Operation
Chooses Do Nothing, Strip Field, Interpolate, Deinterlace or Interlace behavior.
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Fields
Interlaced-field processing
Processes interlaced video by stripping fields, interpolating missing lines, deinterlacing, interlacing or correcting field dominance.
Fields
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Fields is a technical video node for archival, broadcast and other field-based sources. It helps convert between interlaced and progressive representations and repair incorrect field order.
Overview
What Fields does
Operation chooses the fundamental task: do nothing, strip one field, interpolate from one field, deinterlace or create interlaced output.
Reverse Field Dominance addresses temporal order rather than visible combing alone. Incorrect dominance often produces a forward-backward judder on moving objects.
Process Mode tells Fusion whether the source should be interpreted as full frames, NTSC fields, PAL/HD fields or a reversed variant.
Mental model
Think of Fields as a line-order interpreter for video: it decides which set of alternating scan lines belongs first and how those fields should become a progressive or interlaced frame.
Common uses
Deinterlace archival footage
Correct reversed field dominance
Strip a damaged field
Prepare progressive graphics for interlaced delivery
Normalize broadcast sources before tracking or restoration
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Image
Source image for the operation.
Fields
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Reverse Field Dominance
Swaps which field is considered first in time.
Judge this on moving material, not a static frame.
Process Mode
Chooses Full Frames, NTSC Fields, PAL/HD Fields, reversed variants or Auto.
Do Nothing
Leaves the selected destination channel unchanged.
Strip Field 2
Removes field 2 and keeps field 1.
Strip Field 1
Removes field 1 and keeps field 2.
Strip Field 2 & Interpolate
Keeps field 1 and reconstructs the missing field-2 scan lines by interpolation.
Strip Field 1 & Interpolate
Keeps field 2 and reconstructs the missing field-1 scan lines by interpolation.
Deinterlace
Creates a progressive result from interlaced input.
Interlace
Creates field-based output from progressive input.
Full Frames
Processes the source as progressive full frames.
NTSC Fields
Processes the source as NTSC interlaced fields.
PAL/HD Fields
Processes the source as PAL/HD interlaced fields.
PAL/HD Fields (Reversed)
Processes PAL/HD fields with the opposite field dominance.
NTSC Fields (Reversed)
Processes NTSC fields with the opposite field dominance.
Auto
Lets Fusion choose the field-processing mode from the source and composition settings.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Find a section with obvious motion.
- 2
Select the correct Process Mode for the source.
- 3
Use Deinterlace for ordinary progressive conversion.
- 4
If motion judders, test field dominance/reversed mode.
- 5
Review moving diagonal edges and text before finalizing.
Typical node chain
Interlaced source→
Fields→
Normalized video
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Archive cleanup
Deinterlace a field-based source before restoration and grading.
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Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Judging field order on a static frame
Using the wrong NTSC/PAL interpretation
Stripping one field when a quality deinterlace is available
Applying field processing to already progressive material without need
Production notes
Practical tips
Always test on motion.
Confirm source field order from metadata when possible.
Deinterlace before motion-sensitive tracking or AI restoration tools.
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