Jimmy Ren Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much shooting time you have with 400' of 16mm film? assuming that you're shooting at 24 fps. also, why are so many cameras sync'able at both 24fps and 25fps? what's the difference? why would one choose one over the other? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted August 15, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much shooting time you have with 400' of 16mm film? assuming that you're shooting at 24 fps. also, why are so many cameras sync'able at both 24fps and 25fps? what's the difference? why would one choose one over the other? thanks! Hi, Nearly 11 minutes usable. 24 FPS is cinema 25FPS is PAL TV. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jason Debus Posted August 15, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted August 15, 2006 Kodak has a handy film calculator: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/filmCalculator.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Horstman Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much shooting time you have with 400' of 16mm film? assuming that you're shooting at 24 fps. also, why are so many cameras sync'able at both 24fps and 25fps? what's the difference? why would one choose one over the other? thanks! 16mm shot at 24 frames per second runs at 36 feet per minute...so divide your total feet by 36 to get the running time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Ren Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi, Nearly 11 minutes usable. 24 FPS is cinema 25FPS is PAL TV. Stephen thanks everyone! that helps. some receptionist from a processing lab told me that 400' 16mm rolls are about 30 minutes @ 24fps. that didn't sound right for some reason. here's a follow up question: if i plan to shoot and telecine it and edit it digitally with sync sound, what fps should i film at? 24 or 25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 thanks everyone! that helps. some receptionist from a processing lab told me that 400' 16mm rolls are about 30 minutes @ 24fps. that didn't sound right for some reason. here's a follow up question: if i plan to shoot and telecine it and edit it digitally with sync sound, what fps should i film at? 24 or 25? If you're in a PAL country it's easier with 25 fps, US would be easier with 24 fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Horstman Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 If you're in a PAL country it's easier with 25 fps, US would be easier with 24 fps. If you are in North America (or any conuntry on Alternating Current) shoot at 24. If you are in Europe (or any country on Direct Current) use 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 If you are in North America (or any conuntry on Alternating Current) shoot at 24. If you are in Europe (or any country on Direct Current) use 25. Everyone uses AC. The US uses 60Hz, Europe 50Hz. So it's exactly two fields per frame here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Horstman Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Everyone uses AC. The US uses 60Hz, Europe 50Hz. So it's exactly two fields per frame here. Sorry got mixed up. Thanks for the correction Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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