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However when used real-time (as opposed to in file conversion) 3:2 IVTC, whilst it detects the duplicate fields and cleanly recreates the 24p sequence, it then usually re-inserts the 3:2 cadence in the progressive domain to ensure a constant frame rate sequence (otherwise your TV would be re-syncing on shot changes on shows like Letterman as they cut between 60i studio de-interlaced to 60p and a film clip containing 3:2 24p in 60i deinterlaced to 24p rather than 60p - though the 60p will be 3:2 without rogue mixed-field frames)

But the de-interlacer has totake the decision to use 3:2, and also has to take the decision when not to, which can mean some frames are temporarily incorrectly deinterlaced.

madVR does it very well. You force the content type to film and it will apply the IVTC with the detected pattern. I use it on shows that I know were shot on film (which is most hour long fiction primetime shows). Something like a talk show I would just deinterlace.

Kodi's lack of 3:2 telecine removal & playing it back at p24 from i60 content is one of the reasons why it will never be my main HTPC playback software regardless of how good the UI and integration is. I'm sticking with MPC-HC + madVR.

So you are outputting the 60i 3:2 24p stuff at 24p? Do you have to manually select 23.976Hz refresh - or does MPC-HC detect the cadence and then change the refresh rate? I use Kodi a lot for watching Live TV and I don't think that approach would work for me, but i'ts not a major issue for me as I live in 50Hz land - where we, luckily, have 2:2 25p, so no need to change output refresh rate based on content.