Frame rate for time lapse?

cristiaciobanu 29 Oct 2009 10:36
Hi! I am new to footage and I have a question for more experienced people. I am doing mostly time lapse videos, from digital photos but I'm not sure about what frame rate to use for HD time lapse footage. I normally go for 30 and sometimes for 25 fps, but I would like to know what is the best setting to use and what frame rate are most of the buyers looking for? Or maybe I should do 24fps?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
JHDT_Productions 29 Oct 2009 10:51
I don't do timelapse but I think I would stick to 30. The buyer could reduce to 25 or 24 via software easier than increasing to 30 from a lower frame rate.

Jake
cristiaciobanu 29 Oct 2009 11:36
OK, I understand. Thank you!
zygistudio 29 Oct 2009 12:46
Currently all my time-lapse videos are 25fps (I live in Europe). I tried 24, 29.97 and 30 fps and did not notice any difference in selling.

You can check yourself which frame rate is selling best using SEARCH from main Pond5 page:

- enter time-lapse as search string
- check 'Video' and 'HD'
- Sort results by: 'Number of sales'

You'll find no big difference. First few best selling clips are 29.97fps but I think reason could be a low price.

Zygis
cristiaciobanu 30 Oct 2009 09:35
Thank you, Zygis. You have a very nice portfolio!