[Chris Wright]

a really easy way to do this is apply stylize strobe light to top layer
strobe duration 1/comp fps
strobe period 2/comp fps
strobe make layer transparent

interpret second layer fps / 2

now the top will show every other frame and the bottom will show each frame and not be skipped over

here’s some more script tools you might find useful…
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/268/145

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

I made a AE project that works good too. It gives exact same output as demo. It doesn’t have a single click, it has 4 sliders, but that only takes a second for it to automatically work.

Skin smoother AE cs3
https://www.megaupload.com/?d=MNQ2IZBY

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

I made a project file for you that is setup to maximize the smoothness but it will probably have some artifacts. Read below how to remove in exchange for quality of motion.

It’s a good idea to never warp lower than 50% or you can start getting artifacts easily. If you need more quality, increase the vector amount. Make sure extreme filter is on too.

Unfortunately, going from a lower fps to a higher fps is actually harder to do because you have to warp 10x more. So you will have to choose between smoothness and artifacts.

You can play around with the global and local modifiers(detects moving blocks and smooths the tweening), the vectors(motion detection threshold) and filter extreme(high quality). The main thing that will determine your quality will be how much you slow down the video. If you warp down to 18%, you’ll get the maximum
possible smoothness, but you’ll probably get some artifacts.

Simply determine the “start” comp fps and divide by 99 will be the number for timewarp speed and timestretch. I strongly recommend trying out different timewarps higher than 18%, it will make artifacts a lot easier to manage.

I also forgot to mention that you have to precomp the footage so that AE will see all the footage and not truncate the “23.976 output final” comp.

(fyi) the original reason I put the 29.97i into a 59.94 is because timewarp can’t see fields, so you have to turn each field into a whole frame that gets warped. It’s what the engineers said you have to do for better quality But you don’t need to do that for non-interlaced.

ae aep
https://www.megaupload.com/?d=XS4UKHG3

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

So you want to take super-8 18 fps and make it more smooth at 24fps, or you want to take 30i and turn it into 18fps? Is the source a telecined 18fps on a minidv tape at 29.97i or a true 18fps image sequence?

And yes, 99 fps is the most that AE lets you create new/fake frames. Then you do a technique called decimating that throws away a lot of spare frames so that you have a constant interval of motion between the small ammount of information in 24fps. This is also used in repairing jerky video or bad pans.

That’s why some stuff still looks messed up in some camcorders with 24fps reverse pulldown.

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

Dave is right, by the time you 3-D solve, learn a 3-d program, make an awesome looking cgi flashlight model, you could have re-shot the take and still have saved a lot of time/money. Cgi is almost never cheaper. Even the new predator movie is going for less cgi.

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

I’ve tried just about every recipe there is and mine is absolutely perfect in smoothness. Try it for free.

if you want smooth 24 fps and not jerky 24fps then try this

29.97 interlaced to 23.976 progressive

use magnum to split cuts first…

1.Put 29.97i video in new 59.94 “start” comp so that timewarp can access both fields.
2. add effect->time->timewarp speed at 60.545403%, filtering extreme,vector detail 20
3. make new “output” comp 99 fps and drop “start” comp inside it with timestretch 60.545403%
4. output “output” comp with separate audio layer from original video at 23.976 fps fields off. add motion shutter blur if desired.

tested and works well.

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

1. I wrote 2 free projects for cs3 that will recover “lost” highlights
and edge soften.
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/978546#979098

2. also this is an easy way to mask the 6 primary and secondary colors so you can change brightness, saturation, contrast etc.
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/979021

3.
finally, this project can enhance your colors back to film look if you like
https://www.megaupload.com/?d=V6J1HBY2

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

1. Shaky frame.
Use AE’s motion tracking or virtualdub’s deshaker.

2. Flashing
a. Simply apply color correction/auto levels and it will reduce 80% of the flicker by auto adjusting each frame to a standard max range

b. The Foundry Tinderbox 1 deflicker
https://thefoundry.co.uk/pkg_overview.aspx?ui=7EB882D6-AFE1-4CCA-B28D-B20DB7A46E7A

c. Red Giant Film Fix is..gone.. buy it from someone?
https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/featured-news/ffhiatus/

d. a great free msu deflicker virtualdub plugin for pc
https://compression.ru/video/deflicker/index_en.html

e. You could try scripting a deflicker by using time delay luma mattes that average a modifiable ammount.

3. Grit

a. Effect>Keying>CC Simple Wire Removal
b. clone stamp
c. remove grain

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

I made an improved edge softener that uses levels, shift, and smart blurs. It is setup with easy sliders. It should mask DCT blockiness a lot easier/faster.

https://www.megaupload.com/?d=UJOXBT6G

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Chris Wright]

Here’s an example.
https://www.megaupload.com/?d=V6J1HBY2

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/