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Frame rate recommendations

Robbie: So Rich, earlier we talked about what the Frame Rate options that we had available to us were, but how do I know which one to use in what situation? Richard: Well, sometimes it's super easy. It's dictated by if you're shooting for a TV network or a client, they're going to tell you. And so, never hurts to say what frame rate do you want? Robbie: Right Okay Richard: And that's fine, any others, there are logical rules like, I want delivering to a PAL Broadcast Standard, 25, or I'm delivering to an NTSC standard, 29.97. Robbie: 30, right, exactly. Richard: Sometimes it's set for you. Other times it's up to you or up to your client, and it becomes a real world conversation. Robbie: Yeah, I know, that's a-- that's a good point. I mean one of the things I think a lot of people are going after these days is sort of that filmic look, right? They want that nice smooth motion, and to get that typically, we're going to probably shoot at 24 frames per second. And really in NTSC countries…

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