how to get slow mo to look good using 24P at DVinfo.net

Jason Epperson · November 21st, 2004, 10:07 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed many times before, but I would like to strike up the conversation again. How do I take my footage from my DVX100 (shooting at 24P) and apply slow motion without it looking choppy?

I'm currently using FCP 4, but I have access to FCP HD.

Best,
Epp

Kyle Ringin · November 21st, 2004, 10:29 PM

Try this thread for some details:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=33916

Rob Lohman · November 22nd, 2004, 08:43 AM

See this discussion as well:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=34632

To sum it up quickly (please continue the discussion in the other
threads, thank you!):

1. the lower the framerate the more choppy the slowmotion will be (so 24p is the worst one to have, 60i would be far better when converted to slowmotion 24p)

2. the quality of doing slowmotion (ie, creating frame where there are none) is a highly complex procedure and varying products have had varying degrees of succes. So it depends on which program you are using as well

Bryan Mitchell · December 13th, 2004, 02:42 AM

The quick fix solution I use... wit some success...
I shoot at 30fps. I slow it down 40% changing it to a choppy 12fps. I duplicate the footage and put it on another layer at 50% opacity. Then i shift it one frame, this give a semi blurred 24 fps look that I like. The numbers can of course be played with and modified. It's just one of the quick cheap tricks I've used and like.

Riley Harmon · February 5th, 2005, 01:48 PM

shoot with a higher shutter speed and then when its slowed down it wont have that flicker look, it will be smooth and non-blurred

Jose di Cani · February 9th, 2005, 11:59 AM

Heh, never thought about that shutter speed solution. And the other solution is handy as well (mixing 2 videos at 40% op.).

Cool. I am experimenting with this cause you can't have a movie without slomotion really nowadays. It adds so much drama and action to your scenes. Imagine braveheart being edited without slomotion. That would be terrible. Braveheart would be a wuzz really.

Jonathon Wilson · February 9th, 2005, 12:48 PM

I'm sure this was discussed in other threads, but also realize that there are some very cool products dedicated to 'interpolating' frames between the original source frames. Examples are Twixtor and ReTimer. I've had _very_ nice results by using Avisynth and a plug in called MVTools (both free), but it sounds like you're on the mac, so that won't help you.

Check out the demos for Twixtor and ReTimer. "Real" slow motion in film is done by shooting at much higher framerates: 120fps, 250fps, etc. Then it's played back at 24. The key is somehow arriving at a higher frequency of images of the motion than you're planning to play back.

November 21st, 2004, 10:07 PM	#1
Jason Epperson New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Winchester, KY Posts: 16	how to get slow mo to look good using 24P I'm sure this has been discussed many times before, but I would like to strike up the conversation again. How do I take my footage from my DVX100 (shooting at 24P) and apply slow motion without it looking choppy? I'm currently using FCP 4, but I have access to FCP HD. Best, Epp

November 22nd, 2004, 08:43 AM	#3
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	See this discussion as well: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=34632 To sum it up quickly (please continue the discussion in the other threads, thank you!): 1. the lower the framerate the more choppy the slowmotion will be (so 24p is the worst one to have, 60i would be far better when converted to slowmotion 24p) 2. the quality of doing slowmotion (ie, creating frame where there are none) is a highly complex procedure and varying products have had varying degrees of succes. So it depends on which program you are using as well __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 21st, 2004, 10:29 PM	#2
Kyle Ringin Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 241	Try this thread for some details: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=33916

December 13th, 2004, 02:42 AM	#4
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	The quick fix solution I use... wit some success... I shoot at 30fps. I slow it down 40% changing it to a choppy 12fps. I duplicate the footage and put it on another layer at 50% opacity. Then i shift it one frame, this give a semi blurred 24 fps look that I like. The numbers can of course be played with and modified. It's just one of the quick cheap tricks I've used and like.

February 5th, 2005, 01:48 PM	#5
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	shoot with a higher shutter speed and then when its slowed down it wont have that flicker look, it will be smooth and non-blurred

February 9th, 2005, 11:59 AM	#6
Jose di Cani Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Holland, Europe Posts: 214	Heh, never thought about that shutter speed solution. And the other solution is handy as well (mixing 2 videos at 40% op.). Cool. I am experimenting with this cause you can't have a movie without slomotion really nowadays. It adds so much drama and action to your scenes. Imagine braveheart being edited without slomotion. That would be terrible. Braveheart would be a wuzz really.

February 9th, 2005, 12:48 PM	#7
Jonathon Wilson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 182	I'm sure this was discussed in other threads, but also realize that there are some very cool products dedicated to 'interpolating' frames between the original source frames. Examples are Twixtor and ReTimer. I've had _very_ nice results by using Avisynth and a plug in called MVTools (both free), but it sounds like you're on the mac, so that won't help you. Check out the demos for Twixtor and ReTimer. "Real" slow motion in film is done by shooting at much higher framerates: 120fps, 250fps, etc. Then it's played back at 24. The key is somehow arriving at a higher frequency of images of the motion than you're planning to play back.