Codecs, containers & image formats · Working
Progressive scan
Also called: progressive
ELI5
Video in which each frame contains a complete image instead of alternating fields.
Used in conversation
“Can editorial try the progressive scan before tomorrow’s review?”
Definition
Video in which each frame contains a complete image rather than alternating fields.
Here “Progressive scan” means: Video in which each frame contains a complete image rather than alternating fields.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Progressive scan” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Connected terms
- Interlaced videoComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14