Length of movie varies - Blu-ray Forum

alehel · 02-28-2012, 09:55 PM

Didn't really know which subforum to post this in, but I thought it sounded like a newbie question :P.

Is it normal for blu-ray/dvd releases to have a different running time than when it was shown in the theaters, despite not being cut? I've noticed with a few dvds lately that the running time listed on the dvd is often a few min shorter or longer than the time listed on most websites such as imdb and wikipedia. Is it possible that these were originally shown at a different framerate which then had to be sped up or down to fit within the PAL specifications for the dvd/blu-ray release?

pro-bassoonist · 02-28-2012, 10:37 PM

The reason why there is a difference is because the DVDs in Norway are in PAL, therefore there is a 4% discrepancy with the original theatrical running time. You could add the PAL timing on the DVD profile because this is the length of the film in PAL

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alehel · 02-28-2012, 10:48 PM

Well that clears up a lot of confusion

. I guess I need to correct a few entries now :P. Luckily I haven't added that many titles yet.

Anthony P · 02-29-2012, 01:23 AM

just to add to what pro-b said, films in the US are filmed at 24 frames per second, PAL is built on 25 frames per second (50i) while NTSC is on 60i ( they were designed to work with the frequency in electricity used in Europe and here). Films here gets 3:2 pull down (2.5x24=60i) but for Europe they just play the film a bit faster which also affects the pitch in audio

pro-bassoonist · 02-29-2012, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony P

just to add to what pro-b said, films in the US are filmed at 24 frames per second, PAL is built on 25 frames per second (50i) while NTSC is on 60i ( they were designed to work with the frequency in electricity used in Europe and here). Films here gets 3:2 pull down (2.5x24=60i) but for Europe they just play the film a bit faster which also affects the pitch in audio

02-28-2012, 09:55 PM	#1
alehel Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:100 DVD collection:13	Length of movie varies Didn't really know which subforum to post this in, but I thought it sounded like a newbie question :P. Is it normal for blu-ray/dvd releases to have a different running time than when it was shown in the theaters, despite not being cut? I've noticed with a few dvds lately that the running time listed on the dvd is often a few min shorter or longer than the time listed on most websites such as imdb and wikipedia. Is it possible that these were originally shown at a different framerate which then had to be sped up or down to fit within the PAL specifications for the dvd/blu-ray release?

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02-28-2012, 10:37 PM	#2
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	The reason why there is a difference is because the DVDs in Norway are in PAL, therefore there is a 4% discrepancy with the original theatrical running time. You could add the PAL timing on the DVD profile because this is the length of the film in PAL Pro-B

02-28-2012, 10:48 PM	#3
alehel Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:100 DVD collection:13	Well that clears up a lot of confusion . I guess I need to correct a few entries now :P. Luckily I haven't added that many titles yet.

02-29-2012, 01:23 AM	#4
Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	just to add to what pro-b said, films in the US are filmed at 24 frames per second, PAL is built on 25 frames per second (50i) while NTSC is on 60i ( they were designed to work with the frequency in electricity used in Europe and here). Films here gets 3:2 pull down (2.5x24=60i) but for Europe they just play the film a bit faster which also affects the pitch in audio

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