How to Calculate Framerate

Framerate is used in synchronizing audio and video in film, movies and video games.

Framerate, also referred to as frames per second -- FPS -- is a calculation of the number of images played per second in a movie, film or video game. The higher the framerate, the smoother the movement in the film, movie or video game. A frame change is undetectable by the human eye if it is greater than 24 FPS. Films and movies shown in America have an average framerate of 29.97 FPS. In Europe, the average framerate is 25 FPS.

Instructions

1. Figure out how many seconds comprise a video's scene. Use a stopwatch to count how long the scene plays.

2. Count the number of frames produced throughout the scene. To do this, use the pause feature on your digital video player; there is a function on many devices that also allows you to "step" through the video, frame by frame.

3. List the time as the denominator of a ratio and list the number of frames as the numerator.

4. Divide the numerator by the denominator. The result is the framerate.

References

• Fast Video Indexer: What is Framerate
• After Dawn: Framerate
• Search Networking: Framerate