Kino Lorber Blackmail FPS

[ZacharyGeorgeNN]

Some reviewers were saying that KL's silent version of Hitchcock's Blackmail runs too fast. I've attached a sample of my BDRIP below. Is it running too fast? If it is, what FPS would be ideal, and how would I slow down the audio in Audacity to meet it without causing distortion?

https://mega.nz/file/9I9TVArD#QysABunIsyvUXYc_gHmbk-Eq_O5qIr0xa5BfJEb9w0M

Thanks!

[davexnet]

Some reviewers were saying that KL's silent version of Hitchcock's Blackmail runs too fast. I've attached a sample of my BDRIP below. Is it running too fast? If it is, what FPS would be ideal, and how would I slow down the audio in Audacity to meet it without causing distortion?

https://mega.nz/file/9I9TVArD#QysABunIsyvUXYc_gHmbk-Eq_O5qIr0xa5BfJEb9w0M

Thanks!

Just looking at your clip and not having anything to compare it too, it looks OK to me.
Why don't you find a scene and compare the running time to the other versions and see for yourself?

[DB83]

Agreed. That clip runs perfectly fine. Maybe those who have commented are comparing it with another, faulty, version.

And BTW there is no need to use an external host for such a small clip. Simply load as an attachment in your post (and it will last longer than on mega)

[Luke M]

It's possible that it was filmed at a slower rate than 24fps. Hitchcock isn't around to ask. But the opinion of some reviewer isn't more valid than your opinion. What do you think?

[Cornucopia]

The sound portions would have HAD to be 24fps, for sync reasons, but the silent original portions might have been anywhere between 16-25fps. My hunch is that the closer it got to studios converting to sound, they might have hedged their bets by standardizing closer to 24, but I could be wrong.
Perhaps work backwards - the original silent version was supposed to have a runtime of 75 minutes. Assuming the edits were correct, what fps would create such a runtime?


Scott