{"id":10915,"date":"2026-10-16T13:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/?p=10915"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:46:23","slug":"180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 180-degree shutter rule is a common starting point for motion that looks natural: set the exposure time to about half the duration of each frame. In everyday camera settings, that means roughly <strong>1\/50 second at 25 fps<\/strong> or <strong>1\/60 second at 30 fps<\/strong>. ARRI\u2019s explanation notes that a 180\u00b0 shutter at 25 fps gives a 1\/50-second exposure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arri.com\/resource\/blob\/178016\/ad23969317dafff402f0902d47bb4ab7\/alexa-studio-electronic-and-mirror-shutter-white-paper-data.pdf\">ARRI shutter white paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the setting changes motion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each frame records light over a slice of time. A longer exposure records more movement within that frame, creating more motion blur. A shorter exposure records less movement, which can make fast action look sharper frame by frame but may also look more staccato. The 180\u00b0 convention is popular because it often gives a balanced motion impression, not because every scene must use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Frame rate<\/th><th>Approximate shutter speed at 180\u00b0<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>24 fps<\/td><td>1\/48 second (often set to 1\/50)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25 fps<\/td><td>1\/50 second<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 fps<\/td><td>1\/60 second<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>50 fps<\/td><td>1\/100 second<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want a sharper, more staccato action look, you might choose a shorter exposure. If you want more blur, a longer exposure may suit the scene. These changes also affect how much light reaches the sensor, so exposure may need to be adjusted. Under artificial lighting, check for flicker in a test clip before recording a full scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treat it as a starting point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose your frame rate for the movement and delivery you need, then use the shutter setting to shape motion. For example, a creator filming a 25 fps interview can start at 1\/50 second; a sports clip intended for slow motion might use a higher frame rate and a different exposure choice. Review the result on the display you will edit on rather than treating a formula as a substitute for a test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 180-degree shutter rule is a common starting point for motion that looks natural: set the exposure time to about half the duration of each frame. In everyday camera settings, that means roughly 1\/50 second at 25 fps or 1\/60 second at 30 fps. ARRI\u2019s explanation notes that a 180\u00b0 shutter at 25 fps gives a 1\/50-second exposure. ARRI shutter white paper Why the setting changes motion Each frame records light over a slice of time. A longer exposure records more movement within that frame, creating more motion blur. A shorter exposure records less movement, which can make fast action&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1938,277,282],"tags":[5009,5013,5012,5010,5011],"class_list":["post-10915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","category-tools","category-video-tools","tag-180-degree-shutter-rule","tag-motion-blur-video","tag-shutter-angle-explained","tag-shutter-speed-for-25fps-video","tag-shutter-speed-for-30fps-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video? - RouteNote Licensing Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn what a 180\u00b0 shutter means, how it relates to frame rate, and when changing the shutter can create sharper or more blurred motion.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video? - RouteNote Licensing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn what a 180\u00b0 shutter means, how it relates to frame rate, and when changing the shutter can create sharper or more blurred motion.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RouteNote Licensing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T13:30:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1120\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"RouteNote Licensing Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"RouteNote Licensing Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"RouteNote Licensing Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b40dcf11cfca7bde32d6e0068d9f412a\"},\"headline\":\"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video?\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T13:30:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":287,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/storage.googleapis.com\\\/routenote-licensing-blog\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"180 degree shutter rule\",\"motion blur video\",\"shutter angle explained\",\"shutter speed for 25fps video\",\"shutter speed for 30fps video\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Technology\",\"Tools\",\"Video\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/\",\"name\":\"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video? - RouteNote Licensing Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/storage.googleapis.com\\\/routenote-licensing-blog\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T13:30:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b40dcf11cfca7bde32d6e0068d9f412a\"},\"description\":\"Learn what a 180\u00b0 shutter means, how it relates to frame rate, and when changing the shutter can create sharper or more blurred motion.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/storage.googleapis.com\\\/routenote-licensing-blog\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/storage.googleapis.com\\\/routenote-licensing-blog\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg\",\"width\":1120,\"height\":1400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"RouteNote Licensing Blog\",\"description\":\"RouteNote Licensing Blog - The World of Music Licensing - YouTube, Facebook, Film, Advertising and more.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b40dcf11cfca7bde32d6e0068d9f412a\",\"name\":\"RouteNote Licensing Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/df42c8211a6976e7d4ed2ec4a2df4918fc476504aad3e30d504b3ba53ab41b3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/df42c8211a6976e7d4ed2ec4a2df4918fc476504aad3e30d504b3ba53ab41b3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/df42c8211a6976e7d4ed2ec4a2df4918fc476504aad3e30d504b3ba53ab41b3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"RouteNote Licensing Team\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/licensing.routenote.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video? - RouteNote Licensing Blog","description":"Learn what a 180\u00b0 shutter means, how it relates to frame rate, and when changing the shutter can create sharper or more blurred motion.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video? - RouteNote Licensing Blog","og_description":"Learn what a 180\u00b0 shutter means, how it relates to frame rate, and when changing the shutter can create sharper or more blurred motion.","og_url":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/","og_site_name":"RouteNote Licensing Blog","article_published_time":"2026-10-16T13:30:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1120,"height":1400,"url":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"RouteNote Licensing Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"RouteNote Licensing Team","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/"},"author":{"name":"RouteNote Licensing Team","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b40dcf11cfca7bde32d6e0068d9f412a"},"headline":"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video?","datePublished":"2026-10-16T13:30:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/"},"wordCount":287,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg","keywords":["180 degree shutter rule","motion blur video","shutter angle explained","shutter speed for 25fps video","shutter speed for 30fps video"],"articleSection":["Technology","Tools","Video"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/","url":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/","name":"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video? - RouteNote Licensing Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-16T13:30:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b40dcf11cfca7bde32d6e0068d9f412a"},"description":"Learn what a 180\u00b0 shutter means, how it relates to frame rate, and when changing the shutter can create sharper or more blurred motion.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2026\/10\/bd1ee71c-pexels-renestrgar-35963870-3.jpg","width":1120,"height":1400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/180-degree-shutter-rule-video-explained\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Is the 180-Degree Shutter Rule in Video?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/","name":"RouteNote Licensing Blog","description":"RouteNote Licensing Blog - The World of Music Licensing - YouTube, Facebook, Film, Advertising and more.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b40dcf11cfca7bde32d6e0068d9f412a","name":"RouteNote Licensing Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df42c8211a6976e7d4ed2ec4a2df4918fc476504aad3e30d504b3ba53ab41b3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df42c8211a6976e7d4ed2ec4a2df4918fc476504aad3e30d504b3ba53ab41b3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df42c8211a6976e7d4ed2ec4a2df4918fc476504aad3e30d504b3ba53ab41b3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"RouteNote Licensing Team"},"url":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10916,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10915\/revisions\/10916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}