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Posted - Oct 4 2015 : 2:55PM
I have very little knowledge about the technical side of video playback and I'm looking for some advice.
I downloaded some 60 fps only files but I still prefer watching at a lower framerate. I guess my eyes are just not used to video’s with a higher framerate, so to me the scenes just look like someone is constantly pressing the fast forward button.
Is there a free player (or converter) out there that can play 60fps at 24 or 30 fps? It’s got nothing to do with choppy playback or anything, I guess it’s just a weird personal preference.
Mister Fahrenheit All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Oct 4 2015 : 4:19PM
Yeah, I have the same preference. Higher frame-rate stuff just looks like home video to me. This article on <iThe Hobbit</i explains why.
I don't know of any converter you can use though. Just wanted to let you know that other folks feel the same way.
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Posted - Oct 4 2015 : 6:24PM
Use HANDBRAKE. There Is A Setting To Change Frame Rate As Well As Other Settings.
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Posted - Oct 5 2015 : 4:31PM
Good to see I'm not the only one because there's people out there asking for more 60 fps saying it looks awesome.
Although I have also seen some old 24/30 fps scenes at 60 fps and they actually looked pretty good.
Thanks man! I've converted one of the scenes to 29 fps using handbrake and it looks so much better now.
JohnW
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Posted - Oct 10 2015 : 4:10AM
I would advise you to get used to it though, it is objectively "better" in the sense that there is much more motion resolution. You see details at 60fps that otherwise will disappear in motion scenes and that your eye won't be able to track at 24/30 because there's too few frames with the information. I find genuine 60fps content to be great for porn give that there's usually a lot of motion. And I find I even prefer the half-way interpolation feature that can be used on lower fps content too, while not a good, it still gives me a better viewing experience.
I will bet you that if the 24 standard that was made up in the 1920 (or the tv standards of 25/30 + interlaced that came around a decade later) had been higher, that you would not have wanted to go lower in 2015. Right now we just have several generations of viewers that are used to the choppiness of 24/30 and they associate that with creative content and that movie feeling. Its basically a brain virus and an artifact. I'd rather watch what has the most accurate representation of reality and contains more video information.
 
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Posted - Nov 15 2015 : 9:46AM
I get what your saying but there's not that much 60FPS stuff out there (and I'm talking movies and television also here) so it's hard to "get used to it" when almost every other video image that reaches your eyes on a daily basis is still the standard framerate.
Right now to me 60fps just looks like somebody is constantly pressing the fast forward button while I'm trying to watch it and it really takes me out of it.
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Posted - Nov 15 2015 : 5:00PM
VLC Player lets you slow it a bit. On the top menu bar, choose PLAYBACK and then look for SPEED. There is normal speed, slightly faster, faster, slightly slower and slower. Not much control but better than nothing.
Cyberlink PowerDVD the basic (free) edition doesn't have a speed control. At least not that I can find.
Windows Media Player (I don't know which version. I'm using the one that came loaded with Win 7) has Slow, Normal and Fast playback. Right click on the big Play/Pause icon and it'll give you the options.
Seems like I used to have a player that offered more speed control, but I don't recall which. It's not a feature I use much.
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Posted - Nov 16 2015 : 9:39PM
The menu bar selections are only quick/basic variations. VLC actually has more flexible speed control in the status bar. Click View-->Status Bar if you don't see the numerical speed control. (It's at lower right corner, beside the elapsed time box)




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