slow motion test

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tannerherriott

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I'm working on a small project where I'm wanting to use decent looking slow motion. I remember reading somewhere here in dvxuser about the right camera settings and workflow, but I can't find the original thread again. I found all kinds of info using After Effects, but I'm still $850 away from buying it.

The video is kinda short, but here is the link to the test I shot today. I'm all about critiques, so please fire away.

 
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before one can comment, you need to tell us what frame rate u shot, and what speed u reduced it to.
 
Cool mate
how did you do the slomo settings etc would be great , but i am biased by the great song love it the location and the colours!
 
I shot everything at 60i with the shutter speed set at 1000. After I cut my edit in Final Cut, I ran it through the JES Deinterlacer program to get the frame rate to 59.94 then conformed it to 29.97 using Cinema Tools. I used the Magic Bullet filters that came with my DVX to adjust the contrast and to add a slight vignette and used the levels filter in FCP to adjust the colors. I also used a soft focus filter to help with some of the noise and rough edges.
 
Slo Mo Shutter Speeds

Slo Mo Shutter Speeds

Shutter Setting and Slo Motion.

Math tells you that the shutter should be set to 120 for an average looking slo mo shot. That way when you slow it down the eye is watching an average shutter speed of a film camera.

Here's a video I shot with a 24 shutter.

http://www.venushum.com/sections/media/videos/pinkcha.mov

Your shots look great, and you did the process correctly...with a windblown dress you need a high shutter but sometimes you don't need to go as high as 1000. You're high shutter is a nice effect and works well with the amount and what you shot.

I 'm just giving you my two cents about testing different shutter speds for different effects within slow motion.

Kip
 
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I just found out that cinema tool is for mac users only, is there another application that can be used for comforming the 50i to 25 framerate for windows users?
 
Did you slow it in the timeline, then? Is the JES deinterlacer a seperate application?

I hate to ask but could you embellish on your exact steps, in order, leaving no step unturned? It would be super helpful.
 
Smettli said:
I just found out that cinema tool is for mac users only, is there another application that can be used for comforming the 50i to 25 framerate for windows users?
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I second that. Anyone?
 
Matthew Bennett said:
Did you slow it in the timeline, then? Is the JES deinterlacer a seperate application?

I hate to ask but could you embellish on your exact steps, in order, leaving no step unturned? It would be super helpful.
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I didn't do any type of slowing in the timeline. I've personally never seen a good looking slow motion by just stretching the timeline. I'm not saying it isn't possible, I've just never seen it.

I mentioned most of the steps earlier, but here is the workflow again. I shot everything at 60i with the shutter speed set at 1000. After I cut my original edit in Final Cut, I exported it out as a default FCP Quicktime movie. I ran it through the JES Deinterlacer program to get the frame rate to 59.94 then conformed it to 29.97 using Cinema Tools.

I used the Magic Bullet filters that came with my DVX to adjust the contrast and to add a slight vignette and used the levels filter in FCP to adjust the colors. I also used a soft focus filter to help with some of the noise and rough edges.
 
In Windows you can use Adobe Premiere. When you slow down a clip in premiere it becomes deinterlaced. At least Premier 6.5 does... So for PAL users you shoot in 50i and simply slow it down 50% and it turns out quite nice. I did all the slowmo in this fantastic rap video like that.

You can also use After Effects in some way... read about it a long time ago, but I forgot since Premiere worked out so well.
 
Terry_Tsurugi said:
In Windows you can use Adobe Premiere. When you slow down a clip in premiere it becomes deinterlaced. At least Premier 6.5 does... So for PAL users you shoot in 50i and simply slow it down 50% and it turns out quite nice. I did all the slowmo in this fantastic rap video like that.

You can also use After Effects in some way... read about it a long time ago, but I forgot since Premiere worked out so well.
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Ah, that's what I thought. Thanks.
Good to be a PAL user. :) Although we only have 50fps to play with as opposed to 60fps.
 
THX-1138 said:
Shutter Setting and Slo Motion.

Math tells you that the shutter should be set to 120 for an average looking slo mo shot. That way when you slow it down the eye is watching an average shutter speed of a film camera.

Here's a video I shot with a 24 shutter.

http://www.venushum.com/sections/media/videos/pinkcha.mov

Your shots look great, and you did the process correctly...with a windblown dress you need a high shutter but sometimes you don't need to go as high as 1000. You're high shutter is a nice effect and works well with the amount and what you shot.

I 'm just giving you my two cents about testing different shutter speds for different effects within slow motion.

Kip
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Kip, that looked good. What is your process?
 
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