Should I deinterlace video for a powerPoint presentation

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So while we are getting the bugs out of my agony render issue I have another question.
I have to make Windows Media Files from FCP/Quicktime movies for insertion into PowerPoint.
Should I deinterlace the Windows Media Files for playback in PowerPoint? The Windows Media Files will be on the desktop of a PC laptop.
And yes I know Windows Media *****... but I have had too many fights trying to get anything else to work in PowerPoint (espcially when it has to work on both macs and pcs)
Thanks

Adrian,
If I'm not mistaken, you will get better results if you deinterlace your video when you encode, IF your source was in a DV/DV50 timeline, or anything where there is a lower or upper field dominance (check your sequence settings.) If you happen to have shot in any progressive format, then no, you don't have to deinterlace.
Now, the tricky thing is, you'll need the flip4mac plug-in to allow you to encode windows media files. In the advanced tab of your video settings in the flip4mac encoding window, look down at the bottom in the Frame Format input type to change the input type from "Progressive" to "Interlace - Lower field first" and then the output type needs to be "Progressive." This will deinterlace your footage.
Now, one thing you mention, is that this powerpoint needs to work on PCs and Macs. With windows media, you should be all clear on the PC side, but any newer mac will have to go and download the free flip4mac plugin, or windows media player for mac to be able to play it - a free download, but it will still require an internet connection, and the time to do that.
Hope that helps,
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