*** Extreme High Speed Capture ***

[Ardani]

Hi,

I'm trying to record (capture) an archer shooting arrows.
I would like to get the shot when the arrow starts to leave the bow in a real slow motion.

I have Sony TRV-18e. I wonder if there anykind of software which might help me to do it.

Thanks.

Ardani

[guns1inger]

You need a camera capable of very high shutter speeds and the ability to shoot at very high framerates. Most consumer and even pro-sumer cameras do not have this capability. All software can do is interpolate the footage you have, and makeup frames that you don't have to fill in the gaps. Not very accurate if you want something detailed like this.

[Ardani]

Thanks for the quick reply.

What is the name of the software?
I'd give it a go and see how I go.

Thanks again

[guns1inger]

There are few options. Search for slow motion in the forums as there were a couple of topics on this a few weeks back with comprehensive lists.

Off the top of my head :

Sony Vegas - either the slow motion filter or velocity envelopes
Twixtor - standalone or plugin version
Discreet Combustion - ships with Twixtor (? or similar)

But remember, these all use interpolation techniques, to keep your expectations realistic.

[edDV]

Rent something like this

http://www.visiblesolutions.com/
http://www.nacinc.com/index.html
http://www.mctcameras.com/rentals.htm
http://www.ims.tuwien.ac.at/~gelautz/HighSpeedVideo.html

FAQ http://www.hiviz.com/faq/faq_camera.htm
http://www.hiviz.com/tools/cameras/video/video.htm
http://www.weinbergerusa.com/High-Speed-Videos-l1cat21.html

[Shadow57]

This website sells software for $150 but I didn't read everything.

http://sports-motion.com/store.htm


Here's a site that has a short video clip of a mousetrap activating.
It's in the upper right corner. Interesting!

http://www.lakeimage.com/asp_imaging_products_hsv.asp

Here's some more interesting clips...

http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/high_speed_video/

This link might help. It has an arrow...

http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/high_speed_video/Sports%20Equipment/compound_bow.wmv

[proxyx99]

Dynapel has MotionPerfect program. Check it out.

[Amaze]

how do u keep audio in sync? I'm looking at vegas velocity envelope right now. do u just stretch it out or?