A system and method of collection motion vectors for motion compensated interpolation of digital video are disclosed. For example, one embodiment includes a method of identifying motion vectors for interpolating a portion of a digital video signal. The method comprises identifying a plurality of motion vectors indicative of differences between first and second frames of a digital video signal, assigning each of the plurality of motion vectors to one of a plurality of clusters, selecting at least one motion vector assigned to each of the plurality of clusters, and generating at least a portion of a third frame based on the at least one motion vector selected for each of the plurality of clusters. Other embodiments include a system and device configured to perform the method.