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Chronos => Chronos User Discussion => Topic started by: PaulBryanTV on June 15, 2017, 02:30:01 PM
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Hi guys and girls!
I thought it would be a good idea to have a main thread for people to post their footage in.
So whether it's a piece filmed for a YouTube video, or just some test footage, post a link below and let's marvel at the Chronos footage.
Also as jefish said below, please put 'Chronos 1.4' in your title and tags on YouTube. It will help for those who are search for footage!
Peoples Channels (Forum name if available):
- Tesla500 - https://www.youtube.com/user/tesla500 (https://www.youtube.com/user/tesla500)
- PaulBryanTV - https://www.youtube.com/paulbryantv (https://www.youtube.com/paulbryantv)
- Taofledermaus - https://www.youtube.com/user/taofledermaus (https://www.youtube.com/user/taofledermaus)
- HydraulicPressChannel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMDMoNu66_1Hwi5-MeiQgw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMDMoNu66_1Hwi5-MeiQgw)
- Backyard Scientist - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBackyardScientist (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBackyardScientist)
- Demolition Ranch - https://www.youtube.com/user/DemolitionRanch (https://www.youtube.com/user/DemolitionRanch)
- eevblog - https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog (https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog)
- Cody's Lab - https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder (https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder)
- DerpyKv- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTjCRp7mhh0bYgCS3Iqk-A (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTjCRp7mhh0bYgCS3Iqk-A)
- The_Wound_Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwsEFHahtESl91JuTlhUJEg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwsEFHahtESl91JuTlhUJEg)
- Nik282000 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7EuC-o1dMvz-hatkytk9w (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7EuC-o1dMvz-hatkytk9w)
- Gyppor - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClkznf8goxbRaAq_lC71z7g (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClkznf8goxbRaAq_lC71z7g)
- Critters - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43tptPYP4V0GIYdBTFRfbQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43tptPYP4V0GIYdBTFRfbQ)
- Anton4 - https://www.youtube.com/user/anton4video/ (https://www.youtube.com/user/anton4video/)
- Oakwhiz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6rsllXojhkiCA8ggUmaG9w (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6rsllXojhkiCA8ggUmaG9w)
- markserbu- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAGPgVf1mJxSDuyNNj3Ch4A (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAGPgVf1mJxSDuyNNj3Ch4A)
- Slow Motion Experiment- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkDXit4iwT6Fkz5FwBP_8MA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkDXit4iwT6Fkz5FwBP_8MA)
- Norbert- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmhlYTUJ5B7hQq9u4lJ2xGQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmhlYTUJ5B7hQq9u4lJ2xGQ)
- Buddlich- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3z5-vOtpF_K8_2uwJdL8XQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3z5-vOtpF_K8_2uwJdL8XQ)
- Fyodor- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelo4FTAOo-Y8fvdVdQPh3g/videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelo4FTAOo-Y8fvdVdQPh3g/videos)
Please DM me if I haven't added you yet, I'll update as I go along and see them!
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Also, please put 'chronos 1.4' or at least 'chronos' in your Youtube descriptions, if you happen to think about it.
I know there must be more videos out there by now, but they're not showing up in search results.
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Also, please put 'chronos 1.4' or at least 'chronos' in your Youtube descriptions, if you happen to think about it.
I know there must be more videos out there by now, but they're not showing up in search results.
Exact same thing I've been doing every day, not much new even though there are units out now.
I'll add that to the original post :)
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Played around with water at high speed on a spoon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbFU8gZ6P9g&feature=youtu.be
Anyone else get this line? Mainly in areas of lower exposure and I think on resolutions under 720p.
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Did you do a black cal?
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You need to do a black cal each time you change the resolution, and it helps (i've found) to do it after the camera has warmed up a little
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I tried using the Chronos with Canon lenses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prNBKC7RFNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KWk7gm1wYw
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Here's another couple of videos taken with a monochrome camera (I think we took the IR filter off as well):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmFd2oGP0KM
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Did you do a black cal?
I did a black cal yeah, it seems to be directly on sensor, as when I move the recording 'Area', around the line moves accordingly, as well as some other spots similar to it.
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At 720p the picture seems fine, but at lower resolutions the lines appear as seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIRFr4rGwM0
They do not display on lighter pixels, but do in shadow / midtones.
