Gene Stavis comments:
"I would be extremely dubious about "Accuspeed". In general, they have simply
run silent films at the arbitrary so-called "silent speed" of 16 or 18fps.
This in no way correlates with the original speed of the filmmaking as speeds
ran anywhere from 16 to 24fps in the silent era, often varying within a given
film. My experience with "Video Yesteryear" videos is that they run painfully
slowly -- further distancing the silent film from the modern viewer."
 
I have to second the comments about Video Yesteryear.  Though I haven't seen
their release of OCTOBER, their version of Buster Keaton's last independent
film, COLLEGE, is laughable.  The speed has been so overcompensated that when
Buster jumps over a hedge, he looks as though he's floating through air.
 
It's a nice tool to teach students about shooting and projection rates, but
I can't sit through the thing!
 
Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN)
 
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