![]() ![]() Here’s a graph that breaks it down based on 24 fps timelines and 29.97 (or 30) fps timelines: Recording Frame RateĪs you can see, if you are able to record at a starting frame rate of nearly 1000 using an ultra-slow motion camera like the Sony RX100 VII (that can shoot at a whopping 960 fps!!), you would be able to play back your slow-motion footage at speed of 2.4-3% what you shot it at – which is ultra-slow motion! How to slow down your frame rate in playback. In general, the higher the frame rate, the “slower” you can edit your footage to be.įor example, if you shoot something at 96 fps, that allows for your footage to be 4x as slow when played back at 24 frames per second, letting you play your footage back as slow as 25% of normal speed. In general, the most common frame rates are 24 fps and 29.97 fps, which rounds up to 30 fps.Īs we covered in our previous article on shooting slow motion footage, for a smooth and workable slow motion clip, you’re going to want to shoot at an fps that’s at least double the frame rate you are shooting at. When you intentionally shoot slow-motion footage, you try to shoot it at a higher framerate than the one your video will be playing back. The trick to editing slow-motion footage is all about the frame rate. Let’s dive in! How to edit slow-motion video footage We’ll also take a look at some other options you can use to slow down your footage in post-production (such as plug-ins like Twixtor) even if you didn’t record at the right frame rate. We’re going to review the basics of editing slow-motion footage, the specifics of how editing slow-motion works in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and Davinci Resolve. Once you’ve followed those steps to record the footage at the appropriate frame rate for the look you’re going for, it’s time to dive into editing that footage. Since it’s paramount that you record your footage at a certain frame rate for the type of slow-motion look you want, you need to make sure you get it right on set.įor a recap on how to shoot slow-motion footage, check out our article The Ultimate Guide to Slow Motion (part 1). Today we’re going to talk about taking the footage you shot at a high frame rate, and slowing it down using your editing software. PLEASE READ THE FULL DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO. "I" IN THIS CASE MEANS THE OWNER OF FILMDAFT.COM. THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS, MEANING, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU, I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. If you want to use Sony Vegas, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects, DeVinchi, etc then you'll need to use twixtor which is 500$ plugin that allows me to get butter smoooth slow motion.DISCLOSURE: AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. Gopro software is free, and you will kinda not really use gopro footage but because it does not have any detection on what was recorded on a gopro or not then you can use your videos there as well and it has a slow motion built in by their company. If you want to slow it down to 50% even 60fps is enough, but any slower than that, you will need a higher frame rate for it to look good. ![]() so what u r saying is if i record it at 120fps raw video and when i slow down or slowmotion a certain sequence, the sequence slowmotion will be near at 60fps? you want to record your video at 120fps at least to get less than 30% butter smooth shot, otherwise if it is a fast moving scene it will look jellyish ![]() It is more about the fps of the source footage, then it is about the editor. ![]() The source footage needs to be recorded at 120 fps or 240 fps or more , ![]()
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