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Creating slow motion with 60fps
I have a small animation that I rendered out of Cinema 4D at 60fps, (of course non interlaced). I want to slow the footage down as much as possible without producing jitter.
What is the best way to create slow motion? Im assuming just set the rate to 24fps, then just stretch time, right? Or perhaps some time remapping? This is the first time ive done any slow motion, so im unsure which method to use.
Thanks
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Yeah, if you set the frame rate to 24fps you will get the desired effect. Of course if you are in control of the render, then you can adjust the footage to any appropriate frame rate for whatever slowdown you need.
Something you might experiment with for editing purposes, is to render out a quick low-res file (say, 360×240) and drop it into your 24fps (or 29.97 what-have-you timeline) and position it for desired timing and speed, using time remapping. Then just calculate the math for the actual number of frames used and render the full res version to the correct number of frames.
A nice way to avoid having to convert between footage frame rates altogether is to render your CG as a sequence of TGA files. Then you can import the series of frames as footage, and it will automatically make it match the frame rate of your composition (provided you knew the correct number of frames to use).
Brian
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[Shane Benson] “Im assuming just set the rate to 24fps, then just stretch time, right? Or perhaps some time remapping?”
it’s actually easier than that, just use the interpret footage settings to tell ae that the footage is 24fps (or whatever frame rate you want), then put it into a comp with that same frame rate. there are no plugins or processing needed.
to change the frame rate, select the footage in the project window, then choose file>interpret footage>main… set the frame rate to 24fps (or 23.976 if you are working with progressive video footage). now you can drag the footage onto the make comp icon and playback your slo-mo footage.
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