diff --git a/Tests/TestResources/pal-dvbt-fieldcoded-25i.ts b/Tests/TestResources/pal-dvbt-fieldcoded-25i.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a077ec3
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diff --git a/app/lib/services/field_order_detector.dart b/app/lib/services/field_order_detector.dart
index 44b5f30..e00061a 100644
--- a/app/lib/services/field_order_detector.dart
+++ b/app/lib/services/field_order_detector.dart
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ class FieldOrderDetector {
 
       final width = videoStream['width'] as int?;
       final height = videoStream['height'] as int?;
-      final frameRate = _parseFrameRate(videoStream['r_frame_rate'] as String?);
+      final frameRate = selectFrameRate(
+        _parseFrameRate(videoStream['r_frame_rate'] as String?),
+        _parseFrameRate(videoStream['avg_frame_rate'] as String?),
+      );
       final duration = _parseDuration(format?['duration'] as String?);
       final frameCount = _parseFrameCount(videoStream['nb_frames'] as String?);
       final codec = videoStream['codec_name'] as String?;
@@ -432,6 +435,31 @@ class FieldOrderDetector {
   // UTILITIES
   // ============================================================================
 
+  /// Picks the true picture frame rate from the container's `r_frame_rate`
+  /// (the stream's base/tick rate) and `avg_frame_rate` (the average displayed
+  /// rate).
+  ///
+  /// Field-coded interlaced H.264 — e.g. a DVB-T PAL rip stored as "separated
+  /// fields" — reports `r_frame_rate` as the *field* rate (50 for 25fps PAL,
+  /// 59.94 for 29.97fps NTSC) while `avg_frame_rate` reports the real picture
+  /// rate (25 / 29.97). Trusting the field rate makes VapourBox think the
+  /// source is 50p, so QTGMC "Double Rate" deinterlacing targets 100fps and
+  /// the pipe-source clip is built at the wrong rate (issue #13).
+  ///
+  /// When `avg` is roughly half of `r` (the field-coded signature), trust
+  /// `avg`. Otherwise keep `r` — it's the reliable rate for CFR progressive
+  /// and frame-coded interlaced content, and `avg` can be 0/0 or skewed by
+  /// VFR/duration rounding.
+  static double? selectFrameRate(double? rFrameRate, double? avgFrameRate) {
+    if (rFrameRate == null || rFrameRate <= 0) return avgFrameRate;
+    if (avgFrameRate == null || avgFrameRate <= 0) return rFrameRate;
+    final ratio = rFrameRate / avgFrameRate;
+    if (ratio > 1.8 && ratio < 2.2) {
+      return avgFrameRate;
+    }
+    return rFrameRate;
+  }
+
   double? _parseFrameRate(String? rateStr) {
     if (rateStr == null) return null;
 
diff --git a/app/lib/services/preview_generator.dart b/app/lib/services/preview_generator.dart
index 003fb99..d742eae 100644
--- a/app/lib/services/preview_generator.dart
+++ b/app/lib/services/preview_generator.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:uuid/uuid.dart';
 import '../models/encoding_settings.dart';
 import '../models/processing_pipeline.dart';
 import '../models/video_job.dart';
+import 'field_order_detector.dart';
 import 'tool_locator.dart';
 
 /// Service for generating video thumbnails and processed previews.
@@ -393,17 +394,14 @@ class PreviewGenerator {
     // Parse duration
     _duration = double.tryParse(format?['duration']?.toString() ?? '') ?? 0;
 
-    // Parse frame rate
-    final rFrameRate = videoStream['r_frame_rate'] as String?;
-    if (rFrameRate != null) {
-      final parts = rFrameRate.split('/');
-      if (parts.length == 2) {
-        final num = double.tryParse(parts[0]);
-        final den = double.tryParse(parts[1]);
-        if (num != null && den != null && den != 0) {
-          _frameRate = num / den;
-        }
-      }
+    // Parse frame rate. Prefer the picture rate (avg_frame_rate) over the
+    // field/base rate (r_frame_rate) for field-coded interlaced sources — see
+    // FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate (issue #13).
+    final rFrameRate = _parseRational(videoStream['r_frame_rate'] as String?);
+    final avgFrameRate = _parseRational(videoStream['avg_frame_rate'] as String?);
+    final selected = FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(rFrameRate, avgFrameRate);
+    if (selected != null && selected > 0) {
+      _frameRate = selected;
     }
 
