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Film feet and frames conversion: foot divisor · case 01

Converted 16mm footage shows three times too many feet.

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ROOT CAUSE

The formatter divides by the 35mm 4-perf value for every gauge.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Divide by the gauge frames-per-foot for both fields.

Unsuccessful approach: Fixing only the feet leaves the frame field reduced modulo 16.

Case contract

Frames per foot: 35mm4 16, 35mm2 32, 16mm 40. An int frame count converts to "[-]F+ff" (feet, two-digit frames, sign in front for negatives); a string "[-]F+ff" converts to a signed frame count, with ff below frames per foot (else None). "-0+05" means -5.

Why this case matters

Timecode arithmetic errors misplace edits, commercial breaks and captions against the broadcast clock.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(value, gauge):
    per={'35mm4':16,'35mm2':32,'16mm':40}[gauge]
    if isinstance(value,int):
        sign='-' if value<0 else ''
        v=abs(value)
        return '%s%d+%02d'%(sign,v//16,v%16)
    ft,fr=value.split('+')
    if int(fr)>=per:
        return None
    n=abs(int(ft))*per+int(fr)
    return -n if ft.startswith('-') else n
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: foot divisor', [-43, '16mm'], '-1+03'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [999, '16mm'], '24+39'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [39, '16mm'], '0+39'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [4080, '35mm2'], '127+16'), ('boundary control', [16, '35mm4'], '1+00'), ('boundary control', ['1+15', '35mm4'], 31), ('normal control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', ['2+39', '16mm'], 119)], [('regression: foot divisor', [-40, '16mm'], '-1+00'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [31, '35mm2'], '0+31'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [999, '16mm'], '24+39'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [40, '16mm'], '1+00'), ('boundary control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('boundary control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', [-1, '35mm2'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', [1, '16mm'], '0+01'), ('normal control', ['100+16', '16mm'], 4016)], [('regression: foot divisor', [-32, '35mm2'], '-1+00'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [41, '16mm'], '1+01'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [31, '35mm2'], '0+31'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [1422, '16mm'], '35+22'), ('boundary control', ['-0+05', '35mm4'], -5), ('boundary control', ['2+39', '16mm'], 119), ('normal control', [0, '16mm'], '0+00'), ('normal control', ['100+16', '35mm2'], 3216), ('normal control', ['-3+31', '35mm4'], None)], [('regression: foot divisor', [39, '16mm'], '0+39'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [999, '35mm2'], '31+07'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [41, '16mm'], '1+01'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [2711, '16mm'], '67+31'), ('boundary control', ['1+15', '35mm4'], 31), ('boundary control', [16, '35mm4'], '1+00'), ('normal control', ['1+00', '35mm4'], 16), ('normal control', ['-0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', ['1+16', '35mm2'], 48)], [('regression: foot divisor', [33, '35mm2'], '1+01'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [-35, '35mm2'], '-1+03'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [2612, '35mm2'], '81+20'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [3865, '16mm'], '96+25'), ('boundary control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('boundary control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', ['0+00', '35mm2'], 0), ('normal control', ['-0+15', '35mm4'], -15), ('normal control', ['-3+16', '35mm4'], None)]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: foot divisor-2+11-1+03Failed
regression variant: foot divisor62+0724+39Failed
partial repair probe: foot divisor2+070+39Failed
partial repair variant: foot divisor255+00127+16Failed
boundary control1+001+00Passed
boundary control3131Passed
normal control-0+01-0+01Passed
normal controlNoneNonePassed
normal control119119Passed

