Home
Creators
Search Recent Missing Random
Posts
Search DMs Popular Hash Lookup Tags Random
Importer
Import FAQ
Register Favorites Keys Review DMs Logout
Community
Telegram ThePornDude
Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

The tech behind my 29.97 fps video (Patreon)

Published:
2016-10-03 14:32:45
Edited:
2017-01-18 23:02:40
Imported:
2026-06

Content

A quick look around the room full of equipment it took to film my 29.97 fps video. Featuring a guest cameo from my ironing board.

This video is available for anyone to view. I'll be making more patreon-exclusive videos soon, to thank you all for your support.

Original 29.97 fps video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GJUM6pCpew

Files

The tech behind my 29.97 fps video

A patreon-exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the equipment I used to film my 29.97 fps video. At the time of upload I have zero patreon supporters, so I've made this video available to view for anyone.

Comments

Roderick

In your "Pledge $31.41 or more per month" you have made a small typo. "...at a pubic show...". Anyway keep up the good work.

Dominic Jennings

You also made a typo in the title/amount of said pledge. 31.42 is closer to 10 pi.

Matt Parker

Well spotted! Fixed. I don't need money that badly.

john kraemer

Love the Hardy-Ramanujan goal.

Kaizer Kilborn

In your $111.11 Pledge second to last sentence "Either keep it or give it {to} someone else to inspire them." I've added in the non numeric two that seemed to be missing. <3

Matt Parker

Thanks! I found it very pleasing to set.

Peggy Youell

Is there a risk of anyone actually thinking you're advertising when you do a gear video like this? I know there are strict advertising rules in the UK, but I love seeing the gear people use.

Nick Barry

τ > π. Twice as great, some have said.

Aki

Goal.Achieved();//Woot

François Guerraz

You achieved your goals in 24 hours?! This is absolutely insane!

9th Demon

I'm glad you brought up the synchronization of the CRT monitor and video camera at 50Hz. How nice and clean did that Trinatron look?! You need to fire up the Megadrive on that bad boy for sure. And let's be clear here, a lovely PAL "Megadrive" and not a yuck NTSC "Genesis".

Matt Parker

I think online in the UK is ok. But personally I'm always extremely clear if I'm advertising something. The vast majority of the time I've just found some interesting kit and want to talk about it. I know reading about what equipment other people use is extremely useful when I'm researching my own options.

Matt Parker

I know! Amazing. I'm already putting the money to good use. I seem to be getting rid of it as fast as it is pledged!

Matt Parker

My normal email is matt@standupmaths.com but I get a lot of emails. If you are a patreon supporter you will have been given a secret patreon-only express email address for me.

Matt Parker

No, you guys are insane! Thanks to everyone for their support.

Matt Parker

I think all of my megadrives are PAL. I do own both PAL and NTSC versions of the Atari 2800, for balance.

Timur Sultanov

Congrats on your second goal. And don't forget to read your personal messages here on Patreon (in top right corner)

Dixavd

Hi Matt, in your $11.11 pledge amount, aka "statistically-significant support", I suggest you change the line saying 'Now you're making a difference!' I think a more cursory viewer may interpret that as them needing to give at least this amount for their money to matter. The biggest selling point of Patreon is it makes everyone who can afford any tiny amount to give feel like they are having an impact. It's important not to strip that away, even as part of the running joke, to get people to join the site and give you a chance. All the best with this.

Matt Parker

Good point. It's true: I appreciate all support at all levels and have made that very clear. I put on a very low threshold so anyone can get involved. But I'm going to keep my (admittedly quite tongue-in-cheek) descriptions accurate on the difference various support-levels would make.

The Doomfields

This video was publicly available on your other channel that us devotees are already subscribed to! I don't feel special for coming to patreon! But we are irrationally excited to support you irrationally.

seerpea

I enjoyed the produced video, but think you vastly underplayed the backward compatibility issue . North America had a lot more televisions in homes than Europe did in the early '50s and the standards of the tv sets already in place could not be proven. So they were stuck on the 525 lines. The picture in the UK may have been quite different if the Queen's Coronation had taken place in 1951. Personally, I wonder why the didn't limit the picture wave length range to come up with an even number.

seerpea

hi Doomfields, Matt mentioned in the plug that the BTS video would be publicly available. This is a soft launch.

Patrick W. Gilmore

I was going to support you, but you said Tau supporters are 'people who are wrong'. <pout> OK, I'll still sign up because I love math. (I'm USA-ian, we don't put an "s" at the end.) Oh, and I think you do a great job. Keep up the good work!</pout>

Matt Parker

That's ok, I'll gradually up the exclusivity bar to please even the most irrational of supporters.

Matt Parker

That is a really good point. If I were filming the video again, I would make the "backwards compatible is top priority" point much more strongly.

Matt Parker

I'll switch to "math" before I switch to tau! #makemathgreatagain

Matt Parker

I'd not come across that channel before but I like their level of detail!

Patrick W. Gilmore

Haven't you watched the full hour-long Tau video? It is beyond clear Tau is The Way And The Light, and Pi is merely a shadow, one might say only half, of Tau! :-) Also, How much would it cost to get you to convert to Tau? Or maybe "Math"....??

Ryan Brierley

You should register 'standupmath' usernames & URLs before someone else does!

MrTridac

Reading the rewards for the Tau plegde, I would do that just for the promised photo every month, even though I heart Pi.

RealCivilAttorney

Hey Matt! Fantastic video! Not a question, just a fun little tid bit about the PAL/NTSC dichotomy. I live in the United States and I'm a huge fan of IT Crowd. Years ago I wanted to buy the special box set of it - but they only (at that time) released the box set in the UK in PAL format. I only wanted the box set to leave in the packaging and set out "The Internet" on a shelf for a discussion piece. When I tried to buy it on Amazon - Amazon simply refused to sell it to me. I won it on EBay auction and when my information went to the seller, he also refused to send it to me - after days of begging the guy, I effectively released him and he finally mailed it to me... What a mess this NTSC/PAL split has caused! Anyway - great show, I wish I could give more!