Interlace:
Part of the problem with low frame rate is interlace. There's still a lot of 60 field per second content out there, and more is being generated every day. Computers don't have the image processing tools to handle 60 fields per second. (Long story.) So it *must* be converted to progressive at the server. Since 60p is a rarity, that means 30p. Sixty field content has the temporal resolution to convey motion well, but 30p doesn't.
In a world increasingly dominated by computer displays, interlace should die. 60p should be used instead. Unfortunately, HDTV supports a 60 field format (i.e. 1080i). Broadcast standards change on a multi-decade time-scale, so we're kinda fucked on this one.
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In a world increasingly dominated by computer displays, interlace should die. 60p should be used instead. Unfortunately, HDTV supports a 60 field format (i.e. 1080i). Broadcast standards change on a multi-decade time-scale, so we're kinda fucked on this one.
- mark 11-03-2014 2:54 am