Study on the Acceptance of Higher Frame Rate Stereoscopic 3D in Digital Cinema

Frame Rates higher than the conventional 24 fps have been proposed recently, and a first movie “The Hobbit — An Unexpected Journey” has been shown in theatres in HFR 3D at 48 fps/eye. — This paper contributes to the debate whether HFR 3D is appreciated by the audiences over conventional 24 fps/eye Stereo 3D. Subjective tests have been conducted in order to evaluate the effect of the frame rate on the reception of stereoscopic content in a cinema environment. — The method used for the subjective tests is based on an ITU recommendation leading to a subjective assessment in three categories related to image perception, being smoothness of motion, sharpness of motion and overall visual impression.

Published

2013-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

HFR, Higher Frame Rates, 3D Digital Cinema, Stereoscopic 3D, Subjective Tests

DOI

10.5594/M001512

ISBN

978-1-61482-953-9