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Merging Fields
 
 
 

Merging fields blends pixels in neighbouring field lines to reduce artefacts caused by motion jitter. Merge fields when you have interlaced material that you want to output to a progressive scan format.

To merge fields:

  1. In the Format menu, click Field Merge.
  2. Enter the percentage of blending between fields in the Level field.

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    Value Result
    100% The average pixel value is replicated to both fields in an F1/F2 merge-pair, resulting in total field merging.
    50% Pixels on each line in an F1/F2 merge-pair are replaced by pixels defined by 50% of their original value and 50% of the blend, or field merge result.
    0% No change is applied to the clip.
  3. Select the clip that you want to process.
  4. Select the destination reel.

    After a short time, the result clip appears.