XH-A1 slow motion test at DVinfo.net

Christian Nachtrieb · February 4th, 2008, 12:01 PM

here's a slow motion test we did the other day for a trailer we're making.
no audio on these clips, shot 60i, then slowed down in After Effects.

Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks

http://www.vimeo.com/658841

Jerome Cloninger · February 4th, 2008, 04:19 PM

Pretty good! What shutter speed were you shooting?

Christian Nachtrieb · February 4th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Shutter was at 1/120.
Thank you

Nicholas Tran · February 5th, 2008, 06:46 PM

Excellent! That's probably the best job I've seen of anyone slowing down XH-A1 footage... I might just have to switch my system to Adobe...

Nathan Quattrini · February 5th, 2008, 11:01 PM

what rate of speed is it at in AE? CS3? Any other special settings to make it so smooth?

Christian Nachtrieb · February 6th, 2008, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan Quattrini

what rate of speed is it at in AE? CS3? Any other special settings to make it so smooth?

I used After Effects CS3, all I did was import the footage, click on Interpret, and tell it to play back at 23.976 fps. You create a new comp with it, and then you do a Time Stretch, at exactly 200%. Then you click the option for your footage to "frame blend" I think it's called.. the solid slash is what you want, interpolation.

Doug Davis · February 6th, 2008, 02:58 PM

That looked sweet... Nice job After effects... : )

Brandon Freeman · February 6th, 2008, 04:35 PM

Yeah, it's a cool trick. I do the same thing in Vegas. I used it for my last feature, THE BROKEN QUIET, for a few shots -- beautiful indeed.

Bryan Suthard · February 7th, 2008, 12:35 AM

That was really excellent! I have a new EX1 to go with my A1 and your work rivals some of the overcranking I am getting out of it.

Sam Haber · February 8th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Does anyone have any advice for doing something like this in FCP? Am I going to need a pluggin?

Also what are the effect if you do this to your footage and speed it back up?

Christian Nachtrieb · February 8th, 2008, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Haber

Does anyone have any advice for doing something like this in FCP? Am I going to need a pluggin?

Also what are the effect if you do this to your footage and speed it back up?

If you wanted to do slow motion in final cut, and make it look good I would recommend buying a program called "Twixtor."

To speed it back up is easy, when the exported footage from after effects is brought back into final cut, it's all slowed down. So all I did was break the clip in two, and change the speed of the first half to make it go faster, so it looks like it is running at normal frame rate.

There are better ways, like within after effects for example using time remapping, but I didn't feel like getting fancy.

Sam Haber · February 8th, 2008, 12:25 PM

Thanks.

How long of a process is this?

Nathan Quattrini · February 11th, 2008, 08:43 AM

so you madea 24fps comp, and exported 24 fps as well correct?

Christian Nachtrieb · February 11th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Not a long process at all.

Yes, after interpreting the footage as 24fps, I created a new comp that was 24fps and exported it as such.

Todd Smaretsky · February 19th, 2008, 08:03 PM

Looks good. I'd stay in 60i though - it would be more fluid. That is just my opinion. But, very well done.

February 4th, 2008, 12:01 PM	#1
Christian Nachtrieb Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 65	XH-A1 slow motion test here's a slow motion test we did the other day for a trailer we're making. no audio on these clips, shot 60i, then slowed down in After Effects. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks http://www.vimeo.com/658841

February 4th, 2008, 04:19 PM	#2
Jerome Cloninger Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East TN Posts: 415	Pretty good! What shutter speed were you shooting? __________________ Jerome www.jeromecloninger.com

February 5th, 2008, 11:01 PM	#5
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	what rate of speed is it at in AE? CS3? Any other special settings to make it so smooth? __________________ Cinematography Site

February 6th, 2008, 02:58 PM	#7
Doug Davis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Birmingham Alabama Posts: 259	That looked sweet... Nice job After effects... : ) __________________ "The only thing the camera sees is light..." http://www.GoWildOlive.com

February 6th, 2008, 04:35 PM	#8
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	Yeah, it's a cool trick. I do the same thing in Vegas. I used it for my last feature, THE BROKEN QUIET, for a few shots -- beautiful indeed. __________________ Canon EOS 7D, Final Cut Studio 2

February 4th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#3
Christian Nachtrieb Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 65	Shutter was at 1/120. Thank you

February 5th, 2008, 06:46 PM	#4
Nicholas Tran Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 67	Excellent! That's probably the best job I've seen of anyone slowing down XH-A1 footage... I might just have to switch my system to Adobe...

February 7th, 2008, 12:35 AM	#9
Bryan Suthard Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, FL United States Posts: 135	That was really excellent! I have a new EX1 to go with my A1 and your work rivals some of the overcranking I am getting out of it.

February 8th, 2008, 11:53 AM	#10
Sam Haber New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sharon CT Posts: 13	Does anyone have any advice for doing something like this in FCP? Am I going to need a pluggin? Also what are the effect if you do this to your footage and speed it back up? __________________ www.uneedfilms.com

February 8th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#12
Sam Haber New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sharon CT Posts: 13	Thanks. How long of a process is this? __________________ www.uneedfilms.com

February 11th, 2008, 08:43 AM	#13
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	so you madea 24fps comp, and exported 24 fps as well correct? __________________ Cinematography Site

February 11th, 2008, 10:31 AM	#14
Christian Nachtrieb Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 65	Not a long process at all. Yes, after interpreting the footage as 24fps, I created a new comp that was 24fps and exported it as such.

February 19th, 2008, 08:03 PM	#15
Todd Smaretsky Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 36	Looks good. I'd stay in 60i though - it would be more fluid. That is just my opinion. But, very well done.