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Drop Frame

A term for a method of recounting individual video frames that allows the elapsed time of the SMPTE display to approximately match elapsed real time. This process was developed to reconcile the speed difference between 30 fps and 29.97 fps time code.

Permanent link Drop Frame - Modification date 2019-12-19 - Creation date 2019-12-19


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