Sudden Death w/SloMo FX

Tied after two minutes, this tense match, with a strong 11 yr. old competitor, turned into a game of cat and mouse at the sudden death round. Our thanks to the First Annual Han Dol Western Connecticut Soo Bahk Do Championship, held in Danbury on June 6, 2009.

In case you don't know, in Soo Bahk Do, points are awarded for using a technique properly without contact. Sure, every now and then, some ribs get bruised, but the emphasis is on control during sparring. Excessive contact or two warnings is cause for disqualification.

I have been experimenting with a slo-mo, image magnification and motion-tracking effects, so viewers can really catch the points being scored (or not scored) without the high-speed blur of kicks, punches and blocks. Feedback on the value or obtrusiveness of these effects is appreciated.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Soo Bahk Do
• karate
• spar
• sparring
• Isaac
• Jin
• Solstein
• Black Belt
• Blue Belt
• Poppo
• Han Dol

[jinisdad]

Thanks for your comment - the compliment and the observation.

Those blurry lines are actually just the natural blur combined with interpolated frames of this kind of slo-mo, created from regular 30 fps imagery.

Yes, it can be distracting, and I will only use it when I have to demonstrate a close point or judge's error (if such a thing were to ever happen). This was a bit of a test. Right now youtube is loading so slowly for me, everything looks like stuttering slo-mo.

-Eric

[luki44646]

hi!

i think if the video-quality is as good as your's, you don't need the effects that make those blurry lines if someone or something is moving... it makes it very tiring to watch. the slo-mo is really nice, although i would disable the sound while slo-mo...

greetings