Slow mo for FCP 5, shooting hdv on a Z1

[David Bogie]

> I need to find out the best way to achieve a slow mo look. I’d like to push it to something like 150fps on 35mm played back at 25fps if possible. Has anyone found a good way of getting professional results? I’ve been told twixtor might work but can’t find anyone who has output it for broadcast. < The only way to achieve professional slow motion is to shoot many more frames per second. Everything else is a kluge. Your need for a 6-to-1 speed differential should be shot on film or high speed video. Reduce your expectations or increase your budget. Twixtor is a high end standard tool for creating fields, frames and pixels where none exist. I don't know why you can't find broadcast output testimonials except to say you're looking in the wrong place. bogiesan This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

[Johnw3d]

Shake can do similar slo-mo tricks to Twixtor, and probably just as well as it also uses optical-flow analysis. Certainly, it has been used to do this kind of stuff on big studio films and now that Shake is only $500 from Apple, and given all the other cool things it does, it is certainly a tool to contemplate.

As to the results you might get, it depends on your footage. I’ve seen amazing slow-mo out of Shape & Twixtor, but also heard it can get easily confused when it’s interpolating the extra frames. I think you can get free demos of both products, so if you are up for the learning curves on them, give them a try.

Cheers,
John
https://www.lyric.com/fcp-plugins/

[Cattleprodsmatt]

Hey John,
Sorry I didn’t reply to your post sooner. Thanks for the tip, much appreciated. I’m going to try the shake option.
All the best
Matt