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From: ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,rec.video
Subject: Re: HDTV and ATV Glossary (TN32)
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Date: 15 Aug 89 02:11:18 GMT
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In article <3272@arctic.nprdc.arpa> mostelle@nprdc.navy.mil (Jim Mosteller) writes:
>Both IMAX and OMNIMAX pass film at a "normal" 24 FPS, but strobe each
>frame twice, giving an effective 48 images per second -- smoother,
>less flicker to watch. 

Normal film is shown like this.  Sound film is 24 fps with each frame shown
twice (for 48/s) and silent film is 16 fps with each frame shown thrice (for
48/s).