Thanks, testicles! I used two cameras on this set-up. One camera was for the time-lapse and the high-speed video, and an older camera was used for the real-time video.
There is something strangely satisfying about watching this event happen, maybe its the sound or the colours, i love the use of balance in art, be it a physical balance of objects or a balance of sound and silence. i especially like the attention to detail of the colour and position of the cups
Glad ya liked the video, robbie! I have been paying more attention to the use of color and composition in my gadgets lately. I think that what attracts people to this is the same thing that causes them to watch building implosions--I also think of my kinetic gadgets as 'mechanical fireworks' or something along those lines...
Thanks for the compliments, laughordie! I would love to be a demolitions expert, but I hear that's a very hard field to get into. However, watching building implosions over the years did inspire a lot of my kinetic art...
In the video editing program, when changing the video length (for slow motion) make it so that it preserves the pitch. This way instead of the flanger effect you will simply get a deeper tone :)
VERY impressive structure and I can't wait for the next one ^_^
Glad ya liked the structure, clay! My high-speed camera doesn't record audio at 300fps, so I took the audio from the real-time video and stretched it, pitch-preserving, to match the length of the slo-mo part. Extreme changes in tempo (x10 in this case) always seem to add audio artifacts like the flanger effect which is what I wanted for this segment. I enhanced this with a little reverb to give it a spacey, surreal mood to the audio...
Oh, wait, what I meant is to not preserve the pitch. But if that was the effect you wanted maybe change the audio levels next time since (for me anyways) it really blared when it reached this part and I had to lower the volume. ;)
Must be a pretty sweet camera to record at those speeds! How much was it, probably about $2500-$3000 right?
I'm still learning my way around an audio-editing program, so it's good to get feedback like this. I'll try to keep the sound levels more balanced in the future. The camera was actually around $1000--a Casio EX-F1, the only semi-professional camera currently on the market that shoots high-speed. BTW, I priced high-speed cameras a couple of years ago, and just renting a high-speed camera cost about $300 per day...
o.0 that much just to rent! ouch! For a video I made I got to use my school's HD cameras and it looked like (didn't try) that it could go to a few hundred frames per second (I think it went to a thousand but I don't know if that would work...) and those were about 3000 I believe. Too bad I can't buy one :P
1000fps in full resolution would be a great thing to have. The Casio EX-F1 will go up to 1200fps, but only in a small window (about 90 x 300 pixels). One drawback with high-speed cameras, especially the ones that go up to 5000fps, is that they need a lot of light. Even the Casio at 1200fps needs more light than I have...
Well, otherwise it would be impossible for it to take frames at that speed, everything would be black. :) But your camera seems like it can do very well for the purpose of these videos :)
I'm surprised at how sensitive the CCDs are in the Casio--I had 5 track lights plus two 1000 watt halogen lights and that was enough to get these images. However, if one gets into very high speed cameras, especially back in the days of film cameras (when Harold Edgerton made his films of bullets shattering light bulbs, etc.), those took a huge amount of light, either powerful strobe lights or arc lamps...
were the cups ok after that?
DominoBreaker 1 year ago
@DominoBreaker Mostly, but a few get crushed and have to get thrown out...
lunatim 1 year ago
Insert darth vader meme: NOOOOOOOOOOO
XD
MugenRenegade 2 years ago
0:33 NOOOOOOOO MY BACON!!
TheGoldenDagger 2 years ago 3
It was pretty good. but the sounds got annoying from about 0:31 and on. It was a good video though.
Soulhippo 3 years ago 3
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dionesjk 2 years ago
That made no sense what so ever.
Soulhippo 2 years ago 3
Heu lunatim, nice work. how many cameras are u using?
testiclesDOTca 3 years ago
Thanks, testicles! I used two cameras on this set-up. One camera was for the time-lapse and the high-speed video, and an older camera was used for the real-time video.
lunatim 3 years ago
Make more of these, my kids go ape-shit for them!!!
testiclesDOTca 3 years ago
lol. luna said "thanks testicles!"
made my day.
mylilgymsock1 2 years ago
Nice =)
Hetahl 3 years ago
Thanks, Hetahl!
lunatim 3 years ago
the slow-motion looks so awesome :)
dominofreak 3 years ago
Thanks, dominofreak!
