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Thanks Brad... And you are SO right! Get strated on that Tutorial... I want to really see how you do the scripting thingy...LOL Chop Chop!
 
YES..I know...they were all on 1/1000 I dont understand why.... All of the Slow Mo was shot the same 60p 1/1000. I have had this problem before. Any ideas? I tryed rendering two ways.. 1 with no deiterlaceing,,,and one the way you do it exactly. I could tell no differance between the two renderings,,same strobe on that shot. Someone please help.

Hey I noticed on your last tutorial,,,you get those anoing green frames!!! Have you figured out the cause of this yet?? I was getting red frames last night... but it rendered ok.
 
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Brad got it figured out. I set the project properties to HDV 720 30p and it magicly goes away... Go figure... And when I do this I dont deinterlace...WOW it looks like magic.. I am re-rendering the whole thing now I liked it so much.
 
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Brad got it figured out. I set the project properties to HDV 720 30p and it magicly goes away... Go figure... And when I do this I dont deinterlace...WOW it looks like magic.. I am re-rendering the whole thing now I liked it so much.
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HUH!? The "overcranking" with 60p at 40% slowdown is only effective at 24fps. If you slow it down 50% on a 30fps timeline....I think it comes out right, but just not (obviously) as slowed down and cool looking. I'm confused.

All and I mean ALL my "overcranked" footage has the project properties and is rendered at 24p.

I'm wondering if those few shots were even 60p. Double check the .mts file to confirm it.
 
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For that particular video..... 1/2000. It was super bright out so I took advantage of all the light.
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It looks great. I'm impressed with the pan-n-scan, too.

It's a little hard to judge from youtube (and this video looks great) but sometimes on other full-res videos, I've noticed that high shutter speeds, while producing sharp images, can make the motion look a little jerky to my eye.

Sometimes a shutter speed like 1/120 provides a little blur to smooth things out (again, to my eye.)

I think it's great (and the BS Boardslides aren't too shabby, either), I'm just curious if you have any additional thoughts about shutter speed after having put the video together.

Thanks for posting.
 
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twotimes said:
It looks great. I'm impressed with the pan-n-scan, too.

It's a little hard to judge from youtube (and this video looks great) but sometimes on other full-res videos, I've noticed that high shutter speeds, while producing sharp images, can make the motion look a little jerky to my eye.

Sometimes a shutter speed like 1/120 provides a little blur to smooth things out (again, to my eye.)

I think it's great (and the BS Boardslides aren't too shabby, either), I'm just curious if you have any additional thoughts about shutter speed after having put the video together.

Thanks for posting.
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Thanks for the compliments and input.

Um, well first off.....I'm still new to all of this. I'm learning as I go. In my opinion, all settings are relevant to what you're shooting and how you want it too look. I know that's pretty self explanatory, but I think we forget that sometimes. Everyone has different tastes and everyones perception of what "looks good" is going to be different.
I myself want things to look super crisp and clean when I'm doing slowmo work. I don't want to see blur at all. I use a higher shutter speed to achieve this, but I have to be careful (like you said) that it doesn't get too stuttery or choppy. I also have to plan ahead what I'm shooting and with what setting. When I shot this video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G48kqv6yA1g

.... I was flipping back and forth from 24p to 60p the whole time getting different angles, reactions, and feel. It was a pain in the butt, but it was SOO worth it. The 60p footage was shot in 1/1000 and 24p was 1/48 I believe. In my opinion, the footage all came together wonderfully. I believe this is how I will shoot my wedding days. It is going to make my life MUCH more difficult, but the end result will be worth it.

And again, available light will dictate much of what shutter you can use. Overcast or indoor really can't allow you to get away with much unless you bring sufficient artificial light. Choosing the 1/2000 shutter in the skate video was convenient as well because I didn't have to use any ND. I just set it at 1/2000 and adjusted the iris according to where I was shooting from and what the sun was doing at the time.

I'm rambling now. haha. Sorry.

PS- Keep in mind that all videos on the net may not playback at proper speeds. (jerkiness) Thanks Flash! Also, when you go to view an HD video it's good practice to click play and then pause real quick to get the video loading and then watch it once the video is done loading.
 
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Thanks for the reply. All good info.

Brad_C said:
PS- Keep in mind that all videos on the net may not playback at proper speeds. (jerkiness) Thanks Flash! Also, when you go to view an HD video it's good practice to click play and then pause real quick to get the video loading and then watch it once the video is done loading.
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Definitely. I think the video you posted looks surprisingly good for youtube- and I don't really see any of the jerkiness I mentioned. I've seen it in my own stuff before with other cameras, however, and thought I'd get your opinion re: the HMC, as mine is on its way.

Cheers, and thanks again for the feedback. Much appreciated.
 
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