diff --git a/services/transcode/h264.go b/services/transcode/h264.go
index 8f78e32a..8aa031fe 100644
--- a/services/transcode/h264.go
+++ b/services/transcode/h264.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package transcode
 
 import (
-	"github.com/bcc-code/bccm-flows/services/ffmpeg"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/bcc-code/bccm-flows/services/ffmpeg"
 )
 
 type EncodeInput struct {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ type EncodeInput struct {
 	Resolution string
 	FrameRate  int
 	Bitrate    string
+	Interlace  bool
 }
 
 type EncodeResult struct {
diff --git a/services/transcode/xdcam.go b/services/transcode/xdcam.go
index f88acaf0..70acb9e1 100644
--- a/services/transcode/xdcam.go
+++ b/services/transcode/xdcam.go
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 package transcode
 
 import (
-	"github.com/bcc-code/bccm-flows/services/ffmpeg"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-)
 
-func XDCAM(input EncodeInput, progressCallback ffmpeg.ProgressCallback) (*EncodeResult, error) {
-	filename := filepath.Base(strings.TrimSuffix(input.FilePath, filepath.Ext(input.FilePath))) + ".mxf"
-	outputPath := filepath.Join(input.OutputDir, filename)
+	"github.com/bcc-code/bccm-flows/services/ffmpeg"
+)
 
+func generateFfmpegParamsForXDCAM(input EncodeInput, output string) []string {
 	params := []string{
 		"-progress", "pipe:1",
 		"-hide_banner",
@@ -45,11 +43,27 @@ func XDCAM(input EncodeInput, progressCallback ffmpeg.ProgressCallback) (*Encode
 		)
 	}
 
+	if input.Interlace {
+		params = append(
+			params,
+			"-flags", "+ilme+ildct",
+			"-vf", "setfield=tff,fieldorder=tff",
+		)
+	}
+
 	params = append(
 		params,
-		outputPath,
+		output,
 	)
 
+	return params
+}
+
+func XDCAM(input EncodeInput, progressCallback ffmpeg.ProgressCallback) (*EncodeResult, error) {
+	filename := filepath.Base(strings.TrimSuffix(input.FilePath, filepath.Ext(input.FilePath))) + ".mxf"
+	outputPath := filepath.Join(input.OutputDir, filename)
+	params := generateFfmpegParamsForXDCAM(input, outputPath)
+
 	info, err := ffmpeg.GetStreamInfo(input.FilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/services/transcode/xdcam_test.go b/services/transcode/xdcam_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b439a564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/transcode/xdcam_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package transcode
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_GenerateFFmpegParamsForXDCAM(t *testing.T) {
+	const golden = `-progress pipe:1 -hide_banner -i something.mxf -c:v mpeg2video -pix_fmt yuv422p -color_primaries bt709 -color_trc bt709 -colorspace bt709 -y -b:v 50M -s 1920x1080 -r 25 -flags +ilme+ildct -vf setfield=tff,fieldorder=tff something/something.mxf`
+
+	const root = "root/"
+	const outputPath = "something/something.mxf"
+	cmd := generateFfmpegParamsForXDCAM(EncodeInput{
+		FilePath:   "something.mxf",
+		OutputDir:  "out/",
+		Resolution: "1920x1080",
+		FrameRate:  25,
+		Bitrate:    "50M",
+		Interlace:  true,
+	}, outputPath)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, strings.Join(cmd, " "), golden)
+}