Why 60 Frames Per Second Still Prevails

[Seth=L]

I have a limited understanding on this, but I'm going to take a shot.

It is my understanding that the ideal frame rate is 24 frames per second (more or less) as this is akin to how quickly your brain and eye relay information between one another in a given second. So now a majority of new televisions offer support for 24p in order to get the optimum performance when watching Blu-ray movies and other compatible material.

I just began reading that 8K is being pushed on the cinema industry to replace 4K video recorders to assist with better color definition, clarity, etc. when downscaled to 4K resolutions. So far only a few 8K recording devices exist, and the one's I've read about record at 60 frames per second.

Now based on what I've learned about 24p I would think that new cameras would use some derivative of that vs. the seemingly dated 60p.

What did I miss?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

24p is not ideal fps, but it's the bare minimum required for human eye/brain to not interpret what it sees as series of frames, but as consistent and smooth video.
60 fps is ideal for fast reaction video games, but I doubt it's usefulness with video content.
They better start using wider color gamuts and not cheap parlor tricks like high fps

 

[Hobbit]

The 60FPS comes from TV and is made up of two interlaced fields, odd and even like with 1080i, which then equates to 30 FPS for each. Now progressive scanning, lines scanned one after another like with 1080p, scans at 24 FPS.

Film (the capturing device really) is generally 24fps progressive today.

A lot of this is historical and has to do with flickering on the TV and that AC power is 60Hz in the US.

There's pros and cons between interlaced and progressive.

 

[Hobbit]

The 60FPS comes from TV and is made up of two interlaced fields, odd an even like 1080i, which then equates to 30 FPS. Now progressive scanning, lines scanned one after another like 1080p, scans at 24 FPS.

Film (the capturing device really) is generally 24fps progressive today.

A lot of this is historical and has to do with flickering and that AC power is 60Hz in the US.

There's pros and cons between interlaced and progressive.

EDIT: the fast scan rates you see on tvs smooth the action by allowing you to see the same frame over and over. I have read, and my tv calls out in the instructions, that setting the refresh too fast can bother the eyes.