Hi VanHee -

No. 60fps = 60 interlaced fields per second.

This might help you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate

Cheers - Tony
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Tony,

Thanks for your reply. The Canon T2i produces 60fps progressive for all frame sizes except 1080p which is 30fps. I think the answer is that PowerDirector doesn't handle 60fps progressive. That's too bad because it means I'll have to buy something else.

PD8 handles my 60fps 1080 progressive.

If you're on about output then you are governed by a different issue in selecting the correct render resolution and frame rate.

As regards editing 60fps 1080p you'll find PD8 handles it.

thanks

Dafydd
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SoftDeko,

Thanks for your response. So this answer has changed?
http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/posts/list/1429.page

Back to my original question, I have PD8 but it does not articulate 60fps of video shot by my T2i. How do I fix that?

No that answer hasn't changed at all.

PD8 can handle 60fps 1080p. It will edit the footage.
When it comes to viewing individual frames then that's not a do-able in PD's present form.

PD8 will display a block of electronic video data into either 25 or 30 fps, this is the way PD8 handles the data.

I have no problem with that.

I would like a 60frame display as an option but that isn't part of PD8.

Dafydd
[Moderator]

One of my objectives is to extract frames of action videos as photos. You can't extract a frame that it won't show you. In addition, I wonder how you can verify that you have 60fps if you can't see/count the frames?

MediaInfo, bitrate per frame

Single frame capture from Video? Slow the video down (change the speed within PD) and you'll still have a blur, it isn't going to be as sharp as a still.

My son uses a Canon7D.

Dafydd
[Moderator]

The frames are not as good as a still photos but they're getting better with progressive video from DSLRs. You can set the shutter speed to 1/4000 of a sec with enough light. Here's a frame of a std definition video taken with a shutter speed of 1/1000 sec.



You can also extract HD frames and resize them to get better photos.

Here's a link to the actual the Steller's Jay video from which the frame above was taken. As I said it's Std Def.:
http://www.motionbox.com/videos/a499ddb61714ebcb2c?iid=switch_player_sd&type=sd

Here's a croped portion of a 1080p frame that shows some softness resulting from the compression codec:


If you downsize the frame to 1/2 height and 1/2 width (1/4 of the original pixels) you get a better image, but still large enough to use on the internet: