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- ALAN,
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- I wrote:
- >>
- >>An animator works very precisely to make the right progression of
- >>incrementally small moves to animate his character. Then someone
- >essentially
- >>adds a 2 frame hold every fifth exposure, destroyting the smooth
- >progression
- >>he has created.
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-
- YOU WROTE
- >To be precise, the conversion is called a 3:2 pulldown process, where
- >every three fields represent the first frame of film, and the next two
- >fields represent the second frame of film. Just because your home VCR
- >shows you a double frame every fifth or so frame doesn't mean 'tis
- >exactly so.. :)
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- >AC
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- I agree with the theory, but I believe the net result is a disruption of the
- smooth flow which appears on screen. As an example, I recall seeing (some
- years ago) on the Academy Awrds, a clip from the famous Skeleton Fight from
- Jason and the Argonauts. The skeletons looked VEEEERRRYYYY "choppy". It made
- RAy's smooth animation look atrocious. My assumption here was that some had
- taken VIDEO and retransferred clips, and somehow in the process gotten out of
- phase and looked worse than on normal video, and of course much worse than in
- theater. ??????
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- I also have had the opportunity to view many of Ray HArryhausen's films on the
- big screen. How come the creatures move much smoother there? THe image is
- huge. Any discrepancy in rate of movement would be more jarring than sitting
- 10 feet away from the tv which is greatly (!) reduced in size. One would
- think it should appear SMOOTHER on tv for that reason alone.
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- Not being argumentative, but if you know a reason ...I'm open.
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- Thanks for all your contributions!
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- Rick Catizone
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