Best slow motion setting?

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bigshinyspoon

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i want to shoot the best slow motion scene possible so what are the settings i need to use ?

i'm using dvx100b
24p
letus35fe

do i use 1/48 or i need like 1/250 to achieve the best slow mo possible?

thanks
 
Whatever you do, don't go above 1/180th. shooting 24p with a very high shutter speed looks horrid in my opinion, almost like a straight up photo sequence.
 
bigshinyspoon said:
i want to shoot the best slow motion scene possible so what are the settings i need to use ?

i'm using dvx100b
24p
letus35fe

do i use 1/48 or i need like 1/250 to achieve the best slow mo possible?

thanks
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Why don't you just do the slow mo in post?
 
OK, lets start over.

Shoot 60i with a 1/120th shutter. Drop this into a 24p timeline and slow it down to 40% original speed. This is be the smoothest slo-mo you can get out of the DVX. I personally like to shoot with a 250th shutter for a little extra punch, but that it personal preference.

DON'T shoot 24p for slo-mo. There isn't enough temporal information captured for the computer to make anything close to smooth motion.
 
William_Robinette said:
OK, lets start over.

Shoot 60i with a 1/120th shutter. Drop this into a 24p timeline and slow it down to 40% original speed. This is be the smoothest slo-mo you can get out of the DVX. I personally like to shoot with a 250th shutter for a little extra punch, but that it personal preference.

DON'T shoot 24p for slo-mo. There isn't enough temporal information captured for the computer to make anything close to smooth motion.
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If this is to slow you can shoot it at 30 and drop it to a 24 time line and slow it down to 80%
 
I am really blown away now. I can't believe what I just read. :huh:

Firstly, All slo-mo with the DVX is done in post.

Slo-mo is extremely film-like and the reason you are shooting in 60i to get the most picture information for slowing down.

If you don't do it this way, it will be choppy and nothing close to being film-like.


Read what William Robinette said,
Do it that way and you will get good results.
 
Ah, cool Thanks guys. I wanted to use slo-mo for snowboarding stuff I'm shooting, but I hate the way posted slo-mo looks.

Does anyone know if the HVX-200 does in-camera slo-mo? Sorry to ask such a noobie question... but um... I'm a newbie.

Thanks!
 
GrenadeArtist said:
Ah, cool Thanks guys. I wanted to use slo-mo for snowboarding stuff I'm shooting, but I hate the way posted slo-mo looks.

Does anyone know if the HVX-200 does in-camera slo-mo? Sorry to ask such a noobie question... but um... I'm a newbie.

Thanks!
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Yes, the HVX has variable frame rates so when you shoot, say 60fps then drop it in a 30fps timeline the footage will be twice as slow.
 
GrenadeArtist said:
So basically, the slo-mo isn't going to get anymore dramatic than what's been featured on these forums before? That kinda stinks...
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That's the world of digital video. You can't over-crank your stock footage like you can in film.

With the HVX the only way you can get the higher frame rate is if you are shooting to the P2 card. DV tapes do not allow you to do that on any camera.

The advantage of shooting on digital tapes is that you have the ability to alter your footage in post on a computer, and if you are setup properly, with minimal amount of loss in quality.

If you are unsatisfied with the results or "limitations" of digital video you may have to look into shooting on film.

I know that there are a lot of mountain bike filmmakers that still shoot on film to get the slo-mo effect that they are looking for.
 
More dramatic? No, but 60fps slow-mo from the HVX will look miles better then any slo-mo shot by a DVX. And jusy FYI, I believe there is no digi cam that shoots over 60fps besides RED and the Phantom. The Varicam tops out at 60p, the Sony 900 series tops out at 60p too.
 
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