I did a black cal multiple times, restarted etc, still there.
Is it a sensor problem, user error or software?
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At 720p the picture seems fine, but at lower resolutions the lines appear as seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIRFr4rGwM0
They do not display on lighter pixels, but do in shadow / midtones.
I did a black cal multiple times, restarted etc, still there.
Is it a sensor problem, user error or software?
The Line that shows up at lower resolutions is a current software issue and is high on the debug list. I will update this message when I have more info on the issue.
I am guessing it seems to move up and down when you change the shutter timing as well?
-Max
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The Line that shows up at lower resolutions is a current software issue and is high on the debug list. I will update this message when I have more info on the issue.
I am guessing it seems to move up and down when you change the shutter timing as well?
-Max
I will test this in a moment, in the mean time here is a Magpie taking off - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA7eBRMcNa4&feature=youtu.be
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I haven't seen any steady lines like those shown above but occasionally I have seen light/dark bands that will move vertically as the exposure time is adjusted. I'm not sure if they are associated with any particular resolution or frame rate but I'll see if I can reproduce it.
How about some electrical arcs crawling across and through wood:
http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv)
http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv)
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I haven't seen any steady lines like those shown above but occasionally I have seen light/dark bands that will move vertically as the exposure time is adjusted. I'm not sure if they are associated with any particular resolution or frame rate but I'll see if I can reproduce it.
How about some electrical arcs crawling across and through wood:
http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv)
http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv)
Nice gifs dude! I want to make one of those but scared I'll shock myself to death. Want someone who knows what they are doing to make me one lol.
Anyway here is a video of what's going on guys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7jFQWE8b28&feature=youtu.be
In the first part I just lower the aperture to make the lines more visible, there is one permanent dark line, one lighter line, and then the bugged shutter line.
After the text, I am simply moving the shutter to show the moving line bug.
Help? It sort of makes lower resolutions unusable currently.
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Had some fun with waterballoons as the sun was setting, will do some more tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHGelXnDTw&feature=youtu.be
(http://i.imgur.com/RN4kOK6.gif)
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I haven't seen any steady lines like those shown above but occasionally I have seen light/dark bands that will move vertically as the exposure time is adjusted. I'm not sure if they are associated with any particular resolution or frame rate but I'll see if I can reproduce it.
How about some electrical arcs crawling across and through wood:
http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv)
http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv)
The line is there for most shots over 15Kfps, It is most noticeable in low light situations. As long as you have plenty of light it shouldn't be an issue. We do hope to have the bug fixed in the next software release.
- Max
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I haven't seen any steady lines like those shown above but occasionally I have seen light/dark bands that will move vertically as the exposure time is adjusted. I'm not sure if they are associated with any particular resolution or frame rate but I'll see if I can reproduce it.
How about some electrical arcs crawling across and through wood:
http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/zp64MPy.gifv)
http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/IfF5Kxe.gifv)
Nice gifs dude! I want to make one of those but scared I'll shock myself to death. Want someone who knows what they are doing to make me one lol.
Anyway here is a video of what's going on guys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7jFQWE8b28&feature=youtu.be
In the first part I just lower the aperture to make the lines more visible, there is one permanent dark line, one lighter line, and then the bugged shutter line.
After the text, I am simply moving the shutter to show the moving line bug.
Help? It sort of makes lower resolutions unusable currently.
I had one sensor that had a problem like this, but it was quite obvious, I sent that sensor back to Luxima for evaluation and am waiting to hear back. This camera may have a similar problem but not as bad. I'd like to swap your camera out for another one and investigate the issue, especially to figure out a way catch these problems in production.
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Tug of war with a dog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcC7hb-OS4M
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I had one sensor that had a problem like this, but it was quite obvious, I sent that sensor back to Luxima for evaluation and am waiting to hear back. This camera may have a similar problem but not as bad. I'd like to swap your camera out for another one and investigate the issue, especially to figure out a way catch these problems in production.
Sure dude, message me on Facebook.
There are 2 permanent lines, mostly noticeable in lower light, one dark line and one lighter, both about a 3rd from bottom / top.
Also here is a more complete waterballoon video, 2 minutes of it, bless her!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k61bIRNfkmo
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Funny how both the dark "Spotting" non-linear pixels and the black lines both show up in under exposure. Could it be that it is the same problem that a 3 point calibration could solve?
