Add new "deinterlace video fields to frames" section

A new section was added specifically to address how to deinterlace video
to frames, preserving the visual cadence of the source material.
An animated example of field separation was also provided for the
documentation.

Author: MobyGamer

img/deinterlaced_video_frames.png

@@ -1354,17 +1354,15 @@ <h2 id="interlacing">Work with interlaced video</h2>
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       <h5>Upscaled, Pillar-boxed HD H.264 Access Files from SD NTSC source</h5>
-      <p><code>ffmpeg -i <em>input_file</em> -c:v libx264 -filter:v "idet, bwdif, scale=1440:1080:flags=lanczos, pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2, format=yuv420p" <em>output_file</em></code></p>
+      <p><code>ffmpeg -i <em>input_file</em> -c:v libx264 -filter:v "yadif, scale=1440:1080:flags=lanczos, pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2, format=yuv420p" <em>output_file</em></code></p>
       <dl>
         <dt>ffmpeg</dt><dd>starts the command</dd>
         <dt>-i <em>input_file</em></dt><dd>path, name and extension of the input file</dd>
         <dt>-c:v libx264</dt><dd>encodes video stream with libx264 (h264)</dd>
         <dt>-filter:v</dt><dd>a video filter will be used</dd>
         <dt>"</dt><dd>quotation mark to start filtergraph</dd>
-        <dt>idet</dt><dd>detect interlaced video field order<br>
-         <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#idet" target="_blank">idet</a> will try to detect if the video is interlaced, and if so, what the order of the fields are (top-field-first, or bottom-field-first).  This is done to ensure the output of the deinterlacing filter is correct.</dd>
-        <dt>bwdif</dt><dd>deinterlacing filter (‘Bob Weaver Deinterlacing Filter’)<br>
-         By default, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#bwdif-1" target="_blank">bwdif</a> will output one frame for each field, matching the visual cadence of interlaced video. Outputting one frame for each <em>frame</em> (thereby halving the number of output frames per second) with <code>bwdif=mode=send_frame</code> can be used when the presentation device is not capable of reproducing 50 (PAL) or 60 (NTSC) frames per second.</dd>
+        <dt>yadif</dt><dd>deinterlacing filter (‘yet another deinterlacing filter’)<br>
+         By default, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#yadif-1" target="_blank">yadif</a> will output one frame for each frame. Outputting one frame for each <em>field</em> (thereby doubling the frame rate) with <code>yadif=1</code> may produce visually better results.</dd>
         <dt>scale=1440:1080:flags=lanczos</dt><dd>resizes the image to 1440x1080, using the Lanczos scaling algorithm, which is slower but better than the default bilinear algorithm.</dd>
         <dt>pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2</dt><dd>pads the area around the 4:3 input video to create a 16:9 output video</dd>
         <dt>format=yuv420p</dt><dd>specifies a pixel format of Y′C<sub>B</sub>C<sub>R</sub> 4:2:0</dd>
@@ -1381,26 +1379,24 @@ <h5>Upscaled, Pillar-boxed HD H.264 Access Files from SD NTSC source</h5>
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       <h5>Deinterlace a video</h5>
-      <p><code>ffmpeg -i <em>input_file</em> -c:v libx264 -vf "idet,bwdif,format=yuv420p" <em>output_file</em></code></p>
+      <p><code>ffmpeg -i <em>input_file</em> -c:v libx264 -vf "yadif,format=yuv420p" <em>output_file</em></code></p>
       <p>This command takes an interlaced input file and outputs a deinterlaced H.264 MP4.</p>
       <dl>
         <dt>ffmpeg</dt><dd>starts the command</dd>
         <dt>-i <em>input file</em></dt><dd>path, name and extension of the input file</dd>
         <dt>-c:v libx264</dt><dd>tells FFmpeg to encode the video stream as H.264</dd>
         <dt>-vf</dt><dd>video filtering will be used (<code>-vf</code> is an alias of <code>-filter:v</code>)</dd>
         <dt>"</dt><dd>start of filtergraph (see below)</dd>
-        <dt>idet</dt><dd>detect interlaced video field order<br>
-         <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#idet" target="_blank">idet</a> will try to detect if the video is interlaced, and if so, what the order of the fields are (top-field-first, or bottom-field-first).  This is done to ensure the output of the deinterlacing filter is correct.</dd>
-        <dt>bwdif</dt><dd>deinterlacing filter (‘Bob Weaver Deinterlacing Filter’)<br>
-         By default, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#bwdif-1" target="_blank">bwdif</a> will output one frame for each field, matching the visual cadence of interlaced video. Outputting one frame for each <em>frame</em> (thereby halving the number of output frames per second) with <code>bwdif=mode=send_frame</code> can be used when the presentation device is not capable of reproducing 50 (PAL) or 60 (NTSC) frames per second.</dd>
+        <dt>yadif</dt><dd>deinterlacing filter (‘yet another deinterlacing filter’)<br>
+        By default, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#yadif-1" target="_blank">yadif</a> will output one frame for each frame. Outputting one frame for each <em>field</em> (thereby doubling the frame rate) with <code>yadif=1</code> may produce visually better results.</dd>
         <dt>,</dt><dd>separates filters</dd>
         <dt>format=yuv420p</dt><dd>chroma subsampling set to 4:2:0<br>
         By default, <code>libx264</code> will use a chroma subsampling scheme that is the closest match to that of the input. This can result in Y′C<sub>B</sub>C<sub>R</sub> 4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4 chroma subsampling. QuickTime and most other non-FFmpeg based players can’t decode H.264 files that are not 4:2:0, therefore it’s advisable to specify 4:2:0 chroma subsampling.</dd>
         <dt>"</dt><dd>end of filtergraph</dd>
         <dt><em>output file</em></dt><dd>path, name and extension of the output file</dd>
       </dl>
-      <p><code>"idet,bwdif,format=yuv420p"</code> is an FFmpeg <a href="https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/FilteringGuide#FiltergraphChainFilterrelationship" target="_blank">filtergraph</a>. Here the filtergraph is made up of one filter chain, which is itself made up of the three filters (separated by the comma).<br>
-      The enclosing quote marks are necessary when you use spaces within the filtergraph, e.g. <code>-vf "idet, bwdif, format=yuv420p"</code>, and are included above as an example of good practice.</p>
+      <p><code>"yadif,format=yuv420p"</code> is an FFmpeg <a href="https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/FilteringGuide#FiltergraphChainFilterrelationship" target="_blank">filtergraph</a>. Here the filtergraph is made up of one filter chain, which is itself made up of the two filters (separated by the comma).<br>
+      The enclosing quote marks are necessary when you use spaces within the filtergraph, e.g. <code>-vf "yadif, format=yuv420p"</code>, and are included above as an example of good practice.</p>
       <p><strong>Note:</strong> FFmpeg includes several deinterlacers apart from <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#yadif-1" target="_blank">yadif</a>: <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#bwdif" target="_blank">bwdif</a>, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#w3fdif" target="_blank">w3fdif</a>, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#kerndeint" target="_blank">kerndeint</a>, and <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#nnedi" target="_blank">nnedi</a>.</p>
       <p>For more H.264 encoding options, see the latter section of the <a href="#transcode_h264">encode H.264 command</a>.</p>
       <div class="sample-image">
@@ -1413,6 +1409,43 @@ <h2>Example</h2>
     </div>
     <!-- ends Deinterlace video -->
 
