Conversions
35mm film runs through camera at:
90 Feet per Minute (fpm) (60 seconds)
24 Frames per Second (fps)
16 Frames per Foot (fpf)
| Converting Footage to Time: | Converting Time to Footage |
| (Film ran 298 ft.) | (Film ran 3 min. & 18 2/3 sec.) |
| Divide number of feet by 90 | Multiply minutes by 90 |
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| * To determine seconds on less than 90 feet: | * To determine footage on less than 1 minute (60 seconds): |
| Deduct 1/3 from number of feet; the answer equals the number of seconds: |
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