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Joe Simon · February 13th, 2008, 11:28 PM

I shot this with a couple after there wedding. We had some extra time and thought it would be cool to put together a little extra edit.

It was shot on the XH-A1 in 24p. I've been using this slow-mo plugin called Twixor and it has some really cool effects. Check it out and let me know what you think -

http://www.joesimonproductions.com/m...capitolweb.mov

Tracy Evans · February 14th, 2008, 12:02 AM

Very nice work! Tell us some production details.

Brandon Hammonds · February 14th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Howdy, Neighbor. That was fantastic. I really enjoyed their wedding trailor as well. They must be thrilled with your work.

Keep posting your stuff -- it's great.

Alastair Brown · February 14th, 2008, 12:39 AM

Bit that got me was the camera flash in the back of the car. You can almost see the flash rise and fall. You keep slipping really nice stuff in under the radar. The encoding quality was also seriously nice.

Oleg Kalyan · February 14th, 2008, 02:24 AM

What was the music, please!

Very nice!

Richard Wakefield · February 14th, 2008, 04:51 AM

really great stuff, and fantastic encoding! oh, and do u mind sharing that song with us at all?

maybe you or someone else could answer something about Twixtor for me, as i've been looking at getting this for some time now (mainly for music video purposes):

- render times, good or bad?
- comparable to Premiere Pro CS3 advanced time-remapping??

cheers

Greg Boston · February 14th, 2008, 08:28 AM

Outstanding Joe! You are a credit to Texas artists.

-gb-

Art Varga · February 14th, 2008, 09:19 AM

Joe - great stuff! I'm a big fan of your work and have always been impressed with the encoding quality of your samples. Can you share any details?

Art

Jeremiah McLamb · February 14th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Where can i get twixor? I can't seem to find a place to get it online...

thanks
jeremiah

Art Varga · February 14th, 2008, 03:36 PM

The correct spelling is Twixtor - here's the link

http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/

Patrick Pike · February 14th, 2008, 06:13 PM

Excellent work! I love all the speed changes throughout - very smooth.

Joe Simon · February 14th, 2008, 06:49 PM

Thanks for the compliments! I had a great time making this piece.

Like I said it was shot on the XH-A1. I did however shoot the time-lapse's with the HVX-200. The moving shots were done with the Glide-Cam 2000 with some added weights.

I do all my editing in FCP so I'm not sure how Twixtor would compare to CS3's time-remap. But the render time is quite long, usually 2-5 min per clip. But once you get the hang of it you pretty much know what its going to do with the different settings.

The song is called "Edge of the Ocean" by Ivy

For encoding I use Compressor in FCP with the H.264 codec. I usually set my bitrate around 1600 and that does the trick. Nothing else special then that.

Thanks for checking it out!

Brandon Hammonds · February 14th, 2008, 07:20 PM

Joe, are you using the pro version of twixtor, or just the vanilla?

Joe Simon · February 14th, 2008, 08:45 PM

I'm not using the pro version just the normal 4.5 version.

Jeremiah McLamb · February 14th, 2008, 11:13 PM

is it twixtor that is giving you those really smooth slow mos with 24p...or is FCP just better at slowing 24p down than my Vegas? If its a setting in twixtor that helps give 24p slowmo that smooth feel....then i'm in!

jeremiah

February 13th, 2008, 11:28 PM	#1
Joe Simon Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 86	Fun with Motion! I shot this with a couple after there wedding. We had some extra time and thought it would be cool to put together a little extra edit. It was shot on the XH-A1 in 24p. I've been using this slow-mo plugin called Twixor and it has some really cool effects. Check it out and let me know what you think - http://www.joesimonproductions.com/m...capitolweb.mov

February 14th, 2008, 12:02 AM	#2
Tracy Evans New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8	Very nice work! Tell us some production details. __________________ Tracy Evans

February 14th, 2008, 12:10 AM	#3
Brandon Hammonds New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 22	Howdy, Neighbor. That was fantastic. I really enjoyed their wedding trailor as well. They must be thrilled with your work. Keep posting your stuff -- it's great.

February 14th, 2008, 12:39 AM	#4
Alastair Brown Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow/Scotland Posts: 626	Bit that got me was the camera flash in the back of the car. You can almost see the flash rise and fall. You keep slipping really nice stuff in under the radar. The encoding quality was also seriously nice.

February 14th, 2008, 02:24 AM	#5
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	What was the music, please! Very nice!

February 14th, 2008, 04:51 AM	#6
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	really great stuff, and fantastic encoding! oh, and do u mind sharing that song with us at all? maybe you or someone else could answer something about Twixtor for me, as i've been looking at getting this for some time now (mainly for music video purposes): - render times, good or bad? - comparable to Premiere Pro CS3 advanced time-remapping?? cheers

February 14th, 2008, 08:28 AM	#7
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Outstanding Joe! You are a credit to Texas artists. -gb-

February 14th, 2008, 09:19 AM	#8
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Joe - great stuff! I'm a big fan of your work and have always been impressed with the encoding quality of your samples. Can you share any details? Art

February 14th, 2008, 02:27 PM	#9
Jeremiah McLamb Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 174	Where can i get twixor? I can't seem to find a place to get it online... thanks jeremiah

February 14th, 2008, 03:36 PM	#10
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	The correct spelling is Twixtor - here's the link http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/

February 14th, 2008, 06:13 PM	#11
Patrick Pike Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mariposa, CA Posts: 200	Excellent work! I love all the speed changes throughout - very smooth.

February 14th, 2008, 06:49 PM	#12
Joe Simon Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 86	Thanks for the compliments! I had a great time making this piece. Like I said it was shot on the XH-A1. I did however shoot the time-lapse's with the HVX-200. The moving shots were done with the Glide-Cam 2000 with some added weights. I do all my editing in FCP so I'm not sure how Twixtor would compare to CS3's time-remap. But the render time is quite long, usually 2-5 min per clip. But once you get the hang of it you pretty much know what its going to do with the different settings. The song is called "Edge of the Ocean" by Ivy For encoding I use Compressor in FCP with the H.264 codec. I usually set my bitrate around 1600 and that does the trick. Nothing else special then that. Thanks for checking it out!

February 14th, 2008, 07:20 PM	#13
Brandon Hammonds New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 22	Joe, are you using the pro version of twixtor, or just the vanilla?

February 14th, 2008, 08:45 PM	#14
Joe Simon Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 86	I'm not using the pro version just the normal 4.5 version.

February 14th, 2008, 11:13 PM	#15
Jeremiah McLamb Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 174	is it twixtor that is giving you those really smooth slow mos with 24p...or is FCP just better at slowing 24p down than my Vegas? If its a setting in twixtor that helps give 24p slowmo that smooth feel....then i'm in! jeremiah