Term: Frame rate

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Term: Frame rate

Definition:

Frame rate is the speed at which film or video is recorded and/or played back. The frame rate is often expressed as "frames per second" (fps).

Frame rate impacts the visual consistency of motion. A higher frame rate means that more images are being captured per second, which results in smoother motion than with lower rates.

Typical values for frame rate include (non-exhaustive list):

• Pre-1926 film: 18-22 fps with very few at 24 fps;
• Standard film: 24 fps;
• Television NTSC: 29.97 fps;
• Television PAL: 25 fps

Category:

Moving image (video and film)

Resource:

FADGI Significant Properties for Digital Video
https://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/sigpropvideo.html

Why Frame Rate Matters
https://gizmodo.com/why-frame-rate-matters-1675153198

Compare frames per second
https://frames-per-second.appspot.com/

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