James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
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James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
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Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#2This is more exciting for me than 3d. I remember thinking this when I first noticed that counterstrike didn't feel right at <60fps while watching action films with 24fps
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#3I assume that higher fps = higher digital payload = higher bandwidth load for ISP's, considering services like Netflix Since this will place a bigger burden on ISP's, they will use it as added ammunition when lobbying Washington re Net Neutrality, and the whole thing will become a political clusterf*ck. Ain't life in the US grand? But other than that, it sounds like a good idea.
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#4Douglas Trumbull's 'Showscan' fprmat shot and projected 70mm film at 60 fps. The huge cost kept it from succeeding, though the visual impact was supposed to be amazing.
Cameron's proposal will introduce similar perceptual problems to HD video - fake stuff will look more fake, every tiny detail of a performer's face will be apparent, and scenes that play a certain way at 24fps might fall flat at 60. One study showed that physical comedy was funnier in low res/low frame rate, and the same action looked painful to the audience in greater definition and detail.
I'll watch a good story in any format, thanks.
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#5People are used to 24fps for movies now, however.
In my opinion, higher framerates just end up making everything look like a sitcom.
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#6I assume that higher fps = higher digital payload = higher bandwidth load for ISP's, considering services like Netflix Since this will place a bigger burden on ISP's, they will use it as added ammunition when lobbying Washington re Net Neutrality, and the whole thing will become a political clusterf*ck. Ain't life in the US grand? But other than that, it sounds like a good idea.
ISP's don't enter into it. The goal is to have exclusive tech in movie theaters only.
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#7The problem is that 24 FPS is now part of the Hollywood "look". 24 FPS is associated with high quality high budget productions in people's minds; 60 FPS looks like a home movie or low-budget TV sitcom. It may take a while to change people's perceptions.
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#8I'd guess our brain fills in data when the frame rate is only a few per second. When it's much higher we have to directly absorb what we see without mental filtering. This is why 24fps is more "cinematic".
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#9People are used to 24fps for movies now, however. In my opinion, higher framerates just end up making everything look like a sitcom.
We're at a local maxima. It will look better after it looks worse.
Re: James Cameron champions faster film projection rates (from 24 to 60 fps)
#10Douglas Trumbull's 'Showscan' fprmat shot and projected 70mm film at 60 fps. The huge cost kept it from succeeding, though the visual impact was supposed to be amazing. Cameron's proposal will introduce similar perceptual problems to HD video - fake stuff will look more fake, every tiny detail of a performer's face will be apparent, and scenes that play a certain way at 24fps might fall flat at 60. One study showed t…
Wasn't Showscan also projected with more lumens? A quick search didn't reveal this, but I am sure I remember that Showscan was much brighter.