2000 frames per second? at DVinfo.net

Andreas Fernbrant · February 3rd, 2004, 06:50 PM

Don't know if this been up before, but they seem to have a cam that captures 2000 frames per second. Impressive video!

Although I would think that 2000 frames would be even slower, you be the judge of that. It says 2000 frames on the front page of their website.

(FIREING GUNS)
http://www.bitpress.com/dc/index.html

(OTHER FUN)
http://www.bitpress.com/hs/index.html

[EDIT]
I did a quick search, came up with this!
http://www.redlake.com/datasheets/MotionPro_data.pdf

10,000 frames per second at 1280x1024 resolution. That would make some impressive slowmotion!

Nicholi Brossia · February 3rd, 2004, 08:10 PM

Those clips are wicked. I especially like Waterballoon1. Its fascinating to me how extreme slow motion completely changes how I look at basic everyday stuff.
Great link, Andreas

Bill Pryor · February 4th, 2004, 12:36 PM

That would be a little over 60 times normal speed, assuming it was video. I shot some stuff a long time ago in 16mm at 100 times normal, ie., 2400 fps. It looked quite a bit slower than that. The extra 40% makes a big difference.

Mike Rehmus · February 4th, 2004, 04:53 PM

Wait till you find out how much it costs to rent the camera and the engineer to run it. Owning one is almost out of the question for most companies.

Rob Belics · February 4th, 2004, 05:08 PM

You mean the video camera? I didn't see what kind it was.

With film they sometimes use VistaVision cameras running that fast for sfx but I don't remember the rate.

Bill Pryor · February 4th, 2004, 06:45 PM

Back in my film days we always rented the high speed cameras from Redlake Labs in California. I don't know if they're still around or not. You're right--nobody owns that stuff; you have to rent.

Jacques Mersereau · February 4th, 2004, 07:42 PM

We had one of our grad students who was able to write a
grant to rent a high speed video camera for some experimental
video art.

The system was pretty cool, but had some issues with color
saturation (pretty washed out) and data transfer from the camera's
4 gigs of RAM to the laptop's hard drive. That took WAY too long.

I believe you can *buy* the system for something in the $50K-$75K
ballpark.

February 3rd, 2004, 06:50 PM	#1
Andreas Fernbrant Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden - Helsingborg Posts: 283	2000 frames per second? Don't know if this been up before, but they seem to have a cam that captures 2000 frames per second. Impressive video! Although I would think that 2000 frames would be even slower, you be the judge of that. It says 2000 frames on the front page of their website. (FIREING GUNS) http://www.bitpress.com/dc/index.html (OTHER FUN) http://www.bitpress.com/hs/index.html [EDIT] I did a quick search, came up with this! http://www.redlake.com/datasheets/MotionPro_data.pdf 10,000 frames per second at 1280x1024 resolution. That would make some impressive slowmotion!

February 3rd, 2004, 08:10 PM	#2
Nicholi Brossia Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 389	Those clips are wicked. I especially like Waterballoon1. Its fascinating to me how extreme slow motion completely changes how I look at basic everyday stuff. Great link, Andreas __________________ Nicholi Brossia

February 4th, 2004, 04:53 PM	#4
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Wait till you find out how much it costs to rent the camera and the engineer to run it. Owning one is almost out of the question for most companies. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

February 4th, 2004, 07:42 PM	#7
Jacques Mersereau Trustee Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,334	We had one of our grad students who was able to write a grant to rent a high speed video camera for some experimental video art. The system was pretty cool, but had some issues with color saturation (pretty washed out) and data transfer from the camera's 4 gigs of RAM to the laptop's hard drive. That took WAY too long. I believe you can buy the system for something in the $50K-$75K ballpark. __________________ Jacques Mersereau University of Michigan-Video Studio Manager

February 4th, 2004, 12:36 PM	#3
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	That would be a little over 60 times normal speed, assuming it was video. I shot some stuff a long time ago in 16mm at 100 times normal, ie., 2400 fps. It looked quite a bit slower than that. The extra 40% makes a big difference.

February 4th, 2004, 05:08 PM	#5
Rob Belics Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 581	You mean the video camera? I didn't see what kind it was. With film they sometimes use VistaVision cameras running that fast for sfx but I don't remember the rate.

February 4th, 2004, 06:45 PM	#6
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Back in my film days we always rented the high speed cameras from Redlake Labs in California. I don't know if they're still around or not. You're right--nobody owns that stuff; you have to rent.