Q: Why do you upload 60fps? Aren't the videos originally 30fps?
A: Yes, SD footage (like VX1000) and most skate videos before the HD era were captured at 29.97 FRAMES per second – but that's only half true.
What most people don't realize is that each of those FRAMES actually contains two separate images, called FIELDS – a top FIELD and a bottom FIELD – captured at slightly different points in time. This is called INTERLACED video.
So while the FRAME rate is 29.97, the motion is sampled at 59.94 FIELDS per second. Sometimes this is referred to as 59.94i – it's not an official term, but it helps explain that motion is captured at double the FRAME rate.
Just to be clear: 29.97i and 59.94i mean the same thing – don't let the terminology confuse you. The letters "i" and "p" stand for interlaced and progressive video formats. For instance, 480p is progressive scan, and 480i is interlaced.
Technically, the correct and official term is 29.97i, since it's based on FRAME rate – but many people unofficially use 59.94i, because it more clearly reflects the actual motion sampling rate: 59.94 FIELDS per second.
When the footage was watched on a standard tube TV (CRT), the screen would display the FIELDS one after the other, effectively turning INTERLACED video into PROGRESSIVE motion – giving you 59.94 UPDATES per second. That's why the motion always looked smooth and natural, even if the DVD (or file) said "29.97fps".
However, when skate videos first started being uploaded online, many were DEINTERLACED incorrectly to 29.97p – most often by discarding one of the two INTERLACED FIELDS per FRAME – which effectively cut the motion sampling rate in half, making them look choppy, stuttery, and not true to how they originally felt.
The goal of this channel is to restore the original smooth motion by properly converting the footage to 59.94p – bringing back these classic skate videos the way they were meant to be seen: in full, fluid 59.94 FRAMES per second.
Skate Video Library
Q: Why do you upload 60fps? Aren't the videos originally 30fps?
A: Yes, SD footage (like VX1000) and most skate videos before the HD era were captured at 29.97 FRAMES per second – but that's only half true.
What most people don't realize is that each of those FRAMES actually contains two separate images, called FIELDS – a top FIELD and a bottom FIELD – captured at slightly different points in time. This is called INTERLACED video.
So while the FRAME rate is 29.97, the motion is sampled at 59.94 FIELDS per second. Sometimes this is referred to as 59.94i – it's not an official term, but it helps explain that motion is captured at double the FRAME rate.
Just to be clear: 29.97i and 59.94i mean the same thing – don't let the terminology confuse you. The letters "i" and "p" stand for interlaced and progressive video formats. For instance, 480p is progressive scan, and 480i is interlaced.
Technically, the correct and official term is 29.97i, since it's based on FRAME rate – but many people unofficially use 59.94i, because it more clearly reflects the actual motion sampling rate: 59.94 FIELDS per second.
When the footage was watched on a standard tube TV (CRT), the screen would display the FIELDS one after the other, effectively turning INTERLACED video into PROGRESSIVE motion – giving you 59.94 UPDATES per second. That's why the motion always looked smooth and natural, even if the DVD (or file) said "29.97fps".
However, when skate videos first started being uploaded online, many were DEINTERLACED incorrectly to 29.97p – most often by discarding one of the two INTERLACED FIELDS per FRAME – which effectively cut the motion sampling rate in half, making them look choppy, stuttery, and not true to how they originally felt.
The goal of this channel is to restore the original smooth motion by properly converting the footage to 59.94p – bringing back these classic skate videos the way they were meant to be seen: in full, fluid 59.94 FRAMES per second.
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