• DSLR Video

  Which Format for smooth Motions?

  Posted by Peter Richards on March 23, 2010 at 11:21 pm

  Hello,

  i want to do some aerial video with my RC-Microkopter (Heli).

  therefore i use a special Camera-Mount that eliminates most of vibrations.

  My Question ist: Which Format is the best to get a smooth video? -taking aerial video with a RC-Kopter there are slow motions for example flying over a House…

  I made some test with the brand new EOS 550.
  1080 p 25 looks very sharp but it is a bit stuttering when moving the Camera or taking a test-video of Cars passing by.
  I converted it with FCP to ProRes and watched it in 1080i …
  (i noticed that within FCP the native MOV filmed with 1080 25p is marked as “Field Dominance: upper”; athough it is fimed in 25p, not i …)

  720p 50 motion is very smooth without any stuttering. -but is is “only” 720…

  Usually my Customers produce in 1080i … maybe PAL 576i…
  so what do you mean is the best Format for Aerial-Video / best for conversion?

  Is there a workaround to get 1080-25p into 50i with smooooooth motions?
  Or might it be better converting 720p50 -> 1080i ?

  Thanks,

  Peter

  Noah Kadner replied 16 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Noah Kadner

  March 24, 2010 at 12:05 am

  Not the format but really the shutter speed that controls smoothness. The lower the more smeary it will look, higher will be more staccato.

  Noah

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