Re: [FWDLK] 1906 San Francisco Street film

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Uh, not exactly. Original silent films were shot around 16 fps. Since the 
cameras were hand cranked, that sometimes varied. When sound came in, as 
well as motorized cameras, the standard became 24 fps. When the early 16 fps 
films were projected 50% faster, at 24 fps, they appeared to be 'herky- 
jerky'.

Non-Forward Look post, but had to clear that up.

Ron

> Early moving pictures were filmed at 12 frames per second.  The standard 
> later changed to 16 fps, and it's playing 12 fps movies at 16 fps which 
> causes the "herky-jerky" look.

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