Lewis Gething Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) Hey guys, Wanted to have a quick play around with After Effects and Twixtor. This is the resulting video. Not meant to be anything super but I would appreciate some feedback. The video is kind of tedious when I was preloading but if anyone has any comments regarding my technique, I would be grateful http://vimeo.com/36921426 Edited February 17, 2012 by streetrials24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambi_3 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Really cool mix of Fort Minnor there!! nice sized sidehop too! Slo-mo isnt really my thing but fair doos anyway. Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 SO cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Haha, yeah cheers guys. I think that if I were to do a similar video again, then I would add some of the speed ramp to stop the slow mo from becoming boring! Glad you like it since it took me a while to figure out how it all works :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 those weird blur things around you when you are jumping are way too disturbing to actually enjoy the slow motion shame about that, as I quite enjoy the idea of super slowmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 What fps does your camera record in? 30? 30 fps isn't enough in my opinion for a nice enough finish. Too much artifacting (is that the word? I can't remember), notice how your wheels looks like they are teleporting from one spot to another, a good twixtor edit doesn't have this, or barely noticeable. Like in this video. Also, you're using it for far too long. Use the effect like when the bike is in mid air or just before take off or land, but not the whole footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Good first effort! I have yet to try it out but have read up about it quite a lot recently. For decent results I think you need to be shooting in at least 50 fps so it gives the programme a bit more to work with. You may need to drop the resolution to get the extra fps depending on the camera. Also from looking at examples of when it is used it seems for best results you need a fairly uniform uncluttered background to eliminate the warping you are getting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Wierdoku - Thanks for the advice, camera shoots at 50fps and I had the shutter speed set to 1/4000. I agree that it lasts too long, but I could figure out the ease in and out part. Oh and that video you linked is awesome Duncan - Yeah man thanks, totally agree with the uncluttered background, but I never remember to take the camera out with me on a ride As I just mentioned the camera records in 1080p at 50fps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Put a really quick one together as I think I have figured out how to do the speed ramps/ changes. Tried to follow everyones advice, check it out here: http://vimeo.com/36964419 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt94y Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I prefer the second video of yours, but in my opinion I found the raindrops and lens flairs distracting. Overall It was a good effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) 9 secs (from what I counted) of the twixtor effect seems too long still. I would say use the effect in a even smaller about of frames like 3-5 secs (if that makes sense), like when you're just about to land but twixtor it for 3-5 secs. Edited February 17, 2012 by weirdoku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 9 secs (from what I counted) of the twixtor effect seems too long still. I would say use the effect in a even smaller about of frames like 3-5 secs (if that makes sense), like when you're just about to land but twixtor it for 3-5 secs. Yeah I agree that it is too long, however at least now I think I can use the keyframe stuff for use in the future. I have been watching a couple of various super slow-mo videos and I think that what you said about 3-5 seconds is about right, time wise In the second video, it (for some reason) rendered about 20 odd watermarks which was just plain annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raullofish Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 oh my god...longest side hop ever!....didn´t have patience..sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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