Slow Motion on FCE or FCP at DVinfo.net

Ken Hudson · February 6th, 2005, 10:20 AM

How do I get a clip to go in slow motion. I am capturing clips from a Sony vx2100. Does this have to happen while shooting or can it be done in post editing?

Rhett Allen · February 7th, 2005, 03:22 PM

I don't know about FCE but in FCP you can press "command (apple)+J" and enter the new duration (less than 100% to slow it down). It is found in the "modify" menu as "speed".

Ray Echevers · February 7th, 2005, 04:19 PM

Yes you can do in FCP, you change the speed of the clip(s) in question.
If you have Adobe After Effects, do the slow mo there better, it comes out a lot smoother.
Still comes out decent on FCP though.

Dave Perry · February 7th, 2005, 07:31 PM

It's the same in FCE, command+J. Make sure you have Frame Blending checked as well.

Matt Elias · February 8th, 2005, 02:14 AM

And the longer way to do it (in FCP) is Modify menu ->speed

To make it slower choose a number lower than 100% and the opposite goes for speeding up clips

Mihnea De Vries · February 14th, 2005, 09:44 AM

best slowmo can be done with Twixtor plugin, looks definitely better than FCP slomotion.. can be a litle tricky first time but result are awesome compared to anithing alse...

Twixtor can also ve used to convert from 30P to 24P or 25P...

Richard Guaty · March 22nd, 2005, 11:43 AM

Where and how do you get this plug in for better FCP slow motion?

Boyd Ostroff · March 22nd, 2005, 02:39 PM

A simple Google search will quickly take you to their website http://www.revisionfx.com/rstwixtor.htm

Richard Guaty · March 22nd, 2005, 02:47 PM

Cool...Thanks Boyd.

What are other cool download-able plug-ins that are good for FCP? Filters...Cinematic look...or anything you experienced to be cool for video?

Cheers

Boyd Ostroff · March 22nd, 2005, 02:52 PM

"Anything cool" covers a lot of ground...

Have a look at Joe's Filters. You get a lot of stuff in one reasonably priced package. You can also download a free trial version.

Zach Mull · March 22nd, 2005, 04:23 PM

I like the Nattress filters. He has a free set, and you can download demos and manuals for the main filter packages. The guy who creates them posts on boards like this and seems like a real nice guy, and I've had good experiences with his plug-ins. I use the blur dissolve in the GFree package all the time, and some FCP users swear by his his film effects package (they say it's faster than Magic Bullet, but I've never tried MB so I can't compare). Check it out: http://nattress.com/

Boyd Ostroff · March 22nd, 2005, 05:10 PM

Yes, Graeme Nattress has some great products also. He's a regular around here; do a search on his user name for some interesting reading.

John Locke · March 26th, 2005, 09:44 AM

Ken,

Just control+click on the clip in the timeline, select "speed" and reset the duration. I've always gotten decent results with FCP alone.

February 6th, 2005, 10:20 AM	#1
Ken Hudson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Forest, VA Posts: 42	Slow Motion on FCE or FCP How do I get a clip to go in slow motion. I am capturing clips from a Sony vx2100. Does this have to happen while shooting or can it be done in post editing?

February 7th, 2005, 04:19 PM	#3
Ray Echevers Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 148	Yes you can do in FCP, you change the speed of the clip(s) in question. If you have Adobe After Effects, do the slow mo there better, it comes out a lot smoother. Still comes out decent on FCP though. __________________ Sony VX-1000 G5 1.8 dual 91 Turbo MR2

February 7th, 2005, 07:31 PM	#4
Dave Perry Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 796	It's the same in FCE, command+J. Make sure you have Frame Blending checked as well. __________________ Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC Director of Photography • Editor • Digital Film Production • 540.915.2752 • daveperry.net

March 22nd, 2005, 11:43 AM	#7
Richard Guaty Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 25	Twixor Plug in Where and how do you get this plug in for better FCP slow motion?

March 26th, 2005, 09:44 AM	#13
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Ken, Just control+click on the clip in the timeline, select "speed" and reset the duration. I've always gotten decent results with FCP alone. __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

February 7th, 2005, 03:22 PM	#2
Rhett Allen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 607	I don't know about FCE but in FCP you can press "command (apple)+J" and enter the new duration (less than 100% to slow it down). It is found in the "modify" menu as "speed".

February 8th, 2005, 02:14 AM	#5
Matt Elias Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 149	And the longer way to do it (in FCP) is Modify menu ->speed To make it slower choose a number lower than 100% and the opposite goes for speeding up clips

February 14th, 2005, 09:44 AM	#6
Mihnea De Vries New Boot Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Romania Posts: 5	best slowmo can be done with Twixtor plugin, looks definitely better than FCP slomotion.. can be a litle tricky first time but result are awesome compared to anithing alse... Twixtor can also ve used to convert from 30P to 24P or 25P...

March 22nd, 2005, 02:39 PM	#8
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,797	A simple Google search will quickly take you to their website http://www.revisionfx.com/rstwixtor.htm

March 22nd, 2005, 02:47 PM	#9
Richard Guaty Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 25	Cool...Thanks Boyd. What are other cool download-able plug-ins that are good for FCP? Filters...Cinematic look...or anything you experienced to be cool for video? Cheers

March 22nd, 2005, 02:52 PM	#10
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,797	"Anything cool" covers a lot of ground... Have a look at Joe's Filters. You get a lot of stuff in one reasonably priced package. You can also download a free trial version.

March 22nd, 2005, 04:23 PM	#11
Zach Mull Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 273	I like the Nattress filters. He has a free set, and you can download demos and manuals for the main filter packages. The guy who creates them posts on boards like this and seems like a real nice guy, and I've had good experiences with his plug-ins. I use the blur dissolve in the GFree package all the time, and some FCP users swear by his his film effects package (they say it's faster than Magic Bullet, but I've never tried MB so I can't compare). Check it out: http://nattress.com/

March 22nd, 2005, 05:10 PM	#12
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,797	Yes, Graeme Nattress has some great products also. He's a regular around here; do a search on his user name for some interesting reading.