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Riley Harmon · March 31st, 2004, 07:20 PM

Ok. Frame mode rocks my world. I had seen a few tests before, but man it really kicks! In my opinion it looks better than de-interlacing. It has more motion blur, but I could be wrong. Does it have more motion blur or is just how it's played back on my LCD moditor? I using my brand new PV-DV953 in frame mode, (which I love). What do you think about frame mode?

Frank Granovski · April 23rd, 2004, 01:03 AM

I think that frame mode/progressive scan is a neat feature. I don't know about motion blur but it does play back a touch choppy---a nice effect.

Guy Bruner · April 23rd, 2004, 05:46 AM

Frame mode does look better than interlaced footage deinterlaced in most software. I'm sure there are some high end deinterlacers that can make the picture look better. When you shoot in frame mode, you are capturing a full frame every 1/30 sec instead of a 1/2 frame every 1/60 second. So, the motion blur per frame is reduced (between fields). That's why Panasonic refers to it more as a still picture mode. However, in video there is more temporal lag between frames which causes the jerky look and more motion blur. It looks more like 24 FPS film and that's why some Canon folks shooting XL1S and GL2s seem to like it.

March 31st, 2004, 07:20 PM	#1
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	PV-DV953 frame mode Ok. Frame mode rocks my world. I had seen a few tests before, but man it really kicks! In my opinion it looks better than de-interlacing. It has more motion blur, but I could be wrong. Does it have more motion blur or is just how it's played back on my LCD moditor? I using my brand new PV-DV953 in frame mode, (which I love). What do you think about frame mode?

April 23rd, 2004, 01:03 AM	#2
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I think that frame mode/progressive scan is a neat feature. I don't know about motion blur but it does play back a touch choppy---a nice effect.

April 23rd, 2004, 05:46 AM	#3
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Frame mode does look better than interlaced footage deinterlaced in most software. I'm sure there are some high end deinterlacers that can make the picture look better. When you shoot in frame mode, you are capturing a full frame every 1/30 sec instead of a 1/2 frame every 1/60 second. So, the motion blur per frame is reduced (between fields). That's why Panasonic refers to it more as a still picture mode. However, in video there is more temporal lag between frames which causes the jerky look and more motion blur. It looks more like 24 FPS film and that's why some Canon folks shooting XL1S and GL2s seem to like it.