Answers.Body: <p>Using ffmpeg,</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf field=top top%d.png
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf field=bottom bottom%d.png
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>I need to extract all video <em>fields</em> of an interlaced file as individual images.</p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to do this (using ffmpeg or other tools for Windows)?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: What's the source format?
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Comments.Text: @Mulvya , DV PAL 720x576i
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Tags: <video><ffmpeg><windows>
Title: Extracting individual video fields
UserDisplayName: Maria
ThreadText: # Extracting individual video fields
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-30)
  
  I need to extract all video *fields* of an interlaced file as individual images.
  
  Is it possible to do this (using ffmpeg or other tools for Windows)?
  
  **Tags:** video, ffmpeg, windows
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What's the source format?  
  > **username_0**: @Mulvya , DV PAL 720x576i  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-30. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Using ffmpeg,
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf field=top top%d.png
  
  ```
  
  and
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf field=bottom bottom%d.png
  
  ```
  
  
  ---
  
  