     // Parse frame count
@@ -416,6 +414,22 @@ class PreviewGenerator {
     _pixelFormat = videoStream['pix_fmt'] as String? ?? 'yuv420p';
   }
 
+  /// Parses an ffprobe rational frame-rate string (e.g. "25/1") to a double.
+  /// Returns null for null/"0/0"/unparseable input.
+  double? _parseRational(String? rateStr) {
+    if (rateStr == null) return null;
+    final parts = rateStr.split('/');
+    if (parts.length == 2) {
+      final num = double.tryParse(parts[0]);
+      final den = double.tryParse(parts[1]);
+      if (num != null && den != null && den != 0) {
+        return num / den;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+    return double.tryParse(rateStr);
+  }
+
   Future<List<Uint8List>> _extractThumbnails(String videoPath, int count) async {
     final thumbnails = <Uint8List>[];
     final interval = _duration / count;
diff --git a/app/test/scan_type_detection_test.dart b/app/test/scan_type_detection_test.dart
index c0a4c44..a22d925 100644
--- a/app/test/scan_type_detection_test.dart
+++ b/app/test/scan_type_detection_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
+import 'package:vapourbox/models/video_job.dart';
 import 'package:vapourbox/services/field_order_detector.dart';
 import 'package:vapourbox/services/tool_locator.dart';
 
@@ -35,6 +36,35 @@ void main() {
     detector = FieldOrderDetector();
   });
 
+  group('selectFrameRate (issue #13)', () {
+    test('field-coded interlaced PAL (r=50, avg=25) → picture rate 25', () {
+      // DVB-T PAL rip stored as separated fields reports r_frame_rate as the
+      // field rate. Must resolve to 25 so QTGMC double-rate targets 50p, not 100.
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(50.0, 25.0), 25.0);
+    });
+
+    test('field-coded interlaced NTSC (r=59.94, avg=29.97) → 29.97', () {
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(59.94, 29.97), 29.97);
+    });
+
+    test('true 50p progressive (r=50, avg=50) keeps 50', () {
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(50.0, 50.0), 50.0);
+    });
+
+    test('frame-coded 25fps (r=25, avg=25) keeps 25', () {
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(25.0, 25.0), 25.0);
+    });
+
+    test('missing/invalid avg falls back to r', () {
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(25.0, null), 25.0);
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(50.0, 0.0), 50.0);
+    });
+
+    test('missing r falls back to avg', () {
+      expect(FieldOrderDetector.selectFrameRate(null, 25.0), 25.0);
+    });
+  });
+
   group('Scan Type Detection', () {
     test('soft_telecine_test.mkv is detected as soft telecine', () async {
       final videoPath = path.join(testResourcesDir, 'soft_telecine_test.mkv');
@@ -65,6 +95,31 @@ void main() {
               '— hard telecine requiring IVTC');
     });
 
+    test(
+        'pal-dvbt-fieldcoded-25i.ts reports 25fps picture rate, not 50 (issue #13)',
+        () async {
+      // DVB-T2 PAL rip, H.264 interlaced stored as separated fields. ffprobe
+      // reports r_frame_rate=50/1 (field rate) but avg_frame_rate=25/1
+      // (picture rate). VapourBox must use 25 — otherwise QTGMC double-rate
+      // targets 100fps and the pipe-source clip is built at the wrong rate.
+      final videoPath =
+          path.join(testResourcesDir, 'pal-dvbt-fieldcoded-25i.ts');
+      if (!await File(videoPath).exists()) {
+        markTestSkipped('pal-dvbt-fieldcoded-25i.ts not found');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      final info = await detector.getVideoInfo(videoPath);
+      expect(info, isNotNull);
+      expect(info!.frameRate, closeTo(25.0, 0.01),
+          reason: 'field-coded interlaced source must resolve to the 25fps '
+              'picture rate, not the 50fps field rate (issue #13)');
+      expect(info.scanType, ScanType.interlaced,
+          reason: 'idet shows TFF interlaced frames without repeated fields');
+      expect(info.fieldOrder, FieldOrder.topFieldFirst,
+          reason: 'field_order=tt → top field first');
+    });
+
     test('interlaced_test.avi is detected as interlaced', () async {
       final videoPath = path.join(testResourcesDir, 'interlaced_test.avi');
       if (!await File(videoPath).exists()) {