Processing media content with scene changes

An apparatus for processing media content comprising at least one video, said at least one video comprising a sequence of scenes comprising pictures, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor whereby said apparatus is operative to:

• determine whether a scene change from a first scene to a second scene subsequent to the first scene occurs within a predetermined proximity to a boundary between segments, each segment representing a portion of the media content of a fixed duration;
• and
• perform at least one of:
• when the scene change occurs within a predetermined proximity of an end of a segment, discard from said segment at least a first picture in the second scene and insert into said segment an additional picture in the first scene;
• and
• when the scene change occurs within a predetermined proximity of a start of a segment, discard from said segment at least one picture in the first scene and insert into said segment an additional picture in the second scene, wherein
• the step of inserting in said segment the additional. picture in the first scene comprises generating a new picture based on at least one existing picture in the first scene,
• the first scene comprises a pair of interlaced fields comprising a first interlaced field and a second interlaced field,
• the step of inserting in said segment the additional picture in the first scene comprises inserting an additional pair of interlaced fields comprising an additional first interlaced field and an additional second interlaced field, and
• the additional first interlaced field is interpolated based on the first interlaced field and the second interlaced field in the first scene, and the additional second interlaced field is a repeat of the second interlaced field.