(Untitled)

[uterdic]

So I finally got some of the test footage of the Casio EX-F1 up, of course, I used the dogs for my test subjects. I am very happy with the footage and the dogs are cute too:

Click to view

Comments

[purplecat_a2]

I was wondering if you have to record in slow-mo or do you slow the action down after the fact? And who is your cameraman?

[uterdic]

The camera actually records in slow motion (300, 600, and 1200 frames per second). When you see it at normal speed (30fps), we have actually accelerated the footage 1000% to look normal. It is possible to slow down regular footage and make it look like it's in slow motion, but the results aren't as good as recording at the correct speed in the first place. Because when you slow it down while editing, the computer interpolates the footage and guesses as to how it would look at different speeds, and frequently it doesn't do it correctly. On top of that the slower you want it to go, the more processing the computer has to do, and the more chance there is for it to do it incorrectly. Therefore, it's much easier to get it right the first time.

[houseofduck]

Man that is cool footage... Wish I had one of those to film my three year old daughter....

[uterdic]

Yeah, I've been watching it for a few months, and they finally determined that it was good for our facility. I am having a lot of fun with it.

[wednes]

I can't beleive Nolan is 12.

[uterdic]

yeah, she's an old lady. She can't believe the puppies today what with their new fangled toys and all that loud howling.

[wednes]

Yeah, they need to stay off her lawn.

[uterdic]

and turn down that damn music!

[uterdic]

I have videos of the cats, but am looking for the proper soundtrack .

Youtube has always been horribly compressed, it's a flash video file. I just put up a short clip that is the original footage, you can see it here:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~inlerabt/Nolan-300fps-short.mov

[klynnfrost]

Awwww....poor Nolan!

[uterdic]

we can say, "poor Nolan," nut look at how happy she is. She's precious.