48] main decoder debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
[0163be48] main decoder debug: using packetizer module "rawvideo"
[0163be48] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.630 ms - Total 3.630 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 3.630 ms)
[0163be48] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././s
rc/input/decoder.c:301)
[0163be48] main decoder debug: thread started
[01616460] main stream output debug: adding a new sout input (sout_input:01634c8
0)
[053acdb0] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
[053acdb0] main decoder debug: using decoder module "rawvideo"
[053acdb0] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.681 ms - Total 3.681 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 3.681 ms)
[053acdb0] main decoder debug: thread started
[053acdb0] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././s
rc/input/decoder.c:301)
[015d4cb0] main input debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
[0538f9c0] main spu text debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
[0538f9c0] freetype spu text debug: Building font databases.
[0538f9c0] freetype spu text debug: Took 1206 microseconds
[0538f9c0] freetype spu text debug: Using Arial as font from file C:/Windows/fon
ts/arial.ttf
[0538f9c0] freetype spu text debug: using fontsize: 2
[0538f9c0] main spu text debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
[0538f9c0] main spu text debug: TIMER module_need() : 26.384 ms - Total 26.384 m
s / 1 intvls (Avg 26.384 ms)
[0538fce8] main scale debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
[0538fce8] swscale scale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: YUVA with sc
aling using Bicubic (good quality)
[0538fce8] main scale debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
[0538fce8] main scale debug: TIMER module_need() : 7.375 ms - Total 7.375 ms / 1
intvls (Avg 7.375 ms)
[05390010] main scale debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
[05390010] yuvp scale debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
[05390010] main scale debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
[05390010] main scale debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.143 ms - Total 6.143 ms / 1
intvls (Avg 6.143 ms)
[053820b8] main video output debug: new aspect-ratio 23040:12960, sample aspect-
ratio 32:27
[053820b8] main video output debug: window size: 480x270
[053820b8] main video output debug: cropping picture 720x480 to 0,0,720x480
[053820b8] main video output debug: window size: 480x270
[053820b8] main video output debug: Deinterlacing available
[053820b8] main video output debug: deinterlace 1, mode blend, is_needed 0
[053820b8] main video output debug: looking for video output module: 1 candidate
[053820b8] vout_wrapper video output debug: Opening vout display wrapper
[01634058] main generic debug: looking for vout display module: 8 candidates
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: creating Vout EventThread
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: DirectXCreateWindow
[01639b00] main window debug: looking for vout window hwnd module: 3 candidates
[01639b00] main window warning: Could not inherit value for var qt4-iface from c
onfig. Invalid Type
[01639b00] qt4 window debug: Qt4 interface not found
[01639b00] main window debug: no vout window hwnd module matching "any" could be
loaded
[01639b00] main window debug: TIMER module_need() : 35.116 ms - Total 35.116 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 35.116 ms)
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: created video sub-window
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: Vout EventThread running
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: disabling screen saver
[01634058] direct3d generic warning: trying surface pixel format: YUY2
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: selected surface pixel format is YUY2
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: Direct3D scene created successfully
[01634058] direct3d generic debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initiali
zed
[01634058] main generic debug: using vout display module "direct3d"
[01634058] main generic debug: TIMER module_need() : 211.520 ms - Total 211.520
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 211.520 ms)
[053820b8] main video output debug: using video output module "vout_wrapper"
[053820b8] main video output debug: TIMER module_need() : 231.066 ms - Total 231
.066 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 231.066 ms)
[053820b8] main video output debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
[053820b8] main video output debug: pic render sz 720x480, of (0,0), vsz 720x480
, 4cc YUY2, sar 2:3, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
[053820b8] main video output debug: pic in sz 720x480, of (0,0), vsz 720x480, 4c
c YUY2, sar 32:27, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
[053820b8] main video output debug: pic out sz 720x480, of (0,0), vsz 720x480, 4
cc YUY2, sar 2:3, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
[053820b8] main video output debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-23
to system pictures 1-24
[01634058] main generic debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 480x270 window
[0545e0b8] main filter debug: looking for video filter2 module: 1 candidate
[0545e0b8] main filter debug: no video filter2 module matching "deinterlace" cou
ld be loaded
[0545e0b8] main filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 20.384 ms - Total 20.384 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 20.384 ms)
[053820b8] main video output error: Failed to create video filter2 'deinterlace'
[053820b8] main video output error: Failed while trying to append 'deinterlace'
to filter chain
[053820b8] main video output error: Video filter chain creation failed
[0538f9c0] freetype spu text debug: using fontsize: 30
[05390338] main blend debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate
[05390338] blend blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> YUY2
[05390338] main blend debug: using video blending module "blend"
[05390338] main blend debug: TIMER module_need() : 28.780 ms - Total 28.780 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 28.780 ms)