Merge Node

The Merge node enables you to recombine video-type frames that have been split into a sequence of alternating odd and even field frames. The Merge node accepts one input and can be used to recombine frame fields that you split apart using the Split Node .

Merge Parameter Tab

The Merge parameter tab features two parameters: Field Order and Input Style. Your choice of options should be based on the method used previously to split the frames in the Split node.

Field Order

This parameter allows you to specify the order in which the field frames were generated in the Split node: odd, then even, or even, then odd.

Input Style

This parameter specifies the input style with which the fields will be merged. The options to this parameter are complementary to options used to split the frames in the "Other Field" parameter of the Split node.

Thrown Away

This input style is appropriate for fields that were previously split using the "Throw away" option in the Split node, which has the effect of shrinking the input image by 50% in the Y dimension.

Copied

This input style is appropriate for all fields that were previously split using an option other than "Throw Away."

The "Copied" option merges fields that were previously split apart using the "Use Black," "Copy from Previous," or "Average Above and Below" options in the Split node.




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