Can you play a video in 1000fps at normal speed?
Or play a game at normal speed with this fps?
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The purpose of the higher frame rates for recording is so that the clip can be stretched out without losing smoothness.
Take 60fps as the benchmark for smooth viewing (think video game standard). If I record at 60fps but play it back at 25%, it runs at 15fps, which is a very choppy playback. If I record at a lower frame rate, like 25fps, and slow it down to 25%, it runs at 6fps, which is horrible. Think gas station security cameras replayed in slow motion where the culprit teleporting from the door to the counter.
So if I want something resembling the same smoothness as 60fps real time, I need to record in a higher frame rate. My Gopro records at 240fps. I can slow the footage down to 25% speed and get the same smoothness as a real time video in 60fps.
But let’s say that 25% speed is still too fast. I might want ti capture an arrow in flight, and it’s moving too fast to see even in slow motion. I could render it at 12% speed and still have an acceptable smoothness. But even that might be too fast. If I want to capture the majestic flight or the impact, I might need 5% speed. To get the smoothness at 60fps high definition, I need to record in 1200fps.
And that’s where your question comes in.
You only record in high FPS if you intend to use it for slow motion. If I don’t plan on it, I record in 60fps to play at normal speed. Recording at higher frame rate requires more powerful recording tech and much larger file sizes than what is needed for normal playback.
In short, 1000fps isn’t slo mo. It’s recorded in 1000fps so that the video can be slowed down without losing frames that we can see.
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