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frames per second [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Video Technology
- Cinematography
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frames per second
1, record 1, English, frames%20per%20second
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- fps 2, record 1, English, fps
correct, plural
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frames/second 3, record 1, English, frames%2Fsecond
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unit of measurement of the frame rate of a moving image. 4, record 1, English, - frames%20per%20second
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A standard movie, which is also known as motion picture, can be defined as a sequence of several scenes. A scene is then defined as a sequence of several seconds of motions recorded without interruption. A scene usually has at least three seconds. A movie in the cinema is shown as a sequence of still pictures, at a rate of 24 images per second. Similarly, a TV [television] broadcast consists of a transmission of 30 frames per second ..., 25 frames per second ... or anything from 5 to 30 frames per second for typical videos in the Internet. 5, record 1, English, - frames%20per%20second
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Always in the plural. 6, record 1, English, - frames%20per%20second
Record 1, Key term(s)
- frames-per-second
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Vidéotechnique
- Cinématographie
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- images par seconde
1, record 1, French, images%20par%20seconde
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- images/seconde 2, record 1, French, images%2Fseconde
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure correspondant au nombre d'images affichées en une seconde par un dispositif. 3, record 1, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plus le nombre d'images est élevé, plus l'animation semble fluide. 3, record 1, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vitesse des mouvements que nous voyons à l'écran résulte du rapport entre la cadence de prise de vues et la cadence de projection. Toutes deux s'expriment en images par seconde. À l'époque du muet, les films étaient tournés à des cadences différentes, généralement entre 16 et 20 images par seconde. 4, record 1, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S'emploie toujours au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre les termes «trame par seconde» et «image par seconde», puisqu'une image est composée de deux trames. 5, record 1, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record 1, Key term(s)
- images-par-seconde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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