Slow-motion glide through Bath Spa station
I made this!
Made this a while back, but thought some of the b3ta crowd might enjoy it...
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 14:47, Share, Reply)
that's really nice
what camera are you using?
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miltonlives on, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 14:53,
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It's a casio exilim fh20; there's various options in the 'exilim high speed' range but I think this offers the best frame rate / resolution tradeoff unless you can afford the 'F1' model. One day...
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:14, Share, Reply)
ooo, I got the F1 a couple of years back
the higher frame rates are a bit pants to be honest, you need masses of light to get anything half way decent,
still you have inspired me to give messing about with high speed another go (providing I can think of something to film that is)
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chuff monkey I AM him, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 16:30,
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It's already an issue at 210fps; all the other stations were impossibly dark; a bright sunny day comes out overcast; and for indoor work I tend to use a 500W work lamp. I'd assumed that the F1 would have better optics to cope with the 300fps, ah well. I figure 200ish is already fast enough, and would rather the resolution was higher. Next generation, perhaps; a few years down the line burst mode photography might be sustainable for long enough to do this with stills rather than as video.
(, Sat 20 Nov 2010, 17:05, Share, Reply)
I bought the F1 when it was released and I still use it. It is awesome at HS filming but as the previous post said it needs masses of light. Using it in daylight usually gives fantastic results, but anything indoors will need special lighting that is not using AC voltage. Anything connected to the mains will cause flicker in the film so I usually use floodlights connected to a 12 volt battery.
More recently.... LED flashlights are getting very powerfull and I found they are sufficient to illuminate @ 300 and 600 fps if the objects are not too far away. Try using one of these on the train. The results will amaze you.
(, Sun 21 Nov 2010, 0:27, Share, Reply)
well done
you made it to gawker
tv.gawker.com/5697258/high-speed-train-goes-through-station-in-slow-motion
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chuff monkey I AM him, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 21:46,
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That's nice
Had to think about it, but I guess you took a high frame rate video from a train whilst zooming through a station?
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Just Juan Cornetto will take you to the lo-rider show n' flaunt ya on, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 14:57,
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Exactly so: the other tricks are making sure you're at the front of the train (good excuse for going first class London-bound), and that's it's a slam door so you can open the window rather than trying to film through glass and risking the autofocus screwing up.
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:15, Share, Reply)
Cool
What sort of camera do you need do do this?
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Just Juan Cornetto will take you to the lo-rider show n' flaunt ya on, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 9:16,
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I used a casio exilim FH20: that'll record 210fps at 480*360, creating a 30fps file which is 1/7th real time. The newer models do 240fps at similar resolution, and you could probably get away with converting that to 24fps for a 1/10th realtime. In the 'pricey, but still consumer' market there's the exilim F1 which captures 300fps at 512*384 (casio, if you're reading this, feel free to send me one!). All these models claim things like 1000fps recording, but it tends to be the size of a postage stamp.
For HD you're looking at ultra-expensive cameras for sports broadcasters, whilst truly insane frame rates tend to be found in industrial quality control / scientific cameras that aren't exactly designed for making youtube clips.
Basically: frame rate, resolution, cheap- pick any two.
(, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 12:29, Share, Reply)
I think you mean
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*edit* also thoroughly woo to the vid.
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Throat And Ice Pie I see dem tatties dere., Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:17,
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Not going to be able to pass through there again
Without going into slow-mo mode!
Niiice!
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:07, Share, Reply)
Not going to be able to pass through there again
Without going into slow-mo mode!
Niiice!
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:07, Share, Reply)
Is there something wrong with the a
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 16:03,
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thats really rather lully!
:D
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sPUNKer do your pictures for nothing get abuse for free, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:13,
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That's rather good
And surprisingly inexpensive camera that as well - £229 on Amazon... *ponders*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGWfDucKeYY&feature=related
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Guy Incognito was last seen SLAM DUNK'N HOES on, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 16:09,
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Watched this on my phone...
and it looks surreal, almost computer generated. Good work.
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 16:20, Share, Reply)
Yeah, the resolution is only 480*360 (or something like that), but it still looks good on small screens! Youtube mangles the video a bit so it's not as smooth as it could be.
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 16:30, Share, Reply)
best parallax scrolling
I have seen since the Amiga game; 'prey'
Nice work :)
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zacherynuk @echo off, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 16:59,
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That should have been quite boring.
But it wasn't. Have a click.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 17:06,
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wonderful. How did u eliminate judder?
It's so smooooooth!
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 17:32,
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Well, the train itself travels smoothly, the camera was wedged into position in the window frame to minimise shake by myself, and what's left gets smoothed out by virtue of playback being at 1/7th capture speed.
I've found a tripod is pretty much essential for other projects, though.
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 17:37, Share, Reply)
Super-good
Fun times. This looks beautiful. And it's my home station = even better.
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timoncheese MEDIBOT, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 18:24,
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My home station too...
...not able to go home to my family this year for Christmas, thanks for the memories. What a great city!
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 19:08, Share, Reply)
Mine too
Though always full of people wearing blue, black and white whenever I get the opportunity to go there nowadays, what with living elsewhere.
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 21:02, Share, Reply)
I tried each station on the line, but Bath came out best: lots of light, which is key. Glad it did, because it was my home for four years, too. Always happy to see the place!
(, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 13:00, Share, Reply)
this is cool
I like how you can see the flicker of the fluorescent lights inside the station, and later on in the fridge of the shop
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 19:53, Share, Reply)
I've sat on that bench! Cool vid.
Will be passing through there friday morning on the way to the missus.
(, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 20:05, Share, Reply)
God I hate that place
except when I go out on a Sunday, turn up for the last train only to find it's been cancelled and they're laying on taxis; then I don't have to walk home from the station.
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M3rx likes the Asian ladies, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 9:15,
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Phew
It was one of the rare occasions I wasn't stood there. Can you please add 'CUNT' labels to the FGW employees?
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Olembe Refuses to write in this space, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 16:28,
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NB
Pointless, action-free and totally mesmerising. Mind you, I was hoping that a pretty lady might show the train her lovely boobies, but here's to the next time.
And it's pronounced bath, not baaath.
(, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 19:38, Share, Reply)
Putting the Zing in A Ma Zing.
Couple of things struck me here: firstly the obvious about a hundred stories contained in one flash past; secondly that the nerd in me wanted to see Tom Baker in full Dr garb moving at standard speed in the middle of it and thirdly it's bloody marvellous.
Ok, that's a few, not a couple, but it deserved the extra.
(, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 23:14, Share, Reply)
Ah, dropping a timelord in there would be excellent. It's also been suggested that I arrange to have jugglers or backflipping free-runners or devastatingly attractive women randomly scattered along the platform, but I like the way this one is simply a moving snapshot of everyday life. As others have commented, nothing happens and it should be completely dull, but somehow you watch to the end anyway.
(, Sat 20 Nov 2010, 11:03, Share, Reply)
You can make this 3D
In your video software, make a duplicate of the video, but delay it but a fraction of a second. Remove all colour but Cyan from one copy . Remove all colour but Red from the other. Blend the two copies. Because the camera is moving at a constant speed, you get the equivalent of two cameras next to each other. Wear red/cyan glasses and it should work. I have done this with footage from a train before :)
(, Sat 20 Nov 2010, 20:17, Share, Reply)
you don't even need to do any processing like that to get a 3d effect
basically because this is lateral motion you can use the "pulfrich effect". all you need is to watch this footage with a dark filter over one eye, and it'll look 3d.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulfrich_effect
pretty cool huh...
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 2:18, Share, Reply)