Slow motion

Lee Turner · August 12th, 2008, 12:34 PM

Hi all, I want to film some sports, but want to slow the footage down, some to 10%. What would be the best settings on my camera ? Everytime i tried it the footage gos jitty . Want it to be hd and edited in fcp 6.3.

Justin Zimmerman · August 12th, 2008, 02:45 PM

you can't overcrank the camera so you're stuck with jittery. 10% is insanely slow. you can mess with shutter speed, but you will NEVER be able to get rid of the jittery look - there just isn't the data nor are there the frames...

Lee Turner · August 12th, 2008, 02:48 PM

nevermind , saw some amazing footage this week, it was really slowed up, think they were using the sony ex1

Jeff Zimmerman · August 13th, 2008, 01:28 AM

You could try a program called Twixtor. They have an FX Plugin for FCP and there is a demo available on there website.

http://www.revisionfx.com/products/t...20Pro%20(Apple)

Overview of there product.
http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/

I've seen this used in many projects with varying results. Most of the time the footage looks very smooth. Only time I've seen a problem was with a lower shutter on a green screen which gave some unforgiving results. Exposure problem not the software but slowing it down only made it worse. Give it a try, I'm personally trying the demo out as well. I have a shoot next week that involves the call for smooth slow-mo. If the demo gets me the results I'm looking for I will be purchasing it.

August 12th, 2008, 12:34 PM	#1
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 7	Slow motion Hi all, I want to film some sports, but want to slow the footage down, some to 10%. What would be the best settings on my camera ? Everytime i tried it the footage gos jitty . Want it to be hd and edited in fcp 6.3.

August 13th, 2008, 01:28 AM	#4
Jeff Zimmerman Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 108	You could try a program called Twixtor. They have an FX Plugin for FCP and there is a demo available on there website. http://www.revisionfx.com/products/t...20Pro%20(Apple) Overview of there product. http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/ I've seen this used in many projects with varying results. Most of the time the footage looks very smooth. Only time I've seen a problem was with a lower shutter on a green screen which gave some unforgiving results. Exposure problem not the software but slowing it down only made it worse. Give it a try, I'm personally trying the demo out as well. I have a shoot next week that involves the call for smooth slow-mo. If the demo gets me the results I'm looking for I will be purchasing it. __________________ Jeff Zimmerman / skyhighsports.com Sony V1U / FCP Studio 2 / MacBook Pro

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August 12th, 2008, 02:45 PM	#2
Justin Zimmerman Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 73	you can't overcrank the camera so you're stuck with jittery. 10% is insanely slow. you can mess with shutter speed, but you will NEVER be able to get rid of the jittery look - there just isn't the data nor are there the frames...

August 12th, 2008, 02:48 PM	#3
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 7	nevermind , saw some amazing footage this week, it was really slowed up, think they were using the sony ex1