what about alowing down D90 24p footage?

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Nicholas Natteau

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Just wondering if anyone tried this yet:

Slowing down Nikon 24p footage in Final Cut Pro.

I'd like to know what 24p Nikon D90 footage looks like when slowed to say 50% or 25% or 20% speed.

Is it the same as when you shoot 24fps at 60fps on the HVX200?

Would love some feedback on this. Thanks very much in advance.

- Nick
 
Nicholas Natteau said:
Just wondering if anyone tried this yet:

Slowing down Nikon 24p footage in Final Cut Pro.

I'd like to know what 24p Nikon D90 footage looks like when slowed to say 50% or 25% or 20% speed.

Is it the same as when you shoot 24fps at 60fps on the HVX200?

Would love some feedback on this. Thanks very much in advance.

- Nick
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this is different....the HVX records all those extra frames (24 vs 60). My hf11 is the same. It shoots in 60i just slowed down to 24p.

So slowed down you will notice a true 24 frames per second with the d90, hence skipped frames that will be noticeable when you slow down past 50%....

Not too bad..but you cant slow it down as much and keep the smoothness as you can that AVCHD that records in 60fps containers and turns that into 24fps on its own....
 
And I don't know about FCP, but you might have better luck with, say, AE CS 3 or 4, which has frame interpolation when slowing clips down. Meaning, it actually tries to create some in between frames for you to fill in the missing ones.

One of the keys to this, I learned when I did it, is trying to avoid motion blur in the original clips. Not always possible, but if you can choose the shots you want to slow down...

You def will not get it as smooth and nice as the HVX 60FPS though.
 
Hi Mark. Thanks very much. I actually tried that on my Nikon D90 and was disappointed with the result. Playback was not smooth in FCP. I used to own an HVX200 and was always impressed with how good the slow motion footage looked. I sold it my HVX and was wondering whether to get an HPX170 or wait for the rumored Nikon D400. That said, I do love the filmic look of the Nikon D90.
 
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