30 FPS vs 60 FPS (no, it's not another one of those threads)

[SGM]

So YouTube is finally starting to roll out support for 48 and 60 FPS playback (albeit only on Chrome) and I've watched a few comparison videos.

Firstly, there is definitely an improvement, especially in fast-paced scenes, but is it just me or does it seem almost surreal watching it so smooth? Like, it looks great and it flows like butter but there's something in my head telling me this isn't right. This feeling is intensified even more when watching videos games at 60 FPS. 

Am I just used to watching almost everything at 30 FPS so 60 just seems odd or is there something else to it? 

[Syntaxvgm]

Well a couple of things. First, your whole life you've watched live action at 30 fps or under. Of course it's  a shock

Second, cameras have natural blur, and was essentially doing the work for your eyes. 60 fps allows your eyes to add blur depending on where you focus, but it takes a minute to get used to- it's still a low framerate. I noticed stuff seemed less surreal at 120hz personally. 

 

 

I'm addicted myself 

 

It's almost like I'm playing it 

 

I'm still experiencing issues with 1080p 60fps though

[WoodenMarker]

Well a couple of things. First, your whole life you've watched live action at 30 fps or under. Of course it's  a shock

Second, cameras have natural blur, and was essentially doing the work for your eyes. 60 fps allows your eyes to add blur depending on where you focus, but it takes a minute to get used to- it's still a low framerate. I noticed stuff seemed less surreal at 120hz personally. 

Surreal is a good word. 

60 fps is at a point where the motion blur is slightly less obvious than 30 fps but not so much that it's not that much harder to discern from reality. 

[Flight1sim]

Can one of you point me to a comparison video?

[thekeemo]

now if only my computer could get me 60FPS..

[Syntaxvgm]

Surreal is a good word. 

60 fps is at a point where the motion blur is slightly less obvious than 30 fps but not so much that it's not that much harder to discern from reality. 

Sometimes I think some, including me, have problems naturally adding motion blur for a minute when switching to 60 fps. It's still not fast enough almost. 

 

I can say I've never seen ANYTHING in 48 or 60 fps and wished it was 24 or 30

 

We need this for more movies. Now. 

[SGM]

This site has side-by-side comparison videos. I imagine anything on YouTube will be similar. 

http://30vs60.com/


After watching a video at 60 I do seem to 'adjust' to the difference and it's less noticeable (though not entirely gone). It's an odd sensation. I'd like to think that as 60 FPS video becomes more ubiquitous (whenever that will be) it'll be less of a 'shock' to my eyes and mind, haha. 

[Tr3vor]

Yes, it is another one of those threads.

 

60 is better than 30. deal with it.

[SGM]

Well yes and no. 

While I did mention it's an improvement that's not the topic. The strange sensation upon watching a video at 60 FPS for the first time is. 

[Syntaxvgm]

Well yes and no. 

While I did mention it's an improvement that's not the topic. The strange sensation upon watching a video at 60 FPS for the first time is. 

I've always gamed 60 fps. 

But I used to play bf3 on the ps3 a lot. It had input latency and was 30 fps with frequent dips...

Once I decided to buy it for PC I remember going "Holy hell it's so smooth"

I wasn't even thinking about 60 vs 30 or anything. Honestly had been playing 30 on the ps3 for so long I forgot about it. This was after playing other 60 fps games on PC. Just for that game it made me go 'wow" since before I had only played that game at 30. 

[Grrizz]

I believe its working on Chrome, IE, Safari and some Firefox builds.