OT: Playtouch 60p to 30p Slow Motion

musicvid10 wrote on 5/7/2011, 10:52 PM

Thought this would be of interest. (If the video stutters, it's the YT player, not the file.)

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ohmayamusic wrote on 5/10/2011, 10:32 AM

It is of interest - I am really new to all of this and have been interested in slo-mo using a different frame rate - did you shoot the video at 60 fps and then change the frame rate of the project in VMS to 30 fps to get this effect? Is there a way to apply the lower frame rate to selected clips or do you have to make it a global setting for the whole project?

...and sorry ...what is DIS?

Thanks for posting!
Flo

musicvid10 wrote on 5/10/2011, 11:42 AM

One very simple method is to:

-- Shoot at 60p (59.94)
-- Place clips in a 30p Project (29.97)
-- Disable Resampling on all clips
-- Set the event Playback Rate to .500
-- Click-drag the event edge until it hits the notch at exactly twice the original length.
-- Render as 30p (29.97)
[EDITED] for simplicity. See Jerry's post below.

ohmayamusic wrote on 5/10/2011, 11:51 AM

I am going to try this! I have a GH1 and I can shoot at 1280X720/60p to try this out. I have never used that format so it will be fun to try. Will let you know how it goes.

Eugenia wrote on 5/10/2011, 12:55 PM

The best way to get exact slow motion is to use the properties dialog, not to click-drag.

amendegw wrote on 5/10/2011, 1:33 PM

Great technique, musicvid! Here's my test run: SloMo I think the local hosted video shows less stutter than YouTube - I'd be interested in others observations. Edit: I think the quality is much better if you click the "expand to full screen icon".

Original footage 1920x1080 60p shot with a Panny TM700. btw, I set the playback rate to 0.500 to get an exact 29.97 fps.

...Jerry

PS: Did I mention I love these little test projects!! Great learning experience.

ohmayamusic wrote on 5/11/2011, 6:22 AM

Great clip, Jerry!

I cant believe how much I learn here just by popping in and reading people's posts! Thanks so much for sharing!

Some quick questions...Im still not sure what DIS is that everyone notes on their test footage - is it Digital Image Stabilization? Whatever it is, it is turned on/off in the camera or in VMS?

Thanks again for posting the video!