Formula
Each second contributes the same number of frames:
frames = frames per second × seconds
The frame-time page divides 1,000 by the rate and answers milliseconds. This page answers how many frames the shot contains.
Assumptions
- The rate is constant.
- Dropped frames are not removed.
- A fractional second keeps a fractional frame until the result is shown as a whole number when it is whole.
Worked example
24 frames per second for 90 seconds is 2,160 frames.
Input definitions
- Frames per second
- How many frames the camera or the timeline records each second.
- Seconds
- The length of the shot.
Limitations
This is a planning figure from the numbers you type. It is not a measurement of a network, a camera, a printer, or a power supply.
Questions
Where is the time one frame takes?
On the frame-time page. 1,000 divided by the rate is milliseconds, not a count of frames.
Does this include a handle?
Only if you add those seconds yourself. The page multiplies the two numbers you type.