Video deinterlacer with intraframe and interframe blending

An automated process executable by a computing system that includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the automated process comprising:

• receiving an interlaced video, the interlaced video comprising a stream of interlaced frames where each interlaced frame includes a first field and a second field separated in time;
• and
• for each interlaced frame in the interlaced video:
• copying a first plurality of pixel values from the first field to a new progressive scan frame in a progressive scan video;
• for each pixel in a second plurality of pixels from the second field:
• determining an intraframe pixel prediction value from a kernel of pixels values from a same frame;
• determining an interframe pixel prediction value from at least one pixel value from a different frame;
• determining a motion strength value;
• determining a replacement pixel value as a blending of the interframe prediction value and the intraframe prediction value, where the blending is determined at least in part by the motion strength value;
• and
• copying the replacement pixel value to the new progressive scan frame.

A streaming server in communication with a video player device over a network, the streaming server comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to perform an automated process for converting an interlaced video to a progressive scan video by executing digital instructions stored in the memory, wherein the automated process comprises:

• for each interlaced frame in the interlaced video:
• copying a first plurality of pixel values from a first field to a new progressive scan frame in the progressive scan video;
• for each pixel in a second plurality of pixels from a second field:
• determining an intraframe pixel prediction value;
• determining an interframe pixel prediction value;
• determining a replacement pixel value as a blending of the interframe prediction value and the intraframe prediction value;
• and
• copying the replacement pixel value to the new progressive scan frame.