Help me understand different frame rates in the same project.

KX5

Newbie Joined: Aug 29, 2017 14:03 Messages: 2 Offline

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Sep 02, 2017 10:21

Hey everyone, I'm really new to making videos and powerdirector in general. I have a general grasp that FPS stands for frames per second and that more FPS gives better slow motion than lower FPS.

I'm using my Samsung S8 to record and its options are 1080p-30FPS or 60FPS, 720p-30FPS and slow motion which outputs video at 720-240FPS

I'm doing wood working videos so I would love to put slow motion shots of the blades cutting into the wood and such. However I'm also reading that it's best to shoot the video, edit the video, and produce the video all in the same FPS.

So I'm trying to understand if it's ok to shoot the main video sections in 1080-30FPS or 60FPS but then add in the "B roll" footage of slow motion clips in 720-240FPS.

Any links that talk about this would be awesome. Also your opinions on the matter would be great!!

Thanks

Jeron

Prizm

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Sep 02, 2017 18:54

Quote So I'm trying to understand if it's ok to shoot the main video sections in 1080-30FPS or 60FPS but then add in the "B roll" footage of slow motion clips in 720-240FPS.

That's what I would do. If it's a project that doesn't need slo-mo, then yeah it's best if the footage is all the same type, as it saves the video editor from having to convert it and/or drop frames to match the existing project etc.

Filming at 60fps will give you a more smoother, life-like video, which is good for capturing faster movements (it might suit your kind of videos). The only thing to keep in mind is that 60fps files will require more space as they're storing twice as many frames as a 30fps video.

KX5

Newbie Joined: Aug 29, 2017 14:03 Messages: 2 Offline

Sep 02, 2017 22:50

Quote Filming at 60fps will give you a more smoother, life-like video, which is good for capturing faster movements (it might suit your kind of videos). The only thing to keep in mind is that 60fps files will require more space as they're storing twice as many frames as a 30fps video.

I'm probably going to use 30 Fps for the final product. Of all the YouTube videos I've seen with similar content I don't think I've ever seen 60. But if it is to choppy I'll switch it up.

Another question. I've read some people say they use 60fps for slow motion videos.

How does powerdirector handle slow motion? Well I get a slower end product using 240 vs 120 vs 60 with the same speed settings? Or will the speed still be the same but the end product will be smoother using the higher frame rates?