Field (video)

A field in video is like a snapshot of a moving picture that is taken very quickly. Just like when you take a photo with your camera and it captures a moment frozen in time, a field in video is like a tiny photo of a moving image that is captured so fast that it looks like the image is actually moving.

When watching a video on a screen, the screen actually shows two fields very quickly, one after the other, to create the illusion of motion. These two fields are called interlaced fields, and they work together to create a smooth and seamless moving image.

Each field in a video is made up of many little pieces called pixels. These pixels are like tiny dots that are all different colors, and when they are put together they create a picture. The fields are like puzzle pieces that fit together to make the whole picture move.

So, when you're watching a video on your TV or computer, you're really watching a series of little photos that are put together so quickly that it looks like the picture is actually moving. And each of those little photos is called a field.