Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
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DVX100Shooter
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Re: Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
You just change the speed from 100% to 50% to make it slower in post. Or you can use the Time Remap tool to really make it creep along. I am guessing you have the time remap tool in FCexpress. I have FCP.
You just change the speed from 100% to 50% to make it slower in post. Or you can use the Time Remap tool to really make it creep along. I am guessing you have the time remap tool in FCexpress. I have FCP.
Beeblebrox
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Re: Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
For real slo mo (with no time manipulation or interpolation), I shot a scene 30p, then rendered out the individuals frames in AE and imported back in as 24p. It's actually a fairly significant slow down in time. And it's true over-cranked slo-mo.
For real slo mo (with no time manipulation or interpolation), I shot a scene 30p, then rendered out the individuals frames in AE and imported back in as 24p. It's actually a fairly significant slow down in time. And it's true over-cranked slo-mo.
Barry_Green
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Re: Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
[quote author=D8CFILMS link=board=news;num=1087366124;start=0#0 date=06/15/04 at 23:08:44]
Like shooting on the Bolex at 64fps, is it possible to do the same with the DVX?
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Sort of. You can shoot 60 half-frames per second. When you slow the footage down to 50% playback speed (or 40%, in a 24P timeline) it'll give the same motion effect as if you'd shot at 60 frames per second, but the resolution will be lower.
[quote author=D8CFILMS link=board=news;num=1087366124;start=0#0 date=06/15/04 at 23:08:44]
Like shooting on the Bolex at 64fps, is it possible to do the same with the DVX?
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Sort of. You can shoot 60 half-frames per second. When you slow the footage down to 50% playback speed (or 40%, in a 24P timeline) it'll give the same motion effect as if you'd shot at 60 frames per second, but the resolution will be lower.
You can get 12 and 15 frames per second on a DVX100, and you can get even more slow speeds on a DVX100A. I posted a post here called something like "New frame rates: 12P and 15P" earlier that describes the technique.
Re: Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
I shot a music video yesterday using the 30fps "overcrank" slo-mo method. 20% slower, but smooth as film at 24fps playback.
Here's the step by step for Final Cut Pro 4:
1. Extracted song from CD at 48Khz/16bit and imported into FCP4.
2. Placed song on the timeline and adjusted the "speed" (CMD+J) to 125%. (29.97/23.98 = 125%)
3. Exported sequence and burned a CD for playback. It will sound like the "Chipmunks" on set... but that's OK.
4. Shot the singer at 30P lip-syncing to the sped-up track.
5. Digitized the material at 29.97.
6. Use Cinema Tools (with FCP4) to "Batch Conform" the digitized clips to 23.98 fps. This tells the Quicktime files to play at 23.98 instead of 29.97 and is done almost instantly. FCP4 may ask you to "reconnect" the clips after this process.
7. Now just edit the music video in a 23.98 sequence, with the original music track. Everything is in perfect sync, but already slowed down... no rendering!
Tim
I shot a music video yesterday using the 30fps "overcrank" slo-mo method. 20% slower, but smooth as film at 24fps playback.
Here's the step by step for Final Cut Pro 4:
1. Extracted song from CD at 48Khz/16bit and imported into FCP4.
2. Placed song on the timeline and adjusted the "speed" (CMD+J) to 125%. (29.97/23.98 = 125%)
3. Exported sequence and burned a CD for playback. It will sound like the "Chipmunks" on set... but that's OK.
4. Shot the singer at 30P lip-syncing to the sped-up track.
5. Digitized the material at 29.97.
6. Use Cinema Tools (with FCP4) to "Batch Conform" the digitized clips to 23.98 fps. This tells the Quicktime files to play at 23.98 instead of 29.97 and is done almost instantly. FCP4 may ask you to "reconnect" the clips after this process.
7. Now just edit the music video in a 23.98 sequence, with the original music track. Everything is in perfect sync, but already slowed down... no rendering!
Tim
Re: Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
That is one thing that sucks with the PAL version of the DVX, only the one progressive frame rate to work with.
We have had a bit of success slowing down in post but your limited in how far you can go before it starts to look crap.
That is one thing that sucks with the PAL version of the DVX, only the one progressive frame rate to work with.
We have had a bit of success slowing down in post but your limited in how far you can go before it starts to look crap.
Re: Is In-Camera Slow-Motion possible w/ DVX?
Twixtor is Really good in slowing things down
http://www.revisionfx.com/rstwixtor.htm
Twixtor is Really good in slowing things down
http://www.revisionfx.com/rstwixtor.htm