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Progressive | Interlaced – 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p | 50i, 60i
Progressive correlates to the display on modern TVs, Laptops, Phones, Computer monitors, etc, and provides a smoother look to film.
Progressive is the standard for most current video recording settings. Look for 25p / 30p / 50p / 60p in your camera recording settings.
First Field
Second Field
Interlaced Frame
Interlaced was originally and is still largely used for TV broadcasting. It provides sharper imagery for fast moving actions like sports, but uses half the amount of information as progressive, keeping the frame rate high, but the file size low. These settings, if available, will appear as 50i / 60i in your camera settings, often in the AVCHD settings for Panasonic & Sony cameras. Unless you’re broadcasting or live-streaming, where bandwidth is an issue, I’d typically shoot in progressive for most situations. Footage can be de-interlaced in post using video editing software such as Final Cut Pro.
Most HDTVs and Video Players on your Mac or PC have de-interlacing software which will allow you to watch interlaced footage clearly, however you may find some that don’t. When this happens, you may notice an effect called “Combing” indicated in the images above.
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