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Today we know that 29.97 fps is a hallmark of NTSC video. We may even know the mathematical reasoning behind it. But the war for color television that birthed that oddball number, a war that raged for over a decade and left an imprint on the soul of electronic moving pictures has been largely forgotten...

This retelling owes a great deal to an article posted at the Museum of Early Television https://www.earlytelevision.org/color...

Other resources:
Compatible Color: The Ultimate Three-For-One Special
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The Math involved: Why is TV 29.97 frames per second?
   • Why is TV 29.97 frames per second?  

Goldmark 1 demo
   • First Light: Goldmark 1  

NBC Tournament of the Roses Parade 1954
   • NBC Tournament of the Roses Parade 1954  

BBC2 Goes Colour | 25th Anniversary, David Attenborough
   • BBC2 Goes Colour 25th Anniversary | D...  

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