lunatim 3 years ago
please, lunatim xD
dominofreak 3 years ago
There is something strangely satisfying about watching this event happen, maybe its the sound or the colours, i love the use of balance in art, be it a physical balance of objects or a balance of sound and silence. i especially like the attention to detail of the colour and position of the cups
robbie288 3 years ago
Glad ya liked the video, robbie! I have been paying more attention to the use of color and composition in my gadgets lately. I think that what attracts people to this is the same thing that causes them to watch building implosions--I also think of my kinetic gadgets as 'mechanical fireworks' or something along those lines...
lunatim 3 years ago
Love your work Tim! You should implode buildings for a living. Thanks for all the cool videos!
laughordie72 3 years ago
Thanks for the compliments, laughordie! I would love to be a demolitions expert, but I hear that's a very hard field to get into. However, watching building implosions over the years did inspire a lot of my kinetic art...
lunatim 3 years ago
In the video editing program, when changing the video length (for slow motion) make it so that it preserves the pitch. This way instead of the flanger effect you will simply get a deeper tone :)
VERY impressive structure and I can't wait for the next one ^_^
claytorpedo 3 years ago
Glad ya liked the structure, clay! My high-speed camera doesn't record audio at 300fps, so I took the audio from the real-time video and stretched it, pitch-preserving, to match the length of the slo-mo part. Extreme changes in tempo (x10 in this case) always seem to add audio artifacts like the flanger effect which is what I wanted for this segment. I enhanced this with a little reverb to give it a spacey, surreal mood to the audio...
lunatim 3 years ago
Oh, wait, what I meant is to not preserve the pitch. But if that was the effect you wanted maybe change the audio levels next time since (for me anyways) it really blared when it reached this part and I had to lower the volume. ;)
Must be a pretty sweet camera to record at those speeds! How much was it, probably about $2500-$3000 right?
claytorpedo 3 years ago
I'm still learning my way around an audio-editing program, so it's good to get feedback like this. I'll try to keep the sound levels more balanced in the future. The camera was actually around $1000--a Casio EX-F1, the only semi-professional camera currently on the market that shoots high-speed. BTW, I priced high-speed cameras a couple of years ago, and just renting a high-speed camera cost about $300 per day...
lunatim 3 years ago
o.0 that much just to rent! ouch! For a video I made I got to use my school's HD cameras and it looked like (didn't try) that it could go to a few hundred frames per second (I think it went to a thousand but I don't know if that would work...) and those were about 3000 I believe. Too bad I can't buy one :P
claytorpedo 3 years ago
1000fps in full resolution would be a great thing to have. The Casio EX-F1 will go up to 1200fps, but only in a small window (about 90 x 300 pixels). One drawback with high-speed cameras, especially the ones that go up to 5000fps, is that they need a lot of light. Even the Casio at 1200fps needs more light than I have...
lunatim 3 years ago
Well, otherwise it would be impossible for it to take frames at that speed, everything would be black. :) But your camera seems like it can do very well for the purpose of these videos :)
claytorpedo 3 years ago
I'm surprised at how sensitive the CCDs are in the Casio--I had 5 track lights plus two 1000 watt halogen lights and that was enough to get these images. However, if one gets into very high speed cameras, especially back in the days of film cameras (when Harold Edgerton made his films of bullets shattering light bulbs, etc.), those took a huge amount of light, either powerful strobe lights or arc lamps...
lunatim 3 years ago
the slow motion was amzing
jpekari 3 years ago
Amazing camera ;D
Annodomino2007 3 years ago
*applause track plays*
kiddo3027 3 years ago
Thanks for the compliments, everybody!
lunatim 3 years ago
Great work
jimbobjun 3 years ago
wow this looks so much work ;;;;
tptuble 3 years ago
hahahahah!!!! wooooooooooooooooooooot
LizaHT 3 years ago
Wooo Hooo!
rayofminneapolis 3 years ago
Whoo, hoo!
lunatim 3 years ago
Nice! (Except the slow motion audio is a but hard to listen to)
FlippyCat 3 years ago
Thanks, Flippy! For the slo-mo audio, I took the real-time soundtrack and slowed it down by a factor of 10 or so...
lunatim 3 years ago