PD14 slow motion

Bunkerbaz

Member Location: Shell Cove NSW Joined: Aug 23, 2013 00:18 Messages: 54 Offline

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Feb 19, 2016 04:27

I have found some tutorials for speed change that relate to older versions and some that relate to PD14 with different selections to my version that is less than 12 months old. For some reason I cannot find the version number I have in settings.

I would normally record in MP4 1050 50fps but not sure if it would be better to use a fast shutter speed or if in fact it would be detrimental. Typical application would be to slow down a Golf swing or just people movement etc.

Is there a tutorial for this??

Cheers.... Baz Bunkerbaz

Jirka.Bolech

Senior Member Location: Liberec, Czech Republic Joined: Aug 16, 2014 06:03 Messages: 158 Offline

Feb 19, 2016 05:09

Hi Bunkerbaz,

In fact, shutter speed doesn't affect how you can slow down motion in your videos. It affects image chip exposure with light in combination with the aperture setting while recording.

What does affect how you can slow down motion in your videos is frame rate. Fifty frames per second is derived from the Europeam TV standard, PAL (Phase Alternating Line). This, or NTSC-derived 60 fps, is generally the frame rate you will probably want to produce your videos at.

Your question may thus be what maximum frame rate PowerDirector can handle in the input footage to see if you can use a camera recording at such a frame rate or get such footage. I have no personal experience with such footage but I think PowerDirector should be able to handle 120 fps or even 240 fps. Slow motion from footage at such frame rates should be visibly better than from a standard TV frame rate camera.

Regards…

Jirka

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Bunkerbaz

Member Location: Shell Cove NSW Joined: Aug 23, 2013 00:18 Messages: 54 Offline

Feb 19, 2016 19:18

Thanks Jirka that makes sense. Will try a few different frame rates and compare results.
I would still like to see a tutorial using a selected part of the clip and using time shift.

Cheers....Baz Bunkerbaz

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Feb 19, 2016 22:16

In addition to frame rate, most hi-end consumer camcorders also allow you to set a shutter speed such as 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000 sec., etc. to have a sharp still of a single video frame. That is best on the older ccd instead of the newer ones with mos sensors. In cheaper cameras it might be called the sports mode.

Bunkerbaz

Member Location: Shell Cove NSW Joined: Aug 23, 2013 00:18 Messages: 54 Offline

Feb 19, 2016 22:48

Yes I have that facility and for high speed applications I am sure it will be of benefit. Thanks. Bunkerbaz

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Feb 20, 2016 02:35

G'day Baz -

I posted this recently - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h7n2pprr8c - not really a tutorial but you can see what to do. In that one, I was being a bit ridiculous slowing down 120fps footage to 0.1x - I'm sure you wouldn't do anything that silly.

Also, on the CL PDR14 Tutorial page - https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/45525.page - the ones on Ease In/Out and Action Camera Centre have sections on using time shift and speed adjustments.

Cheers - Tony

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Bunkerbaz

Member Location: Shell Cove NSW Joined: Aug 23, 2013 00:18 Messages: 54 Offline

Feb 20, 2016 03:52

Is there no end to the features of Power Director?
Apparently not. Thanks Tony that explains exactly what I needed to know and lots more.

Baz. Bunkerbaz