High Frame Rates explained

Using a Lego windmill, a flashlight and his upturned bicycle, Dr David Wood, former Deputy Director of Technology & Innovation at the EBU, explains how increasing the fame rate - the number of pictures per second - can improve the TV viewing experience.

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[nintendomaniac]

Now that YouTube supports 60fps videos for HD resolutions, perhaps a new follow-up video that also demonstrates said 60fps is in order?

[LordAugastus]

I was merely referring to the film based fps, not the digital imagery. There will always be the dark area between the images on the film, but it is difficult to create such high fps, as film can melt due to various factor. If we recreate that condition in digital film and play the tape than there (in my theatrical understanding) could be a sync issues with the brain reading black/image screens

[popaddict]

Now this is the question that needs to be answered.

[fusionwp]

Interesting comment found on Wikipedia on the subject: "Criticisms of the format include assertions that the "cinematic look" is lost with the use of high frame rates. Film critics have complained that 3D HFR looks like video games, HDTV, live theater or a cheap home movie."

[LordAugastus]

With the higher frame rate than 60. I wouldnt know how much higher >1000 perhaps, but I am wondering if there would be sync. issues with the rate at which the brain processes images vs the rate it takes those images in. Im sure it would just be a headache/ eye ache from having such exposure would be interesting to test with fps higher than 10, 000.

[fusionwp]

To an extent true, however I suppose it depends more specifically on the film and genre.

[poisonpotato]

I thought extremely high frame rates = slow motion

[bashbrannigan]

When you go to a movie you don't want reality anyways.

[Toiarc]

Reality doesn't cause headaches..

[bainintheneck]

does this guy know how to ride a bike?

[guily]

The problem is all videos I see at 60 FPS look more artificial than the 24\30 ones.

I prefer the blured ones than the 60 fake crap videos that look like Real life going like a Ferrari on track, it even seems that real life is speeding up a lot on the 60 FPS videos... And hell, in real life I see VERY different to those 60 FPS videos, in my eyes it actually looks more like those 30FPS videos, but just without much blur, the 60 FPS already look like a game with fake 3D strange motion.

Now for gaming, 120FPS is the best, but the problem is really having raw power to run upcoming games locked at that €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€

ps: In my opinion I dont think movies will win anything by being filmed at 60 FPS, unless they ended up having to add fake motion blur over the video again to look like its cinematic again...

[eleanorbron]

Is it weird that I find David Wood extremely attractive? Yes, I am a female nerd :)