• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Shooting & Editing in Slow Motion

  Posted by Lavoy Shepherd on November 25, 2010 at 10:37 pm

  I just got a JVC 700 Camera. I edit in FCP. Most of what I shoot will be edited in Slow Motion (1/2 to 1/3 speed). What are the best settings for the JVC Camera and FCP for what I am doing.
  Thank You for your help.

  Phil Balsdon replied 15 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Paul Jay

  November 25, 2010 at 10:56 pm

  With 720p60 you’ll have the most frames to play with. But it’s 720.
  Frameblending is something you don’t want in extreme slow motion. This is what FCP uses for slowmotion. You can turn it off but that doesn’t mean the slowmotion looks good.

  I think Optical Flow in Apple Motion or the plugin Twixtor will give the best results.
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  Phil Balsdon

  November 25, 2010 at 11:36 pm

  Shoot it 720p60 and import it to your scratch drive (as Apple ProRes would be best).

  Use Cinema Tools to conform your imported footage to 720p30 or 720p24.

  Set up FCP as Apple ProRes 720p60. Import your conformed 720p24 or 30p footage, it should now play as slow motion.

  Cinematographer, Steadicam Operator, Final Cut Pro Post Production.
  https://www.steadi-onfilms.com.au/

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