+    <!-- Deinterlace video fields -->
+    <label class="recipe" for="deinterlace_fields">Deinterlace video fields to frames</label>
+    <input type="checkbox" id="deinterlace_fields">
+    <div class="hiding">
+      <h5>Deinterlace video fields to frames</h5>
+      <p><code>ffmpeg -i <em>input_file</em> -c:v libx264 -vf "idet,bwdif,format=yuv420p" <em>output_file</em></code></p>
+      <p>This command takes an interlaced input file and outputs a deinterlaced H.264 MP4, with each field separated into its own frame.  This is preferred for interlaced video that contains a lot of motion, as the double-rate output preserves the visual cadence of the source material.</p>
+      <dl>
+        <dt>ffmpeg</dt><dd>starts the command</dd>
+        <dt>-i <em>input file</em></dt><dd>path, name and extension of the input file</dd>
+        <dt>-c:v libx264</dt><dd>tells FFmpeg to encode the video stream as H.264</dd>
+        <dt>-vf</dt><dd>video filtering will be used (<code>-vf</code> is an alias of <code>-filter:v</code>)</dd>
+        <dt>"</dt><dd>start of filtergraph (see below)</dd>
+        <dt>idet</dt><dd>detect interlaced video field order<br>
+         <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#idet" target="_blank">idet</a> will try to detect if the video is interlaced, and if so, what the order of the fields are (top-field-first, or bottom-field-first).  This is done to ensure the output of the deinterlacing filter is correct.</dd>
+        <dt>bwdif</dt><dd>deinterlacing filter (‘Bob Weaver Deinterlacing Filter’)<br>
+         By default, <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#bwdif-1" target="_blank">bwdif</a> will output one frame for each field, matching the visual cadence of interlaced video. </dd>
+        <dt>,</dt><dd>separates filters</dd>
+        <dt>format=yuv420p</dt><dd>chroma subsampling set to 4:2:0<br>
+        By default, <code>libx264</code> will use a chroma subsampling scheme that is the closest match to that of the input. This can result in Y′C<sub>B</sub>C<sub>R</sub> 4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4 chroma subsampling. QuickTime and most other non-FFmpeg based players can’t decode H.264 files that are not 4:2:0, therefore it’s advisable to specify 4:2:0 chroma subsampling.</dd>
+        <dt>"</dt><dd>end of filtergraph</dd>
+        <dt><em>output file</em></dt><dd>path, name and extension of the output file</dd>
+      </dl>
+      <p><code>"idet,bwdif,format=yuv420p"</code> is an FFmpeg <a href="https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/FilteringGuide#FiltergraphChainFilterrelationship" target="_blank">filtergraph</a>. Here the filtergraph is made up of one filter chain, which is itself made up of the three filters (separated by the comma).<br>
+      The enclosing quote marks are necessary when you use spaces within the filtergraph, e.g. <code>-vf "idet, bwdif, format=yuv420p"</code>, and are included above as an example of good practice.</p>
+      <p><strong>Note:</strong> bwdif also supports the older method of outputting one frame for each frame (thereby halving the number of output frames per second) with the syntax <code>bwdif=mode=send_frame</code>.  This can be used when the presentation device is not capable of reproducing 50 (PAL) or 60 (NTSC) frames per second.</p>
+      <p>For more H.264 encoding options, see the latter section of the <a href="#transcode_h264">encode H.264 command</a>.</p>
+      <div class="sample-image">
+        <h2>Example</h2>
+        <p>Before and after deinterlacing with bwdif:</p>
+        <img src="img/interlaced_video_fields.png" alt="VLC screenshot of original interlaced video">
+        <img src="img/deinterlaced_video_frames.png" alt="VLC screenshot of deinterlaced video">
+      </div>
+      <p class="link"></p>
+    </div>
+    <!-- ends Deinterlace video fields -->
+
     <!-- Inverse telecine -->
     <label class="recipe" for="inverse-telecine">Inverse telecine</label>
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