Tracers Rounds (From SimHQ)

[choctaw111]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

yes, although if viewed side on from a distance away the same tracers would appear to that person as dots. If that person started videoing the tracer it would then appear on the film as lasers.

The laser effect you see with your eyes is caused because your brain cannot percieve detail at that speed just like waving your hand infront of your face. While the camera Laser effect is caused by long exposure to the light and nothing to do with speed. Two separate phenomanons.

Yes, from a distance and viewed from the side, they would look like dots, in film also.
The closer you are, the more the apparent speed seems to be and they will look more like streaks than dots both on film and the naked eye. When I say film, I am not talking about digital film, as many digital cameras may film 30 fps or more, but have extremely short exposure times which are NOT consistent with the sensitivity of the human eye.
I am not so sure what so many people cannot understand about this seemingly easy to grasp concept.

Edit...
I wanted to mention that when Ilya says the tracers are perfect, he is referring to the fact that from the observers viewpoint, apparent speed and distance are taken into account and therefore the tracers will appear as dots from behind and at a distance from the side view, or as streaks as you move closer and the tracer moves across your field of view at a faster rate.