"slow mo" method doesnt work??

[vidwerk]

Here is an rendered clip(4.6MB)(QT7+). www.vidwerk.ca/dv/slomo.html
Pay particular attention to the bricks on the left house. Shimmers like mad. It gets a bit better when compressed at QVGA for the web, but it's still there.

 

[Thomas J. O'Hara]

i slow my stuff down to 60%, 40% seems to be a little less smooth. 60 is the sweet spot.

 

[Tanakaskier]

Didn't the after effects technic work?

no...did you see the vid I posted? the slow motion looked like ****. The only one that turned out decent was the tight shot of the skier stalling on the wallride, but all the others either flicker or look really soft. I've seen sharp, non-flickering 60f footage from a DVX before and my stuff doesnt look half as good!

 

[vincent.a]

i tried this technic and it's work fine for me. maybe you can give it a try, you need AE.
http://rarevision.com/v1/articles/slow_motion.php#

 

[joelaready]

All I can say is, we all think your slo mo looks great. It's not going to get much (any?) better until you shoot in 60p, which I'm assuming is not currently an option for you. Don't sweat it; your videos look great.

 

[clown_shoes]

enough said.... http://rarevision.com/v1/articles/slow_motion.php

 

[TadM]

My slow motion looks decent but I noticed a slight flicker on the letterbox bars, has this happened to anyone else?

 

[ryvac]

can someone tell me step by step on how you did it again?
I'm sure everyone is talking about the method about this http://rarevision.com/v1/articles/slow_motion.php
it's the best resolt I've seen anywhere and I really want to do the same.
But I get lost when it becomes technical.....

so first
1) I shoot in 60i and shutter speed is 1/120
2) in final cut, I set the time line for 24fps
then what?

on the page it says to "Conform the frame rate of your clip to 24 frames per second, then set "Separate Fields" to "Lower Field First""

now what does this mean???(I'm new to FCP and AE so sorry....)

 

[TadM]

That method is all done in After Effects...

 

[ryvac]

so does that mean the third step is to open up After Effects and import the 60i footage or the 24fps footage? (from FCP)

 

[ryvac]

okay, I've played around with the After Effects and I still can't do it......
so how do you set the time line to 24fps on AE ?
is it
Composition < Composition setting < then change the the Frame rate to 24fps???

is that the right way?

then after that how do you set "Separate Fields" to "Lower Field First"??

 

[Tanakaskier]

Yes, under composition settings you can change the timeline framerate to 24 fps. To change the timecode, go to preferences > project settings I think (I dont have AE on this computer)

then you import the clip > right click > interperate footage > interperate to custom framerate: 24 fps, lower field dominence, preserve edges

then plop it in, time stretch to 200%, export without any form of blurring and you're (somewhat) good to go!

 

[ryvac]

thanks for the step by step instruction. Mr Tanaka san
I will try it again.