2% Moments: Optical Flow Slow Motion Test

A test of Optical Flow slow motion in Final Cut Pro X, with speed reduced to 2%.

Camera: Canon 60D
Lenses: 24-70mm L, 10-20mm Sigma
Setting: 60FPS, 320-640 ISO, Technicolor Picture Style

Music: Soundtrack Pro

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Optical
• Flow
• Final
• Cut
• Pro
• Slow
• Motion
• Test
• Final Cut Pro Slow Motion
• Final Cut Pro Optical Flow
• Optical Flow
• slow motion

[mrjak1998]

How did you slow the footage down to 2%? When I was testing out some of my own video in FCP X I was stuck at predetermined intervals such as 50%, 25%, 10% etc. Thanks.

[MattsMacintosh]

@mrjak1998 You can just drag the timing bar above the clip or use the inspector.

[pcfreak1992]

The footage wouldn't look that choppy if you had shot the footage with a higher shutter speed than 60fps. A higher shutter speed makes it easier for the software to generate frames inbetween.

[MattsMacintosh]

@pcfreak1992 Shutter speed and FPS are not the same. 60fps is the max for the 60D (and every consumer camera I know), so I was stuck with that. I used a shutter speed of 1/125", but did experiment with speeds up to 1/1000". The software actually made a lot of "chop" with the high shutter rate (which makes sense since there was more time between frames). After some more testing after this video I think a shutter speed of about 1/400" is the sweet spot for smooth motion and good detail at 60fps.

[moviesunrated]

You can do it in FCPX?

I was trying this in Motion 5.

How do you do it in FCPX?

[MattsMacintosh]

@moviesunrated Just type Optical Flow in the help and it will show you where it is in the menu.

[MattsMacintosh]

@GregMcCahon Yep, completely agree with you. I think for quick stuff Optical Flow is great for just the "single click and done" setup, but if I was trying to do something more polished I'd probably stick with Twixtor as well.

[MovieMakerPro8]

Somehow everytime i use slow motion in final cut pro in never comes out as clean as this.. any tips? i shoot using the canon t2i

[boxman1571]

@pcfreak1992 I didnt think it was choppy

[gfish93]

Was this filmed in Columbia, MD? I'm from there!

[badboykob]

The link doesnt work...so go to my page please and watch the soccer movie at 1:13

[badboykob]

Can anyone help me with the optical flow please.? I made this video in final cut X and during the optical flow there are black bars trembling on the sides.. Watch at 1:13..thanks guys

[F1NNAZ]

@Cineman2011 I know ahaaa :') It's more to do with the fact that I know that shows it's fake slow motion as you can see by the wings on the bees :)