How many frames per second does a standard cinema film run at?
Movies & TV easy Data from 2024
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The answer
24 frames per second
Cinema has run at 24 frames per second since the late 1920s. The number was not chosen for how it looks — it was the slowest speed that produced acceptable sound quality on optical film, and it stuck for a century.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | frames per second |
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