When we buy LED display, we often come across the concept of “refresh rate”, some articles will propose the values of 60Hz and 1920Hz or 3840Hz, but most of the expressions are wrong, confusing the real meaning of these values. Now I'll take you to a deeper understanding of what FPS and Hz are!
FPS, on the other hand, is mainly used to describe the playback rate of a video, animation or motion picture source, that is, the number of consecutive frames played or produced per second. For example, a 30 fps video means it contains 30 separate frames per second.
Frame
A frame is the smallest unit of an image or animation, equivalent to each frame on a movie film. It is a still image that creates a dynamic visual effect when played back in rapid succession.
Frames
Frames are the number of frames produced or played over a period of time, usually one second. For example, if a video or game shows 60 different frames in two seconds, the number of frames in those two seconds is 60.
Frame Rate
Frame rate is a measure of the number of frames over time and refers to how many frames are played per second. It is measured in Frames Per Second (FPS), which can also be expressed in Hz (although Hz is more commonly used for led display refresh rates). For example, if an animation or video has a frame rate of 60 FPS, then it will play 60 frames per second.
FPS (Frames Per Second)
FPS is short for Frame Rate and directly represents the number of image frames displayed per second. In fields such as gaming, movies, television and computer graphics, a high FPS means smoother action and a better visual experience. For real-time interactive content such as games, a higher FPS reduces the sense of latency and improves operational responsiveness.
Summarize
Frames are individual static images.
The number of frames is the total number of frames in a certain time.
Frame rate is a metric that describes the speed of frame generation or playback.
FPS is a specific numerical expression of frame rate, i.e., how many frames are displayed or processed per second.FPS is defined in the field of graphics as the number of frames transmitted per second of a picture, which in layman's terms means the number of frames of an animation or video.