How long is 1,000 frames at 60 fps?
16.667 seconds
1,000 frames at 60 fps runs for 16.667 seconds. Counting from frame 0, the last frame is number 999 at timecode 00:00:16:39.
How that is worked out
seconds = frames ÷ fps
1,000 ÷ 60 = 16.667 seconds
Worth knowing
- In milliseconds that is 16,666.7 ms, since one frame at 60 fps lasts 16.667 ms.
- Halving and doubling the count does the same to the running time: 500 frames is 8.333 s and 2,000 frames is 33.333 s.
- An NLE shows the out point one frame past the last frame, so a 1,000 frame clip starting at 00:00:00:00 ends on 00:00:16:39 and its out point reads 00:00:16:40.
- The same 1,000 frames at 59.94 fps run 16.683 seconds — 0.017 seconds longer, which is the 1000/1001 pulldown and the reason a mixed-rate conform drifts.
1,000 frames at every standard frame rate
| Frame rate | Duration | Ends on | Frame duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.976 fps | 41.708 s | 00:00:41:15 | 41.708 ms |
| 24 fps | 41.667 s | 00:00:41:15 | 41.667 ms |
| 25 fps | 40.000 s | 00:00:39:24 | 40 ms |
| 29.97 fps | 33.367 s | 00:00:33:09 | 33.367 ms |
| 30 fps | 33.333 s | 00:00:33:09 | 33.333 ms |
| 50 fps | 20.000 s | 00:00:19:49 | 20 ms |
| 59.94 fps | 16.683 s | 00:00:16:39 | 16.683 ms |
| 60 fps — this page | 16.667 s | 00:00:16:39 | 16.667 ms |
Timecode at an NTSC rate counts the labels of its integer neighbour, so 23.976 and 24 end on the same label — the NTSC version simply takes 1.001 times as long to get there.
Nearby frame counts at 60 fps
| Frame count | Duration | Ends on |
|---|---|---|
| 300 frames | 5.000 s | 00:00:04:59 |
| 500 frames | 8.333 s | 00:00:08:19 |
| 600 frames | 10.000 s | 00:00:09:59 |
| 1,000 frames — this page | 16.667 s | 00:00:16:39 |
| 1,500 frames | 25.000 s | 00:00:24:59 |
| 2,000 frames | 33.333 s | 00:00:33:19 |
| 3,000 frames | 50.000 s | 00:00:49:59 |
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