SHA-256 / 63a97ff5199d95cf0aebe6c9ea6cc8de888195bba82ee7af51f971961c834616

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(value, gauge):
    per={'35mm4':16,'35mm2':32,'16mm':40}[gauge]
    if isinstance(value,int):
        sign='-' if value<0 else ''
        v=abs(value)
        return '%s%d+%02d'%(sign,v//per,v%16)
    ft,fr=value.split('+')
    if int(fr)>=per:
        return None
    n=abs(int(ft))*per+int(fr)
    return -n if ft.startswith('-') else n
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: foot divisor', [-43, '16mm'], '-1+03'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [999, '16mm'], '24+39'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [39, '16mm'], '0+39'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [4080, '35mm2'], '127+16'), ('boundary control', [16, '35mm4'], '1+00'), ('boundary control', ['1+15', '35mm4'], 31), ('normal control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', ['2+39', '16mm'], 119)], [('regression: foot divisor', [-40, '16mm'], '-1+00'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [31, '35mm2'], '0+31'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [999, '16mm'], '24+39'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [40, '16mm'], '1+00'), ('boundary control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('boundary control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', [-1, '35mm2'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', [1, '16mm'], '0+01'), ('normal control', ['100+16', '16mm'], 4016)], [('regression: foot divisor', [-32, '35mm2'], '-1+00'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [41, '16mm'], '1+01'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [31, '35mm2'], '0+31'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [1422, '16mm'], '35+22'), ('boundary control', ['-0+05', '35mm4'], -5), ('boundary control', ['2+39', '16mm'], 119), ('normal control', [0, '16mm'], '0+00'), ('normal control', ['100+16', '35mm2'], 3216), ('normal control', ['-3+31', '35mm4'], None)], [('regression: foot divisor', [39, '16mm'], '0+39'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [999, '35mm2'], '31+07'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [41, '16mm'], '1+01'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [2711, '16mm'], '67+31'), ('boundary control', ['1+15', '35mm4'], 31), ('boundary control', [16, '35mm4'], '1+00'), ('normal control', ['1+00', '35mm4'], 16), ('normal control', ['-0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', ['1+16', '35mm2'], 48)], [('regression: foot divisor', [33, '35mm2'], '1+01'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [-35, '35mm2'], '-1+03'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [2612, '35mm2'], '81+20'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [3865, '16mm'], '96+25'), ('boundary control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('boundary control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', ['0+00', '35mm2'], 0), ('normal control', ['-0+15', '35mm4'], -15), ('normal control', ['-3+16', '35mm4'], None)]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: foot divisor-1+11-1+03Failed
regression variant: foot divisor24+0724+39Failed
partial repair probe: foot divisor0+070+39Failed
partial repair variant: foot divisor127+00127+16Failed
boundary control1+001+00Passed
boundary control3131Passed
normal control-0+01-0+01Passed
normal controlNoneNonePassed
normal control119119Passed

SHA-256 / 1b5f1df2e8ec1359f006eaf09a50bd0f17832f9dd2441066498f983234eef56c

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(value, gauge):
    per={'35mm4':16,'35mm2':32,'16mm':40}[gauge]
    if isinstance(value,int):
        sign='-' if value<0 else ''
        v=abs(value)
        return '%s%d+%02d'%(sign,v//per,v%per)
    ft,fr=value.split('+')
    if int(fr)>=per:
        return None
    n=abs(int(ft))*per+int(fr)
    return -n if ft.startswith('-') else n
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression: foot divisor', [-43, '16mm'], '-1+03'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [999, '16mm'], '24+39'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [39, '16mm'], '0+39'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [4080, '35mm2'], '127+16'), ('boundary control', [16, '35mm4'], '1+00'), ('boundary control', ['1+15', '35mm4'], 31), ('normal control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', ['2+39', '16mm'], 119)], [('regression: foot divisor', [-40, '16mm'], '-1+00'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [31, '35mm2'], '0+31'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [999, '16mm'], '24+39'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [40, '16mm'], '1+00'), ('boundary control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('boundary control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', [-1, '35mm2'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', [1, '16mm'], '0+01'), ('normal control', ['100+16', '16mm'], 4016)], [('regression: foot divisor', [-32, '35mm2'], '-1+00'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [41, '16mm'], '1+01'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [31, '35mm2'], '0+31'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [1422, '16mm'], '35+22'), ('boundary control', ['-0+05', '35mm4'], -5), ('boundary control', ['2+39', '16mm'], 119), ('normal control', [0, '16mm'], '0+00'), ('normal control', ['100+16', '35mm2'], 3216), ('normal control', ['-3+31', '35mm4'], None)], [('regression: foot divisor', [39, '16mm'], '0+39'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [999, '35mm2'], '31+07'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [41, '16mm'], '1+01'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [2711, '16mm'], '67+31'), ('boundary control', ['1+15', '35mm4'], 31), ('boundary control', [16, '35mm4'], '1+00'), ('normal control', ['1+00', '35mm4'], 16), ('normal control', ['-0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('normal control', ['1+16', '35mm2'], 48)], [('regression: foot divisor', [33, '35mm2'], '1+01'), ('regression variant: foot divisor', [-35, '35mm2'], '-1+03'), ('partial repair probe: foot divisor', [2612, '35mm2'], '81+20'), ('partial repair variant: foot divisor', [3865, '16mm'], '96+25'), ('boundary control', ['0+16', '35mm4'], None), ('boundary control', [-1, '35mm4'], '-0+01'), ('normal control', ['0+00', '35mm2'], 0), ('normal control', ['-0+15', '35mm4'], -15), ('normal control', ['-3+16', '35mm4'], None)]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: foot divisor-1+03-1+03Passed
regression variant: foot divisor24+3924+39Passed
partial repair probe: foot divisor0+390+39Passed
partial repair variant: foot divisor127+16127+16Passed
boundary control1+001+00Passed
boundary control3131Passed
normal control-0+01-0+01Passed
normal controlNoneNonePassed
normal control119119Passed

SHA-256 / cf8c051b6d72eeedb11d74e2e582d0e5cd7b243aa65cf39d242d6fc281a326d3

Verification & scope

A deterministic bounded teaching model with a stipulated toy contract; it does not claim conformance to SMPTE or any broadcast standard. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:49:35.987406+00:00.

Case digest / b89dc2b3a0094e3a1c4d5d501cbb2a405fb8801bf35ecb816d84d3f404e25704