What Is The HFR Format Used In Avatar: The Way Of Water?

Avatar: The Way of Water airs in HFR format (Photo: 20th Century Studios)

YOGYAKARTA Avatar: The Way of Water can be seen in Indonesian cinemas since December 14, 2022. The film, directed by James Cameron, airs using the HFR format So, what is the HFR format?

HFR stands for High Fram Rate which means high frame rate. HFR is attached to content and screen technology that can take pictures faster than 24 fps (frame per second)

Why 24 fps? The Frum rate is the standard for big screen film releases. That is, this is the minimum image frequency that can ensure suitable and appropriate sound quality. British televisions have generally been broadcast on 24fps over the years, driven from the Pocket-Lint page.

What is meant by FPS is the value used to show the image display in 1 second. The higher the fps value, the smoother the movement and the smoother the movement can be removed.

Quoted by VOI from the Mashable page, for about a century, the big screen cinema has been projected in 24 frames per second. However, in recent years, some films have adopted screen technology that can take pictures faster than 24 fps.

Some of them are Peter Jackson's Trilogy and Gemini Man made by director Ang Lee. Both films use the HFR format (far higher than 24fps) during theatrical performances.

In the film Gemini Man, the image features a more realistic visual texture. Everything looks very smooth, as if the actors are in the same room as you.

However, many people do not like the High Frame Rate format, for various reasons.

The first reason is that most people are not used to the HFR format. Second, watching films at 120fps (in the Gemini Man case) on the big screen, may make people uncomfortable.

James Cameron, director of Avatar 2, in a number of interviews explained that The Way of Water will adopt HFR.

Certain parts of the film are projected to use the usual 24fps format and other parts higher than 24 fps (48fps). However, this effect will not be felt in 2D format.

"One thing I'm going to say for sure is that 48 frames don't benefit a lot from 2D films at all," Cameron told Yahoo News. "It's really about making a better experience in 3D," he continued.

Cameron said underwater views would be projected at 48fps. Likewise, flying views and other outdoor shots. He emphasized that all underwater action is where the audience most often sees HFR.

Despite using HFR in Avatar, Cameron said that using this format for other more usual scenes is not a good idea.

"If only people are sitting talking or walking and talking, the picture is growing relatively slowly, that's not necessary," he said.

"So the trick is to find out where to use it and where not to use it," he said.

Simply put, if the Na'vi are on land, everything will look normal. If they dive in Pandora's oceans, be prepared for an astonishing smooth action.