[MacDV] Re: Quality of 8mm film

Steven Rogers srogers1 at austin.rr.com
Thu Jul 24 17:15:03 PDT 2003


On Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 04:12 PM, David Thrasher wrote:

> Actually the frame rate refers to how it will be projected -  16 fps 
> (frames per second) for silent films (or 18 fps for Super 8) and 24 
> fps for sound films.

It refers to both, since normal motion requires that the filming and 
projection rate be the same. When someone says "X film is 18 fps", it 
means that its intended to be shot and projected at that speed for 
normal motion.

SR



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