• Panasonic Cameras

  Varicam variable frame rate from 1200A

  Posted by Joe Langenfeld on August 19, 2006 at 2:58 am

  If variable frame rates (like slo mo) are shot on the varicam camera and played back in the 1200A, will the tape run at the desired speeds through the downconverted SDI output?

  Chris Bell replied 19 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  John Sharaf

  August 19, 2006 at 5:06 am

  Joe,

  Unfortunately in this respect the Varicam system is not like the film camera that it’s meant to replace. To visualize the slo motion you need to use either a hardware frame rate converter (manufactured by Panasonic) or a software frame rate converter (which is a plug-in in FCP).

  The HVX200 operates differently in that it can play back the slow motion off the P2 card.

  JS
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  Joe Langenfeld

  August 19, 2006 at 12:24 pm

  Thanks, that’s what I expected. Is the quality of the electronic slo mo worth the extra effort of redigitizing, as compared to using slomo in AE7 or a plugin like Twixor?

  Joe
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  Chris Bell

  August 19, 2006 at 5:19 pm

  Joe,

  It’s not an electronic effect, it’s real slow mo… up to 60 fps. Much better than slow mo programs that interpolate.

  It just requires a few extra steps to get there. Watch this tutorial for a better understanding:

  https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=120&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/dvpro_hd/index.html

  Chris Bell

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