Slow-Motion Tricks in FCP

artistiam

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Is it me or do you to have problems with slow-motion that you're not satisfied with?

After watching Twixtor I was determined to come up with a better sloution. Now THIS DOES NOT compare to Twixtor at all. But it is better then just slowing down the footage.

You can slow down your footage to whatever speed I do 50% and 40% shoot in 24p or 60I @ 1/250 shutter.

There's a Plugin-in Free or charge called slow-motion down load here http://mac.sofotex.com/downloads/d132881.html It comes with a few other free plug-ins. Once you downloaded this you can drag the application into final cut pro plug-ins you have to find the right final cut plug-in folder.

You should see it in the effects tab in Final cut. Once you've added the slow-motion plug-in to the clip. Go to you motion tab and click the motion blur tab but before you do that I would suggest tweaking it to the righ setting (your call) I do 500% and 32 samples. But like I said do it however you like the higher the percentage the less clear the footage.

Once you done that be patient for rendering and you have smooth slow-motion the only problem is it's not that clear but depending on the footage and the way you shot it (focused etc...) but compare just a regular clip slowed down at whatever speed to this technique side by side and tell me that my little method works. Over the weeks I'll be trying to figure out how to keep the clairty of the picture so we can have instance professional slow-mo.

I'll be sharing more tips if this is appreciated on other things color correction etc...
 
Uh...doesn't FCP come with a time-remapping function similar to Twixtor, or am I thinking of Premiere?
 
I know final cut pro has a time remapping feature I personally can't compare it to twixtor b/c I haven't seen any footage remapped with final cut pro I'm actually playing around with that too.

But this is just a quick neat fix for those who need quick slow-mo better then just slowing down the footage. I also would suggest having your subject move in slow-motion.
 
If you have not tried remapping in FCP why did you think there is maybe a problem with it?

If there is a clarity issue with your plug in, you are not offering much of a solution either. Why not use Twixtor if you are serious about your Slomo?

Having your subject move in slow-motion is kind of dumb. How would you shoot a car crash or a falling object or a sport scene for just a few examples.

FYI : There are a couple of ways that software can create slo-motion. One is simply creating a few extra frames and frame blending them and the other is the creation of new frames using pixel tracking technology (like Twixtor and I believe FCP6 "optical flow"). With the right footage, these can produce excellent results but it really is only "pseudo" slo-mo when compared to footage shot whith high frame rate cameras.
 
New Title: Slow Motion Trick That I've Come Up With That Is Better Than Just Slowing Down Your Footage If You Want Better Slow Motion And Can't Afford Twixtor Whether You've Tried Re-mapping Or Not It's And It's For Filmmakers Who Don't Think Slow-moving Subjects Is Dumb.

Lmao Ten Times! People Are So Funny!
 
New Title: Slow Motion Trick That I've Come Up With That Is Better Than Just Slowing Down Your Footage If You Want Better Slow Motion And Can't Afford Twixtor Whether You've Tried Re-mapping Or Not It's And It's For Filmmakers Who Don't Think Slow-moving Subjects Is Dumb.

Ah, that's funny. I can hear your frustration...:2vrolijk_08:
 
Update I found out the correct setting for motion blur to get rid of the blur effect set blur to 75% and Samples to 8 and this will solve the clairy issue as well.
 
I checked your link to the plug-in. It is a very pseudo slo motion wherein it only can do a 50% SLO MO by fudging the interlace fields.

This aint slo mo anyway you "title your post".

Why have you not tried remapping in FCP?
 
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