Frame Rates

Frame Rates

The term frame rate means ‘The frequency at which frames in a televisions picture, film, or video sequence are displayed. ‘(google.com)

Frames are the individual pictures shown as the playback, and are measured in FPS ‘Frames Per Second’; the more shots, the smoother the playback.

There are two main fps rates, 12 FPS and 24 FPS

12 FPS

12 FPS is a smooth animation, however the animation could be a lot smoother, an example of 12 FPS animation can be seen at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IWxKfkJ9o

In the animation you can see that the video is jumpy at times due to the lower frame rate.

24 FPS

24 FPS is a very smooth animation, and it is the one in which most professional projects are shot, for example, Shaun the sheep, an example of Claymation shot at 24 FPS can be seen at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPAUH_lOlbM