Only show even/odd Frames

[Lucas Pfaff]

Hi there Dave,

but how does that help?
I need to Interpolate the Frames in between :/

[Lucas Pfaff]

No,

I first want to have only the odd and even frames from a certain Clip. When I have this, the logical matter is that the Clip plays twice as fast – but simply speeding it up won’t bring this exact result.

Basically, I need a Solution to only get the odd and even Frames from a Clip! :/

[Chris Wright]

are you try to preserve nested fps in comp, settings, advanced?
there’s a checkbox there. also, here’s some other ways to get half the frames. I’ve listed 5 ways. There’s many more.

1. timestrech 50%

2. often pixelmotion needs footage to be precomped so that it can access the data.

3. Now, you can put the footage in half its fps comp and it will be choppy but fast because you’re taking out every other frame.

4. Another way is time-posterize time at half fps.

5. also, if you use the effect strobe light duration 1/fps, period 2/fps. you can make different frames invisible.

6. timeremap and add this expression

f= timeToFrames();
p = Math.floor(f/1);
framesToTime(p*2
)

I have no idea why you’d want to interpolate the odd and even frames separately. Perhaps the end goal would give us a clearer picture why you are going this route…

[Lucas Pfaff]

But precompositions can not enable Pixel-Motion, the Switch is not accessable and if I right-click to enable it, it doesn’t make a Difference.
I came across this Expression, and it is achievable with it, but then I need to Precompose: no Pixel-Motion.

The problem with most Effects is, you can not set the Startpoint of the Effect, so you get the odd OR the even Frames, but you can not chose. Unless you precompose and trim the Beginning, but then, no Pixel-Motion.

Imagine every second frame is exposed differently. So the odd frames are a bit dark, the even frames are bright. When I’m able to seperate the odd’s from the even’s, I could then interpolate the frames in between, so these the brighter and darker Clips will match again (with a bit of Ghosting, though).
Then I can make a “HDR” Movie out of this.
Therefore it’s important I really need to seperate these, and be able to interpolate it (because if not, the both Clips won’t match and are only half the framrate…).
You know? 🙂

[Walter Soyka]

[Lucas Pfaff] “But precompositions can not enable Pixel-Motion, the Switch is not accessable and if I right-click to enable it, it doesn’t make a Difference.
I came across this Expression, and it is achievable with it, but then I need to Precompose: no Pixel-Motion.”

You could pre-render [link] the decimated precomps.

Walter Soyka
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[Lucas Pfaff]

Didn’t thought of that.
May be the best solution (at least when there isn’t an Expression or something), even though I don’t want to render before I’m done with everthing. But as said, maybe the best solution :/