Slomotion to Normal Speed

Dave Mercer · January 21st, 2016, 08:33 AM

Hey just wondering how to go from slow to regular motion in a single shot. I have just bought the Sony FS5 which does slomotion, but unsure how I'd then return to regular speed in the shot.

I presume it's something that's done in the edit.

Any help gratefully appreciated!

Andy Wilkinson · January 21st, 2016, 11:33 AM

Yep, in post Dave.

Dave Mercer · January 21st, 2016, 12:36 PM

Thanks Andy. So record at 120 fps or whatever, drop onto a timeline in FCP 10, then retime? Image when slowed to normal speed doesn't look weird?

Andy Wilkinson · January 21st, 2016, 02:19 PM

I have FCP6 and FCPX... but only really edit in CC2014 (or CS6) now depending on which Mac Pro I am using.

On CC, with the clip in a 1080p25 timeline you can just chop the slomo clip where you want to make the speed change and re-time/change speed percentage to whatever you want for either section(s). In Cambridge/not in my studio in front of my edit systems but that's how I remember it...

Paul Wood · January 21st, 2016, 06:20 PM

Hi Dave,

No, as you suggest just drop the high speed footage into a timeline - say 30fps, and FCPX will retime by missing out frames. If you want to make it slow motion go to retime menu and Automatic speed ( used to be conform) this will slow it down. You can add custom speeds or speed ramps as needed.
There is some useful information from Alex Gollner over at http://alex4d.com/notes

January 21st, 2016, 08:33 AM	#1
Dave Mercer Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala Posts: 346	Slomotion to Normal Speed - Sony FS5 (240 fps) Hey just wondering how to go from slow to regular motion in a single shot. I have just bought the Sony FS5 which does slomotion, but unsure how I'd then return to regular speed in the shot. I presume it's something that's done in the edit. Any help gratefully appreciated!

January 21st, 2016, 11:33 AM	#2
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Re: Slomotion to Normal Speed - Sony FS5 (240 fps) Yep, in post Dave. __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

January 21st, 2016, 12:36 PM	#3
Dave Mercer Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala Posts: 346	Re: Slomotion to Normal Speed - Sony FS5 (240 fps) Thanks Andy. So record at 120 fps or whatever, drop onto a timeline in FCP 10, then retime? Image when slowed to normal speed doesn't look weird?

January 21st, 2016, 02:19 PM	#4
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Re: Slomotion to Normal Speed - Sony FS5 (240 fps) I have FCP6 and FCPX... but only really edit in CC2014 (or CS6) now depending on which Mac Pro I am using. On CC, with the clip in a 1080p25 timeline you can just chop the slomo clip where you want to make the speed change and re-time/change speed percentage to whatever you want for either section(s). In Cambridge/not in my studio in front of my edit systems but that's how I remember it... __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

January 21st, 2016, 06:20 PM	#5
Paul Wood Major Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 485	Re: Slomotion to Normal Speed - Sony FS5 (240 fps) Hi Dave, No, as you suggest just drop the high speed footage into a timeline - say 30fps, and FCPX will retime by missing out frames. If you want to make it slow motion go to retime menu and Automatic speed ( used to be conform) this will slow it down. You can add custom speeds or speed ramps as needed. There is some useful information from Alex Gollner over at http://alex4d.com/notes Last edited by Paul Wood; January 22nd, 2016 at 03:03 AM. Reason: Added info