Super 14 TMO

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boomshanka

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#21524 29-Apr-2008 17:22

hiya

I was just wondering what sorta frame rate the cameras at Super 14 matches use - i guess they're all recording at 25fps because of bandwidth/standards etc - or is that just downsampled by the broadcasting box ? just curious... if they caught the action at a higher framerate there wouldn't be as many crappy TMO decisions made on reviewing footage .

itxtme

1906 posts

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#127213 29-Apr-2008 23:51

lets first have the refs use the TMO rather than making irrational choices that win and lose games. Yes i am a canes supporter still bitter that we were given the draw a few weeks back at home; more over it was the smirk on his face (the reff) as he left the field grrrr

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boomshanka

33 posts

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#127244 30-Apr-2008 09:24

on that occasion i don't think the ref needed the TMO - i think he just needed to open his eyes... Smith was blatantly held back

allstarnz

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#127257 30-Apr-2008 10:53

doesn't seem as if they use any high framerate cameras, even for the in goal shots. At least that is what I guessed from something they showed on Reunion last night.

boomshanka

33 posts

Geek

#127262 30-Apr-2008 11:05

that is sooo budget of ... whomever does the broadcasting . if the NZRFU wanna get some more eyes on screens then they have to move the game forward technologically - make it more attractive . when cricket started showing replays in 60fps+ i was drooling .

vindaloo

57 posts

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#127479 1-May-2008 10:02

boomshanka: when cricket started showing replays in 60fps+ i was drooling .

I reckon... the first time I saw how the bat actually twisted in the batsmans hands at impact was amazing. Hotspot is another really cool piece of technology that Channel 9 uses in their cricket coverage.

I realise they've probably got a far bigger budget than TVNZ or Sky to spend on that kind of thing, but our sports coverage still looks decidedly second rate when comparing them.