Chris' Slow Mo Tutorial - Video

[ChrisLyon]

Ever wonder how to make your footage slow motion without looking like trash? This video tutorial shows you how it's done!

Chris' Slow Mo Tutorial: http://www.perennialmedia.com/outgoing/tutorials/slowmo-tutorial.mov

Regular Speed Footage: http://www.perennialmedia.com/outgoing/tutorials/slowmo-normal.mov

Slow Mo Footage: http://www.perennialmedia.com/outgoing/tutorials/slowmo-after.mov

Super Slow Mo Footage: http://www.perennialmedia.com/outgoing/tutorials/slowmo-superslow.mov

The only key thing I forgot to discuss in this tutorial is shutter speed. It is imperative that you have a shutter speed somewhere around 120-190. If it's less than that it can sometimes look blurry and if it's more than that it could end up choppy.

In order to get the super slow motion footage, just add the "time warp" onto the footage you slowed down using the method in the tutorial above. There isn't really a need for a super slow mo tutorial when there is only one step added to the original one.

[scotman]

nice, except when i get to the last minute or so its stops, right after you stretch the movie to 200% thanks though

[ChrisLyon]

that's all there is to it. there is nothing but me ranting after that point. However, it should play fine. I have tried it on 4 computers- 2 PC, 2 Mac. So I'm not sure what might be causing the issue.

[Steve_Arm]

The regular speed footage is a render from AE?

[ChrisLyon]

Yes. And no. The file was exported out of After Effects (as AVI) and then compressed to MOV using QuickTime 7 Pro. Did you have a question about it?

[ChrisLyon]

And from the upcoming tutorial:

Super Slow Mo Footage: http://www.perennialmedia.com/outgoing/tutorials/slowmo-superslow.mov

[Steve_Arm]

Well it would be good to render it interlace so to see the differences. Anyway.
Prior to AE 7 speed wasn't that good. Now AE interpolates frames better like AVID does.
You should check on time-remapping curves, that's all the fun.

[ChrisLyon]

No. I wouldn't ever render anything out of after effects as an interpolated image.

[oSKARSmhiP]

For the "super slow mo" did you use RE:Vision Twixtor?

[victororozcojr]

What kind of camera did you use? Lens? Adapter? Your setup is what I mean haha.

[ChrisLyon]

victororozcojr, I used a Sony HDR FX1. It's my handy dandy run and gun HD cam. I keep the good one under lock and key. The lens is, obviously, Carl Ziess. It's a fixed lens system so there's no escaping it. And no adapter. An adapter would serve no purpose for the use of the tutorial since I'm not trying to impress anyone with my actual footage. I didn't even take the time to color correct it.

oSKARSmhiP, I used only what comes standard with After Effects 7 Professional. You will see the process when I make "Out of Time" - the Slow Motion Tutorial Expansion Pack video. It will prolly be tomorrow afternoon.

[scotman]

ok, what about voices, this will certainly mess up voices, does it match the voices slower as well.

[ChrisLyon]

Lol. You are silly. Using the audio from a slowed down piece of footage is extremely inadvisable. Why would you want that? After Effects by default does not deal with audio. So therefore it is irrelevant. If you want audio slowed down, use an app like Adobe Audition.

[victororozcojr]

Hey Chris,

Do you know how to reverse video? I've been thinking about that lately. Thanks.

[ChrisLyon]

That would be a matter of typing in a negative value in the time stretch window.

In Premiere that would be a right click on footage -> speed/duration -> reverse footage.

[tmaynard]

Hey Chris!

Is there an update on the super slow-mo tutorial?

I'm really interested in it!

[ChrisLyon]

Oh yes. I completely forgot. Yes there is. hold on.

[DM_rider]

AHH! I want to do this but I can't find any good FCP tutorials!!!

[Portergold]

I assume you use Upper Fields on PAL footage and leave the fps at 25 if you are working in a 25fps project?

JP

PS thanks for the tutorial :-)

[bansheeproductions]

Can you do this with AfterFX 6?

[bansheeproductions]

anyone?

[yia]

hi, chrislyon.....thanks for the slow motion tutorial ...I don't know much about af but i have a few things i like to learn from it......is it possible for you to post a tutorial on how to convert 30fps to 24fps in AF ...

thanks

[tmaynard]

Can you do this with AfterFX 6?

It should. It works for 6.5.

I really hope Chris gets the super slow-mo tutorial finished soon. I've used some other methods but they just don't seem very practical like his first tutorial.

[ChrisLyon]

Super slow mo will not be posted any time soon. See the original post for the text explanation of how to get super slow mo.

Don't fret. It's only one step.

[NC17z]

I have a question... When you export the composition once you've completed the slo-mo, What type of time-line do you import into? A 24P Timeline? Say your shooting a music video in 24P and you want some slo-mo shots, you shoot the slo-mo in 60i and your standard footage in 24P. Your timeline in say Adobe Premiere should be at 29.97 correct? However, when you export your composition in 24P does it jive with the Timeline? Do you see what I'm getting at... ???

[Huy Vu]

The final speed varies slightly if you import into a 29.97 timeline vs. a 23.976 one. You get 50% slow motion in 29.97 and 60% in 23.976.

[Arson]

Scotsman
slow motion effects are generally used for action sequences and not dialog scenes. Maybe the odd martial arts scream during a fight scene but thats generally overdubbed.

[oSKARSmhiP]

For those of you who find their footage being cut short inside of After Effects, right click on the clip, and select "Time" --> "Enable Time Remapping"

Now the entire length of the slowed clip should show. :thumbup:

[ChrisLyon]

Good point. I forgot to mention that tidbit

[lipslide]

Doesn't using interlaced frames as whole frames effectively halve your vertical resolution?

[P.S.T.]

Bump. This is a good thread.