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Digital Sound: Variable Speeds with same pitch: How?

candyhammer — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:44:11 -0800

many programs and devices have a function that slows down or speeds up audio without changing the pitch. my rockheaded layman's theory on illustrating how this must be done is that it divides the whole audio track into something like audio pixels that are so short that they can be shortened without actually removing any of the details that you're hearing-- it's just you're hearing every small detail for less of an amount of time (likewise with slower speed, it lengthens the amount of time that you hear every of those little "audio pixels" so that it is twice as slow). my question for the hive is:

whether anyone knows what that process is called, or what of any number of names it has;

what is a more sophisticated explanation of the way that effect functions (or, 'an accurate explanation', as the case may be, though I think my theory is pretty sound, again, in terms of telling it like a four-year-old would understand rather than examining and presenting the finer points for whatever the process consists of);

and lastly, whether there are any interesting articles, resources, or discussions about it, especially regarding its introduction to the sound production/editing world and its early days in use.

slooooowwww smoooooth motion in After Effects

SampleSize — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:27:58 -0800

I'm trying to slow down some existing regular-speed footage a whole lot. I'm using After Effects with Twixtor. The problem I'm running into is that, even though it's interpolating frames, there's still a longer pause on each real frame. I've tried non-Twixtor pixel motion and frame blending too. I don't care if it turns into a blurry mess; The important thing is that it's just smooth. Can I do that?

What are some great examples of slow motion in film and video?

serial_consign — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:30:32 -0800

What are some examples of great slow motion in narrative cinema and experimental video? I'm doing a video project later this summer and I'm planning on slowing down archival footage (not mine, I'm using existing footage since it would be impossible to shoot my content). In terms of inspiration, can the metacrowd suggest some great film & art slow motion pieces? While I am interested in stuff like Douglas Gordon's 24 Hour Psycho, this project IS NOT about recontextualizing a narrative film! I'd love to get some suggestions about stunning slow motion material that I could check out for inspiration.

It has to be more difficult than this...

cdmwebs — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:17:13 -0800

How do the editors/producers of music videos achieve the "slow motion" effect as seen here in James Blunt's video? Is it as simple as I think it is (and this person, too)? Just record video it at a slower speed and match the audio? And really, what about Coldplay's video for The Scientist? Did he really lip sync it backwards and it slow motion? There's no fancy-schmancy CGI stuff to make all of this happen?

Make a DVD to play at 1 frame per minute?

bystander — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:46:18 -0800

Make a DVD to play at 1 frame per minute? I want to take a bunch of time lapse photos, shot 1 minute apart, and play them back on a TV in real time, so the TV mimics a window. What software can I do this with, preferably on windows?
Ideally, I want to stick a DVD in the player, press play and then it plays for 12 or 24 hours. Is this possible? I know some DVD players have photo slide show functions, but my preference is to just play a very slow movie.

are slow motion dream disasters a new thing?

garfy3 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:39:27 -0800

do dream sequences set in slow motion (as in horrific-but-un-stoppable-accidents) pre-date the use of slow motion photography? specifically, are there pre-film literary references to dream events taking place in slow motion? (yes, a question similar to this one, but i'm interested in slow motion in the dream-scape here).

Flash player with slow motion, frame advance and smooth rewind?

mrkohrea — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:39:12 -0800

I like to view dance moves, which are increasingly in Flash video format. Is there a Flash player with slow motion, frame advance and continous rewind? I like to try break down dance moves on video and Flash seems to be an increasingly popular format. Are there any Flash players that have slow motion (with audio is preferred), frame by frame advance, and the ability to rewind smoothly (as opposed to jumping back 2 seconds). Any Flash players that don't necessarily have above features but make it easier to look at dance moves in Flash format would be nice to know about too.