deleting every other line in an image

[Stephen Barncard]

And you don't have 1080p available from the source?  That wouldn't be 
interlaced, methinks.


>Thanks!
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>This is exactly what I needed!
>
>>just curious: why do you want to eliminate every second line of an image?
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>Video cameras interlace two images taken a fraction of a second 
>apart into a single frame, leading to interlacing artifacts (a 
>serrated edge on fast moving objects).
>
>Your script will eliminate one of the fields, thereby isolating a 
>single "time slice" of reality.
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>This comes at the expense of 50% loss in vertical resolution. 
>Luckily, an HD image has 1080 pixels to start with, so 540 pixels 
>vertical is plenty for web use.
>
>Thanks, can't wait to try it!
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