Use the Format menu to format source material or solve image quality problems. To display the Format menu, click Format in the Main menu.

The Format commands are described as follows.

DeinterlaceSeparates the odd and even scanlines of a video clip. For each frame of the source clip, the result clip contains: one frame with the odd scanlines (field 1) and one with the even scanlines (field 2). See Deinterlacing Clips.

InterlaceInterlaces the odd and even scanlines of a video clip. For each pair of frames in the source clip, the odd scanlines of one frame are interlaced with the even scanlines of the second frame to produce a single frame in the generated clip. See Interlacing Clips.

Field MergeMerges the fields of a clip to remove field jitter. See Merging Fields.

DominanceChanges the current field dominance of a selected clip. See Managing Field Dominance.

Extract ProxiesExtracts proxies from the selected clip. See Extracting Proxies.

Film CompressRemoves field artifacts introduced in a 24-to-30-fps conversion process. See Removing and Inserting Pulldown on the Desktop.

Film ExpandProduces the appropriate field sequence for converting a clip from 24 to 30 fps. See Removing and Inserting Pulldown on the Desktop.

Burn InStamps a timecode or frame numbers on a clip. See Burning-in Clip Information.

Change TC/KC/RateChanges the timecode, keycode, or rate of a clip. See Changing Timecode.

Regenerate ProxiesRegenerates proxies for selected clips. See Regenerating Proxies.

SeparateSeparates the individual red, green, and blue channels of an image. See Using Separate and Combine.

CombineCombines the red channel from one clip, the green channel from another clip, and the blue channel from a third clip to produce a single clip. See Using Separate and Combine.

InterleaveInterleaves the frames of two clips to produce a single clip. See Dealing and Interleaving Clips.

DealDivides the number of frames in a source clip equally into a number of smaller clips. See Dealing and Interleaving Clips.

ResizeChanges the resolution of a clip and its frame bit depth. See Resize.