Another Silent Film (Framerate Question)

nfv · 4th December 2020, 03:22

https://www.mediafire.com/file/lmsnp...tclip.avi/file

What is the proper way to get this to the correct speed?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Sharc · 4th December 2020, 08:52

Code:

assumeFPS(xx)

with xx set according to your taste (18?), or collect some info from movie databases.

nfv · 4th December 2020, 10:12

There is no reference online for framerate of silent films. Do you know of one?

StainlessS · 4th December 2020, 15:43

JohnMeyer recently [within Covid-19 era] made an excellent post on such framerates for silent films,
do search or wait a little for John to show up.

EDIT:
Think maybe this was one I was thinking of:
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...13#post1921713

some more:
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...76#post1720176

https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...53#post1694753

https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...58#post1692858

https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...75#post1788775

https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...18#post1788718

https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...59#post1788559

EDIT: @JohnMeyer,
Seems there is a JohnMayer user on-site, no posts. You spell your name wrong ?

[I've probably spelt as such at times]

Sharc · 4th December 2020, 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfv

There is no reference online for framerate of silent films. Do you know of one?

No, I just thought that the subject has been dealt with somewhere
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.p...SpeedOfSilents

When the film was taken with a hand-cranked camera it will be something like a 'variable unknown framrate' depending on the operator, and one can only make a best guess, I am afraid.

johnmeyer · 4th December 2020, 16:49

Quick summary:

Sound film: 24 fps
1930s onward 8mm & 16mm silent film: 16 fps
Super 8 film: 18 fps
Pre-1930 silent film: 10-18 fps (often hand-cranked; no standard)

manono · 9th December 2020, 02:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfv

What is the proper way to get this to the correct speed?

It's already at the correct speed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfv

There is no reference online for framerate of silent films. Do you know of one?

Just a very general one:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110708...lf/18_kb_2.htm

The closer we got to the sound era, the closer to 24fps they got. Many late-period silent films were meant to be played at 24fps.

mikahawkins1 · 9th December 2020, 16:40

Seems pretty good the way it is.

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nfv Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	Another Silent Film (Framerate Question) https://www.mediafire.com/file/lmsnp...tclip.avi/file What is the proper way to get this to the correct speed? Any help would be much appreciated.

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StainlessS HeartlessS Usurer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Over the rainbow Posts: 10,980	JohnMeyer recently [within Covid-19 era] made an excellent post on such framerates for silent films, do search or wait a little for John to show up. EDIT: Think maybe this was one I was thinking of: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...13#post1921713 some more: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...76#post1720176 https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...53#post1694753 https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...58#post1692858 https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...75#post1788775 https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...18#post1788718 https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...59#post1788559 EDIT: @JohnMeyer, Seems there is a JohnMayer user on-site, no posts. You spell your name wrong ? [I've probably spelt as such at times] __________________ I sometimes post sober. StainlessS@MediaFire ::: AND/OR ::: StainlessS@SendSpace "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities", but how many of them are infinitely bigger ??? Last edited by StainlessS; 4th December 2020 at 15:59.

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4th December 2020, 10:12	#3 \| Link
nfv Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	There is no reference online for framerate of silent films. Do you know of one?

4th December 2020, 16:49	#6 \| Link
johnmeyer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: California Posts: 2,695	Quick summary: Sound film: 24 fps 1930s onward 8mm & 16mm silent film: 16 fps Super 8 film: 18 fps Pre-1930 silent film: 10-18 fps (often hand-cranked; no standard)

9th December 2020, 16:40	#8 \| Link
mikahawkins1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 7	Seems pretty good the way it is.