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View Full Version : Best settings for slo-mo? G. Randy Brown January 18th, 2005, 09:05 AM Hey everyone, I shoot a lot of sports highlights that requires occasional slow motion. Using Vegas 5, I get more motion blur than I want. What settings on an XL1S would optimize slo-mo? TIA, Randy Rob Lohman January 18th, 2005, 09:28 AM Most people shoot in interlaced and a higher shutter speed is probably better to create less motion blur. G. Randy Brown January 18th, 2005, 09:32 AM I am shooting 60i and have experimented with higher shutter speeds. How high of shutter speeds are we talking? TIA, Randy Rob Lohman January 18th, 2005, 09:41 AM The more the less blur. Some experimentation might be in order since you are slowing it down. It will also depends on the type of thing you are shooting and how fast stuff is moving for example. There is not a good setting, just do some tests with different shutter speeds and see how the end results looks when slowed down! G. Randy Brown January 18th, 2005, 09:54 AM ""It will also depends on the type of thing you are shooting and how fast stuff is moving for example."" Basketball and football mainly. I have tried up to (I think) 250 but then I have to start boosting the gain and I was afraid it might start getting too grainy. I suppose I should arrive at the next game early enough to shoot the warm-ups and really experiment. Thanks Rob, Randy Rob Lohman January 18th, 2005, 09:57 AM That's the disadvantage indeed, light loss. But if possible you could open the iris futher to allow more light in? Sounds like you are usually in bright daylight, so that should help a lot... G. Randy Brown January 18th, 2005, 10:29 AM ""That's the disadvantage indeed, light loss. But if possible you could open the iris futher to allow more light in?"" It is opened all the way. I try to follow Don Berube's suggestion (gain at -3, open iris as much as possible even if you have to use the ND filter (to get a more shallow DOF)) ""Sounds like you are usually in bright daylight, so that should help a lot..."" Just the opposite Rob, the basketball games are shot in a big gymnasium with those big vapor lights and (high school) football is almost always at night. Thanks again Rob. Randy Rob Lohman January 18th, 2005, 10:34 AM Sorry to hear. Good luck then. Oh, 0 db or even +3 db should get you results that are still usable, try it out. G. Randy Brown January 18th, 2005, 11:05 AM I have gone as high as 0 db...I'll try +3. Gracias Rob, Randy |