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- Richard Addison wrote:
-
- > That pitch shift is almost a musical half-step. More specifically, a
- > speed shift from 24 FPS to 25 FPS is 1/16.98th of an octave, while a
- > musical half-step is 1/12 of an octave. It can be noticed.
-
- I hope everyone appreciates the math involved in this calculation. A
- step of 1 octave is equivalent to doubling (halving) the frequency, so
- the octave ratio of two notes is log (base 2) of the frequency ratio,
- and log2( 25/24 ) = 0.0589 = 1/16.98. And if you're looking for the
- "log2" key on your calculator, you probably won't find it--you'll need
- to include base conversion: log2( 25/24 ) = log( 25/24 ) / log( 2 ).
-
- As for noticing this, we should be asking PAL watchers, but if this is
- what you're used to, I doubt the shift is perceptible unless you have
- perfect pitch or a 24 FPS copy to compare. Nor would it surprise me
- to hear that the average cinema projector might be time-inaccurate by
- as much as 4%, although admittedly that seems rather bad.
-
- - Ernie
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