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March 12th, 2010, 12:21 AM
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Yes... Lets say we are shooting at 30p and we have 1 second of footage that we want to make take twice as long. Well, each frame is only so long, so when we ask it to take twice as long, we have half the number of frames we need to fill that space. So our 1 second of video has 30 frames in it, but we are asking it to take up the space of 60 frames (2 seconds worth). Well, without doing anything, we would have black gaps between each of the frames. There are a few ways around this. The first is to double each frame. So we simply repeat each frame once and now we have 60 frames in the right space. The problem is that it makes the motion look weird. A second way is to analyze each frame and try to have the software calculate the movement between the two, and make a new frame to stick in-between. That is VERY computationally difficult, and takes a LONG time for the computer to figure out. And it's making guesses so there will be errors. So suppose we started off with 60 frames for the space of 30. Then, we could throw out what we don't need when playing back at 30, but when we need that slow motion, we have all 60 frames to use? This is essentially what happens when you shoot at a higher frame rate for the purposes of slow motion. Just tossing out the extra frames when they aren't needed would lead to issues with stuttery movement, so we ask the computer to do some trickery to make it smooth. But rater than make guesses in the dark, the computer now has all the information it needs to make accurate guesses and the 30p from 60p looks smooth. Shooting at 120p would allow us to slow things down to quarter speed and still have all the information we need to make smooth slo-mo. Does this make sense?
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March 12th, 2010, 10:34 AM
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Yes it makes sense the way you explain it. I am used to video cameras where one has little control, if any over shutter speed so this is all new to me.
Thanks again for your patience and explanation. |
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March 12th, 2010, 10:41 AM
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March 12th, 2010, 11:40 AM
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I have not tried 4 but I hear good things about it. I love Edius, I find it extremely powerful and fast. I always felt Avid was more for film editors, in that it seems to be set up for film makers but is MC4 a little more user friendly?
Unfortunately I have MC3 Academic version and they won't let me upgrade. |
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March 12th, 2010, 11:42 AM
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March 14th, 2010, 10:25 AM
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With Edius you can do an alwful lot of editing and effects before you need to render.
I love its chromakey feature....one click and the edges are razor sharp. |
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March 26th, 2010, 06:23 PM
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Oh uh
I'm comming from 16 mm Aaton and other fine stuff, all 16 mm. Used to change reels, used to record sound on a proper device, today dead easy. To get it sync they've done it with a dead stupid device, u write the reel and something on it, today a bit more pimped but still the best, it is sync...as a flashcard can be reformated maybe the 4 gb can be overcome. Magic Lantern is fantastic, yes. Full format chips are out, and format questions are no questions as it can be converted. I got a 5D to play with, awsome great, anything after edit on my system, I do write to a bluray, have seen discs gone, flashcards are great. Have to think but as nothing for me was ever out and Red , oh, waiting<
Converting industry camera heads is no way as there is a total lack of workflow. Yes I can wait for the real affordable camera with a full frame chip, but, I' ll try out 7D next month and It could be a love affair......... mac and linux I do love them too |
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