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#animator timing

    11-Apr-92 00:55:09
Sb: #animator timing
Fm: james hyde 76436,3615
To: Yost Group 76702,413
Why is a "jiffy" 1/70 of a second and not a more common multiple of video timing like 1/60 of a second? I'm wondering because, if I have an animation where timing is critical I can't get it to play at a 30 fps rate. the system I'm using is fast enough to do many more times that rate, but I can't get it to play a perfect (or even nearly) 30 fps. I have a 300 frame animation which if single framed would be exactly 10 seconds, but at a play speed setting of 2 I get an 8.6 second time and at a play speed of 3 I get 12.4 seconds. What gives? James