# Best Workflow for Starlight with Interlaced MiniDV Footage **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** reviewed\ **Created:** [January 3, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004 "2026-01-03T17:42:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/dean.buchenauer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/1 "2026-01-03T17:42:12Z")
I read that it is best to deinterlace old NTSC video (miniDV) footage before using Starlight. > **[Starlight Mini | Topaz Video AI](https://docs.topazlabs.com/topaz-video/project-starlight-series/starlight-mini)** But I don’t see Dione available in the Mac version of Topaz Video. I do have Topaz Video AI and could use that. Is it still recommended to do this with the current version of Starlight? I’m running a Studio Mac with M2 Ultra chip and have been able to run Topaz Video with Starlight option. Many other recommend using Hybrid, but what I found is that it is not been updated for Mac since 2021. ---
**Author:** ![jo.vo](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@jo.vo](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/jo.vo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/2 "2026-01-03T18:16:55Z")
> [@dean.buchenauer](#): > > I’m running a Studio Mac with M2 Ultra chip and have been able to run Topaz Video with Starlight option. If you want to keep Starlight working **DO NOT UPGRADE TO macOS 26.2!!** This last version breaks Starlight (while on 26.0 it still works). For the first interlacing step I still think bwdif in handbrake is good enough. And handbrake works well on the Mac. ---
**Author:** ![dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/dean.buchenauer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/3 "2026-01-03T18:18:06Z")
Yes, thanks. I did see this in other posts. ---
**Author:** ![dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/dean.buchenauer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/4 "2026-01-03T22:35:26Z")
Well, I did figure out how to get Dione DV for deinterlacing as an option in Topaz Video. It knows how to handle DV files, so it can keep the same size and pixel size when doing the deinterlacing. I can’t seem to find those options in Handbrake, so maybe it is more suited for newer interlaced media (1080i or DVD video). Any thoughts are welcome. ---
**Author:** ![dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/dean.buchenauer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/5 "2026-09-28T20:29:49Z")
I believe that the problems in running macOS 26 (Tahoe) with Starlight are now fixed. Can someone confirm this, as I am still running Sequoia and would like to update my OS. ---
**Author:** ![Mayday](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mayday](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/Mayday)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/6 "2026-10-06T05:53:54Z")
I keep using QTGMC (Hybrid) for every deinterlacing job, gives me best results [![](https://community-cdn.topazlabs.com/original/3X/3/9/3918adcb3b19c910a29e82b45cfdad81c1be26a3.jpeg) ](https://community-cdn.topazlabs.com/original/3X/3/9/3918adcb3b19c910a29e82b45cfdad81c1be26a3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dean.buchenauer](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/dean.buchenauer)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/7 "2026-10-07T01:54:14Z")
Yes, I have been using QTGMC (Hybrid) also. I will try your options. But I am still asking if it is ok to upgrade from Sequoia to Tahoe? There were concerns about the early versions of Tahoe and using Topaz Video with Starlight. Has this been fixed? ---
**Author:** ![Mayday](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mayday](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/Mayday)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/best-workflow-for-starlight-with-interlaced-minidv-footage/100004/8 "2026-10-07T05:40:37Z")
This custom profile keeps grain&details. About “Sequoia to TahoeIm”, i can’t say, i have no MAC