Sharing my latest PD9 creation (Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis MN)

Bastian74

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Aug 04, 2011 04:36

This is a time lapse created using a SLR camera and 2 to 5 second exposures per frame. Long exposures achieved via a 9-stop ND-400 filter. Rendered at about 20fps.

Camera: Nikon 300D / 18-200 Nikon lens.

Zooming and panning done using the crop tool.

Technically I rendered these at 30P then slowed them down with PD9
One thing I noticed is if you use the crop tool to pan a clip that is slowed down, the panning is not smooth.
I did not do this, but the only work around I've found so far is to render the clip slowed down, then apply cropping/panning against THAT clip.

Here's some unrelated sample scenic frootage from a Panasonic TM700 shot at 1080 60P, slowed to 30P to preserve all the frames.

1Nina

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Aug 04, 2011 05:49

Bastian -

I do like what you do!
And what's more, you give inspiration to try out new stuff.
I have never done anything like this, but I for sure will.
My Nikon is only 90D, 18-200 lens, but I will try it out.

Your 2 videos here samples 2 different "moods", painted well along with "right" music.
Yes, I like your (so far) style!

Nina
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SeptimusFry

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Aug 04, 2011 06:03

I love the ethereal quality of the first video. Not sure that I understand what you said about preserving frames in the second?

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BarryTheCrab

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Aug 04, 2011 07:33

How did you keep the camera steady going up the staircase (1st vid)? HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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MateuszPK

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Aug 04, 2011 09:28

Wow! This is great! Innovative and artristic at the same time. I will try use those techniques myself.

Bastian74

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Aug 04, 2011 12:00

Quote: How did you keep the camera steady going up the staircase (1st vid)?

As it was a time lapse, I took a picture from every-other step. Even the stairs were 3 second exposures. I nudged the back to legs of the tripod up against the step so it was always pointing the same direction. Then to remove the remaining wiggles I used the PD9 stabilize feature at default setting.

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Bastian74

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Aug 04, 2011 12:02

Quote: I love the ethereal quality of the first video. Not sure that I understand what you said about preserving frames in the second?

denbigh

The camera can shoot 60 frames per second, so you lose half the frames when saving at 30P for youtube.
However if you slow down the video to 0.5x then all 60 frames are saved (since you're watching in slow motion)
Only the 2nd half of the clip was in slow motion.

Carl312

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Aug 04, 2011 12:02

BarryThecrab wrote:
How did you keep the camera steady going up the staircase (1st vid)?

I would guess that he stopped at each step and took the shot (He is using a still camera).

If you are standing still when you shoot, you don't get bounce.

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BarryTheCrab

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Aug 04, 2011 13:55

I find the continuity of the shots excellent. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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