Frame Rate Conversion in Broadcast: Why It Matters and Why Sport Makes It Hard
The broadcast world is divided. Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and most of Asia produce and transmit television at 50Hz - 25 frames per second progressive, or 50 fields per second interlaced. The Americas, Japan, and South Korea use 59.94Hz - approximately 30 frames per second, or approximately 60 fields per second interlaced. These two families have coexisted since the early days of television and show no sign of converging. ...