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Found a REALLY good on the fly framerate doubling interpolation method.

The PC world has discovered motion interpolation! HOORAY!

I'll be honest: it's a gimmick in TVs, and it's a gimmick on PCs, too. But I guess it's handy for folk who like it.
 
Alright, you might not like it erwos, but whenever I see moderate speed camera panning on a screen taking up 40 degrees of my viewing angle in front of me, I want to scream at the film's creators to read the guidelines for acceptable panning speeds to prevent massive judder. I know there are heated opinions on both sides and have read many articles about the pros and cons of each. Frame interpolation is something I'm going to require on my next projector purchase since motion judder is particularly bothersome to me. I also know that different displays have vastly different quality of their motion interpolation systems, so seeing the effect of one system doesn't necessarily reflect the effect of the implementation of the feature in all displays. I think calling it a gimmick doesn't give it credit for what it can do in source material with significant judder.
 
Totally irrelevant, yoyo. You're significantly altering the director's vision when you turn that on. 24hz, that's fine, that's not altering the picture. Motion interpolation, well, that is. You want to be a videophile, you gotta take the good with the bad, and that means that sometimes, you're gonna see director screw-ups.
 
I can definitely respect your position on this, and you're right for someone that's a hardcore videophile. I'm glad that sets with this feature (at least the ones I'd be looking at) have the option to turn frame interpolation on or off (or have different degrees of the effect) for personal freedom of choice.

I know I'm altering the original film when this is on... not disputing that at all. My current setup does not have frame interpolation and I have not gotten to set up a display in my own setting with this feature to test out if I really like it, but I'm going to want this option to decide for myself. Knowing that I'm sensitive to frame rates / refresh rates from a life of looking at computer displays and less than perfect display devices in general (lower than 75hz on a crt monitor gives me a headache, I see DLP rainbows fairly easily, etc.), I think this is a feature that will improve my viewing experience. I know that the other cases I've just mentioned do not have the same gravity as the concept of frame interpolation and what that does to the source material.

On the other hand, you do have this feature available where altering the "director's vision" is a ridiculous argument. Sporting events for example might be a situation where frame interpolation could help smooth things out and give you a more realistic / live look. In a situation like this, any technological steps between the live action and the viewer at home are taking away from the experience. If a lifelike and live look is the goal here, having the smoothest playback would be the goal and frame interpolation could help get you there (even for a videophile?).

So I haven't had a chance to really sit down and evaluate frame interpolation myself to decide my stance on it, but I do want to have this option. When I go to the theater, I can get headaches from the motion judder and what seems to be strobing. Maybe I've been spoiled by computer games and other sources that game smooth motion and panning vs. the traditional 24hz of movies. I guess I've been sensitized to this effect and if there's an option out there to let me watch a movie without getting this effect, I'm not willing to "take the good with the bad" necessarily. I may very well end up on your side of the fence, but I do see where this would be a useful feature for most users in at least some situations.
 
Hm, looking at that thread, I get the impression that I could use this with TVersity->PS3 since it uses ffdshow. Does that sound right?
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Hm, looking at that thread, I get the impression that I could use this with TVersity->PS3 since it uses ffdshow. Does that sound right?
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I think it may work 🙂
 
Originally posted by: erwos
Totally irrelevant, yoyo. You're significantly altering the director's vision when you turn that on. 24hz, that's fine, that's not altering the picture. Motion interpolation, well, that is. You want to be a videophile, you gotta take the good with the bad, and that means that sometimes, you're gonna see director screw-ups.
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Sometimes there is no director's vision relating to frame rates. I can see you wanting to turn it off and think it's gimmicky for movies and TV shows, but for other things like:

Sports? The smoother the better.
Nature documentaries like Planet Earth? AMAZING in 60fps.
3D animation movies look awesome with that extra fluid punch to them.
Home movies.
Porn.

It's certainly not gimmicky for these uses.
 
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