# This script will take your PowerPLAY footage and
# re-interlace then 'properly' deinterlace it using
# the amazing QTGMC deinterlacing script.

# I couldn't get AviSynth to read .MOV files directly in,
# but if you rename the PowerPLAY file to .MP4 that works.

directshowsource("MOV201016-041134-000728F.MOV.mp4")

# I store all avisynth plugins in c:/avisynthplugins on
# all my computers so my scripts will work on all of them

import("c:/avisynthplugins/QTGMC-3.32.avsi")
loadplugin("c:/avisynthplugins/SSE3Tools.dll")
loadplugin("c:/avisynthplugins/mt_masktools.dll")
loadplugin("c:/avisynthplugins/RemoveGrainSSE2.dll")
loadplugin("c:/avisynthplugins/mvtools2.dll")
loadplugin("c:/avisynthplugins/nnedi3.dll")

# Turn the progressinve PowerPLAY 59.94fps NTSC or 50fps PAL
# footage into interlaced 29.97fps NTSC or 25fps PAL footage

pointresize(width,height/2)  # resize without blending the pixels
assumefieldbased()
assumebff()   # Assume Bottom Field First. If the video is
              # still jumpy, change it to assumetff()
              # to make it assume Top Field First

weave()  # merge the frames back into interlaced footage

converttoyv12(interlaced=true)
QTGMC(preset="Slow")     # deinterlace the footage

# Upscale to 1080p for posting to YouTube at full framerate
# and retain detail (YouTube ruins footage lower than 720p)

spline64resize(1440,1080)