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  What does PsF mean?

  Posted by Bob Roberts on September 22, 2005 at 8:51 pm

  What does PsF mean in the context of “1080 23.98 PsF”?

  Tony replied 20 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Ed Dooley

  September 22, 2005 at 9:21 pm

  Progressive Scan Single-Frame.
  Ed
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  Gary Adcock

  September 22, 2005 at 9:48 pm

  [Bob Roberts] “What does PsF mean in the context of “1080 23.98 PsF”?”

  The Sony Professional HD format (HDCAM) captures what is called a “progressive segmented frame” which is a progressive image that is electronically “separated” or “split” into 2 “fields” which allows Sony to mimic an interlaced image, the basis of their HD format (1080i), while still giving digital film makers the ability to take that HD image back to 24 film frames without much difficulty.
  The capture is truly progressive -contrary to many opinions- and the image is normally played back on most displays at 48i.

  Gary Adcock
  Studio37
  HD and Film Consultation
  Chicago, IL USA
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  Tony

  September 23, 2005 at 3:07 pm

  PSF = progressive segmented frame. The important item to note here is the two halves of the frame were captured from one moment in time. Unlike interlace where the fields may contain two moments in time separated by 1/60 sec.

  Tony Salgado

  Tony Salgado

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