High Frame-Rate Television

M. G. Armstrong, D. J. Flynn, M. E. Hammond, S. J. E. Jolly, R. A. Salmon

The frame and field rates that have been used for television since the 1930s cause problems for motion portrayal, which are increasingly evident on the large, high-resolution television displays that are now common. This paper reports on a program of experimental work that successfully demonstrated the advantages of higher frame rate capture and display as a means of improving the quality of television systems of all spatial resolutions. Additional benefits were identified from the use of high frame-rate capture for the production of programs to be viewed using conventional televisions. Ways to mitigate some of the production and distribution issues that high frame-rate television implies are suggested.

Print ISSN
Electronic ISSN
2160-2492
Published
2009-10
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J15986