When does images become video?

Skeeter · 11 May 2008 at 01:36

Ok, bear with me....

Was just thinking while on the bog, Videos are just a load of still images. Although they may be refered to as 'moving images' they are infact stationary, just a succession of different images shown at speed to create the illusion of movement. So, if that is so, at what point does a succession of images become a video? I can make a game play at 6 frames a second, yet still call it a 'video' game, but then would I call me clicking through 6 pictures on my pc a second a video, or just images?

Is a flick book a video? Is 24 random pictures not connected played every second a video? Basically, is there such thing as video or is it just a series of images shown at speed. Is Video a media in itself, or simply the term used to define high speed stationary images?

Discuss if you want, ignore if not

titaniumx3 · 11 May 2008 at 01:47

I think a video signifies the capture of movement or series of events that is presented in a way that is intended to recreate this movement or series of events.

XPE · 11 May 2008 at 01:50

Mayby it when you mix image and sound then it becomes a video.

Raymond Lin · 11 May 2008 at 01:52

Why do you think they call it "Motion Picture"

Dist · 11 May 2008 at 02:04

Video is just images displayed at a rate which the human brain perceives as motion. Which is around 24 FPS or higher.

One interesting fact according to QI, 24 FPS would be like a slide show for a pigeon, they would require higher FPS for them to see it as motion and not just seperate images.

Burnsy2023 · 11 May 2008 at 02:08

Dist said:
One interesting fact according to QI, 24 FPS would be like a slide show for a pigeon, they would require higher FPS for them to see it as motion and not just seperate images.

Don't take QI as gospel, I've noticed a few mistakes/inaccurate "facts" in the past.

Burnsy

mattyfez · 11 May 2008 at 02:09

So pigeons wont be able to play crysis then?

Tefal · 11 May 2008 at 02:11

Burnsy2023 said:
Don't take QI as gospel, I've noticed a few mistakes/inaccurate "facts" in the past.

Burnsy

they do often point them out the next series when they find out/they change

Dist · 11 May 2008 at 02:21

mattyfez said:
So pigeons wont be able to play crysis then?

They will, itll just be slideshow, and still suck

Skeeter · 11 May 2008 at 02:43

Burnsy2023 said:
Don't take QI as gospel, I've noticed a few mistakes/inaccurate "facts" in the past.

Burnsy

Dont start questioning QI because 'you think they are wrong'. any mistakes QI have made have been appologised for. Just because you were told by someone who was told by someone else who was told by a mate, doesnt make it right.

Zip · 11 May 2008 at 04:42

Dist said:
Video is just images displayed at a rate which the human brain perceives as motion. Which is around 24 FPS or higher.

One interesting fact according to QI, 24 FPS would be like a slide show for a pigeon, they would require higher FPS for them to see it as motion and not just seperate images.

So Pigeons have the Eyes of a lot of people in the GTA IV thread then?

"andy" · 11 May 2008 at 05:56

i always wonder how they find things like that out ?

they cant exactly ask a pigeon. and its not like they can see through its eyes either ?