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Posted by Stroller on 12/12/06 06:12
fwibbler wrote:
> Stroller <stroller@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>...
>> > That said, I'd still prefer the PAL format version as it doesn't have
>> > the horrible motion judder of the NTSC format.
>>
>> Sorry - can you clarify this, please? Is motion judder a characteristic of
>> NTSC?
>>
> Hmmm, AIUI,
>
> Film is shot at 24 frames per second.
> NTSC works by slowing this to 23.976fps and taking every 4th frame and
> duplicating it. So for every 4 frames of footage, 5 frames get displayed.
> this brings the frame rate up to 29.97fps.
>
> This tends to lead to motion judder (not sure if that is the official term
> for it)
>
> Have a look at the motion of the Star Destroyer at the begining as it flys
> overhead.
I see. Many thanks for your explanation.
So basically the NTSC version of this release is slightly sharper than PAL,
but has motion stuttering? So it's swings & roundabouts - both are basically
the same film quality?
Cheers,
Stroller.
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