Corrected on Sept 10, 2002:


Finally I did succeed in comleting my comments about EVP Progressive/ Interlaced DVDs.

PROGRESSIVE (FILM MODE DVDs):
(These are EVP DVDs by SAI DIGITAL; orig. release; had no subtitles):

1) ABHIMAAN
2) AMAR PREM (My copy has no subtitles and is progressive. sknath said, in one of his posts, that his copy has subtitles and turns up interlaced)
3) ARADHANA (DragunR2 said, and I believe it, that his copy is progressive. My copy is not a genuine EVP and is interlaced)
4) DHARAMVEER
5) KATI PATANG (DVD author unknown)
6) MERA GAON MERA DESH
SAAWAN KI GHATA
9) AN EVENING IN PARIS (note that DEI version exists)
10) EVP/ RPG SONGS DVD (contains all songs from 4 EVP-SAI DIGITAL films MGMD,Evening in Paris, Jai Santoshi Maa, Amar Prem)
11) (JAI SANTOSHI MAA )

EVP DVDs that aren’t indicated as FILM MODE using FORCE WEAVE OR GREEN LIGHT indicator:
(These EVP DVDs are not by SAI DIGITAL except for Prem Kahani and may be AJNABEE)
7) PREM KAHANI (SAI; Interlaced)
12) AJNABEE (cover doesn’t claim SAI, DVD opening shows it as SAI)
13) AMANUSH (24 to 30)
14) BARSAAT KI EK RAAT
15) KASHMIR KI KALI (Interlaced but excellent print, at par with Deewana Mastana; better than Saawan Ki Ghata)
16) PYAR HI PYAR
17) RAMPUR KA LUKSHMAN (doesn’t play on 99% of DVD players)


Other EVP Hindi DVDs that I haven’t seen:
18) Song DVD which has songs from Dharamveer and other films.
--- I am sure there are more DVDs that I don’t remember the names. In one of the threads in the old forums, we had compiled a list.

#19 #20 and # 21 added here:
19) Saahib Bibi Aur Ghulaam (DEI version also exists)
20) Raja Jaani (DEI version also exists)
21) Anurodh ??
22) PATTHAR KE SANAM; Portions (45%) are OK Progressive, Rest is incorrectly flagged Progressive.



Note that 24 to 30 frames per second requires every 5th frame to be repeated. In EVP DVDs (original release) that we are assuming as interlaced, EVERY 6th frame is repeated(except Amanush) . This implies 25 to 30 frames conversion, and not 24 to 30. Also, in some DVDs there is not even an iota of a flicker when the frame repeats.
One thing I am sure about is that these (interlaced) DVDs are CERTAINLY speed shifted by 4%.
(EXCEPTION: AMAANUSH is not 25 changed to 30. It is 24 changed to 30 as normal for Film to NTSC)

I am reluctant to call them converted from PAL to NTSC as there exists another possibility that these DVDs were filmed by DIGITAL CAMERA set at 25 frames per sec. I confirmed from one of my computer expert colleagues that DIGITAL CAMERA video @ 25 or 30 frames per sec (or any other setting) doesn’t involve PAL or NTSC standard.
Therefore, I am wishfully thinking that these assumed interlaced EVP DVDs are all digital. It is just that our frame re-interleavers are not programmed to handle this un-expected case. In future, may be?

Rana