Canon HV40 - Rally in Twixtor Slow Motion

Canon HV40
Music by Jason Shaw
audionautix.com
Extended Footage Cut (non-Twixtor version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm_nOXrnqCE

THE SPECS:
-HDV 1080i deinterlaced to 59.94 progressive via AVIsynth and VirtualDub
-Edited in After Effects, using Twixtor, speed set to 20%, background sensitivity at 100%, with "motion blended weights" and "inverse with smart blend" selected

THE STORY:
So basically, I originally edited this video with After Effect's "time stretch" only. Then I saw this footage literally the day after: http://www.vimeo.com/​16340475

I was amazed by the plug in! I was like a little kid at a candy store. Scratch that. I was like the kid at the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory! I wanted to test Twixtor myself. First time using the plug in. There's some warping in each shot due to the fact that I'm just plugging in random numbers for each variable. I also turned on pixel motion...but overall not bad for a camera that shoots interlaced HDV footage! And on top of that, everything was shot free handed (no tripods....big mistake).

After this little experiment, I took note of a few things to remember for next time. CONTRAST! Objects against blank backgrounds (like the sky) works the best. Larger objects passing in front of the camera will make warping more noticeable. "Clapping" definitely makes warping noticeable! Tall gigantic aliens staring into your soul is perfect for twixtor!

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• washington d.c.
• rally to restore sanity
• march to keep fear alive
• comedy central
• canon
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• slow motion
• jon stewart
• the daily show
• stephen colbert
• colbert report
• colbert nation
• rally
• costumes
• halloween
• film
• shawn wilson
• lee2008
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• uncle sam
• justin bieber
• star wars
• storm trooper
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• protest
• m&m's
• tea party
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• twixtor

[sonic911]

hey would you know what the cheapest best camera for twixtor would be? like does it only have to run at 60 fps?

[Lee2008]

@sonic911 Nope! As long as you can get any camera to shoot at 29.97fps at 60i, you can convert it to 59.94 progressive (which gives you 60 unique frames per second). As for twixtor, a good quality camera for any brand will go for roughly $500 to $800.

[sonic911]

@Lee2008 thanks for replying.....i dont know what 60i is but right now im using a UltraHD Flip Video i know it gets 30fps at 720p...can you do the conversion in after effects?

[Lee2008]

@sonic911 Yup, but with your camera, I would recommend using a combination of frame blending and time remapping via After Effects (more information may be found on Video Copilot). Also, you mentioned "720p at 30fps," which gives you 30 individual frames per sec (p = progressive). If your camera is able to shoot in 720i (i = interlaced), then try that bc the frames are split in a way, thus you can convert one frame into 2 unique frames, giving you 60 individual frames per sec. Hope that helps!

[OzixXx]

Hello there, it's hv40 legria, isn't it?

[Lee2008]

@OzixXx Yup! It's called "legria" for the European/PAL HV40 models, and "vixia" for the North American/NTSC models.

[Phriendship]

What program did you use to get the 60i/29.97 fps to 59.94 progressive?

[sonic911]

@Lee2008 thanks for the help i appreciate it!

[Lee2008]

@CityThrasher14 lol!

[CityThrasher14]

its funny how they spelled bieber wrong! its also funny how i know that...