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I was recently given a couple of DVD-Rs with some TV shows and such, and some are in PAL format and as such, suffer from PAL speed-up, which drives me up the wall. Is there a way for DVD Player (or some other software) to correct for PAL speed-up? And if so, can it be applied to commercial DVD releases (including Region 1 discs incorrectly sourced from PAL masters)?

Thanks Russ - Glad you spotted it... and thanks for clarifying, Mace09!
OK - so back to some more basic stuff then. Interlacing or compression artefacts... interlacing is often seen as a row of small spikes along edges that should be smooth - a comb like (or 'mouse teeth') effect. Compression artefacts are often blocky or pixellated areas, flickers in patches of the screen. Both could be present.
Have you checked the field dominance as well? You say your source is DV... is it set as lower field dominant?
How long is the footage? Have you tried encoding a short section at a different setting... and are you using AC3 audio?

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