AnimPlayer | help | monitor refresh rates [ flipbook, animation, clip + sequence player ]

The table below shows the complex relationship between the displays refresh rate and possible smooth playback speeds. The colored cells mark the ideal playback speeds for Film, PAL and NTSC.

divider	1/1	1/2	1/3	1/4	1/5	1/6

60 Hz	60	30	20	15	12	10
fm	30	15	10	7.5	6	5

70 Hz	70	35	23	17.5	14.4	11.7
fm	35	17.5	11.7	8.8	7	5.8

72 Hz	72	36	24	18	14.4	12
fm	36	18	12	9	7.2	6

75 Hz	75	37.5	25	18.8	15	12.5
fm	37.5	18.8	12.5	9.4	7.5	6.3

85 Hz	85	42.5	28.3	21.3	17	14.2
fm	42.5	21.3	14.2	10.6	8.5	7.1

90 Hz	90	45	30	22.5	18	15
fm	45	22.5	15	11.3	9	7.5

100 Hz	100	50	33.3	25	20	16.7
fm	50	25	16.7	12.5	10	8.3

120 Hz	120	60	40	30	24	20
fm	60	30	20	15	12	10

Film	PAL	NTSC
24 fps	25 fps	30 fps

Hz = Hertz

fm = field mode, which means the playback speed when AnimPlayers field simulation mode is active.

relationship between refresh rate and smooth playback