Bullet Time and Time Slice Effect with four Canon DSLR cameras

[planetmirth2001]

*Thumbs up* - nice job.

[dual08]

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I tried it using Twixtor and the frames did morph(somewhat) together yet there's still a BIG difference in the smoothness of the video. There seems to be a short period wherein the frame stops at every picture before morphing onto another picture. This ruins the illusion of a continuous movement around the subject. If you could try this out yourself and see if you could find a solution, it would be much appreciated!

Thanks! Cheers!

[voelkerb]

@dual08 Twixtor works well only if the frames next to each other are very similar. In this case, however, since only 4 cameras were used, each picture was quite different from the next. It was quite labor intensive, matching lines and points as best as possible. There are many morphing software out there that is either spline or point based. I used Morph Magic, but it's probably not the best tool for the job.

[dual08]

@voelkerb Thank you for your swift comment. Indeed the task will be a bit daunting. Yet the fruits of the labor would be well worth it.(I hope.)

Have you seen this video? watch?v=e3-LoMgCFK4

Do you think this Time Slice effect was achieved using your process as well? It's pretty impressive. Ghosting is apparent in some of the frames though.

[voelkerb]

@dual08 That one used one camera, but each part was probably separated and animated using something like After Effect. I have a very simple version of that at,

watch?v=dRMayi0fIOA

[dual08]

@voelkerb Oh are you sure? I think he used more than 1 cam. I just noticed the frame blending of the objects from image to image in the background and the foreground.(Some blending in the middle ground)

In some ways, I saw the possibility of that Simple 3D animation used for the TVC.(Especially for the first scene.) Although I dunno if that alone explains the ghosting happening in the background and foreground. This is tough nut to crack >.< (I'm planning to shoot something similar to this TVC)

[dual08]

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Hey, this was a good sample. I noticed you mentioned Re:Flex in your comments section and I was wondering if Re:Twixtor can apply the same effect? Unfortunately, I only have Re:Twixtor and I would, as much possible, save my money and not purchase Re:Flex. So, is it at all possible to use Twixtor as an alternative to create a Time Slice effect?