I have seen the lines myself at high shutter speeds and could be some AD problem from the readout timing.
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Video card that had an odd failure, causing it to catch fire on power-on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbCxC5N2mQM
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Now that is troubleshooting! They should send the link to the OEM
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Being able to go well above 1000-1200fps (where my two other cameras maxed out) seems to open up entire new worlds, there are so many things to film right at home. I love it, hours and hours of fun. I still feel like a kid on Christmas eve.
Hitting rusty nails with a hammer, filmed at 13,000-38,500 fps. Lighting was not optimal, there was cloud cover so I had to use a bit of gain to make things look ok. The shots turned out decent despite the exposure being just 26 microseconds in the last shot.
Taken with the computar lens from about 1m away.
https://youtu.be/znZG2JcAKrM
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Video card that had an odd failure, causing it to catch fire on power-on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbCxC5N2mQM
I wonder if it is related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire).
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All three of these shots were with a 135mm f2.8 from the 70's. The softness in the first two is from having the aperture wide open and having a lot of glare from behind and beside the subject. The last clip shows off how sharp the Chronos 1.4 can be with the right lenses and lighting. Thanks David!
https://youtu.be/nwI2mGTo_gk (https://youtu.be/nwI2mGTo_gk)
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All three of these shots were with a 135mm f2.8 from the 70's. The softness in the first two is from having the aperture wide open and having a lot of glare from behind and beside the subject. The last clip shows off how sharp the Chronos 1.4 can be with the right lenses and lighting. Thanks David!
https://youtu.be/nwI2mGTo_gk (https://youtu.be/nwI2mGTo_gk)
Already dropped a comment and like, keep it up! Enjoy seeing peoples test footage.
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Forgot to post this here...don't judge me! lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNJlaCf9FKU
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Lauri from HPC/Beyond the Press took what is currently my favorite thing ever shot on Chronos:
https://youtu.be/U8R0txBYayg?t=288
I love how the garbage can changes color for a few hundred microseconds before breaking and reverting to the original color.
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Lauri from HPC/Beyond the Press took what is currently my favorite thing ever shot on Chronos:
https://youtu.be/U8R0txBYayg?t=288
I love how the garbage can changes color for a few hundred microseconds before breaking and reverting to the original color.
I agree, I love that shot! I've got a few lenses coming soon that will give me some more range of motion for stuff to record in interesting ways!
Want to work with ballistics and explosives a bit more now that we can comfortably achieve frame rates that show the characteristics of them in slow motion.
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If Krontech are going to the effort of making a high speed camera portable... would be a shame to not take it to the streets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3FjvNL0UCU
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David might like these mythbuster-style shots.
https://youtu.be/fDwiYJapqAI
Not very artistic or fancily edited, hopefully the nice shock wave footage makes up for it!
G
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That's awesome gyppor :) I want some explosives to film!
Also just an update, I got a nice Microscope C-Mount lens today, it gives an INCREDIBLE close view of the world, I am interested in what I can try it out on!
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This is a test shot using the Chronos 1.4 I have on loan from Aimed Research
https://youtu.be/bkqWz5qU5M4
This is my first actual video using the camera, the Chronos footage starts around 2:27 if you want to skip the rest
https://youtu.be/I1CZ29JguZc
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This is a test shot using the Chronos 1.4 I have on loan from Aimed Research
https://youtu.be/bkqWz5qU5M4
This is my first actual video using the camera, the Chronos footage starts around 2:27 if you want to skip the rest
https://youtu.be/I1CZ29JguZc
Looks cool :)
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This is a test shot using the Chronos 1.4 I have on loan from Aimed Research
https://youtu.be/bkqWz5qU5M4
This is my first actual video using the camera, the Chronos footage starts around 2:27 if you want to skip the rest
https://youtu.be/I1CZ29JguZc
Looks cool :)
Thank you!
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Someone should start a thread listing everyone who owns a Chronos and is posting footage. Youtube, or where ever. I'm really curious what everyone is doing with their cameras.
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If everyone would tag their videos with "chronos," the problem would fix itself. ;)
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Someone should start a thread listing everyone who owns a Chronos and is posting footage. Youtube, or where ever. I'm really curious what everyone is doing with their cameras.
Good idea. I added it to the original post, a list of forum users and their respective channels.
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Finished this guy, Quite happy with the result! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1iJhXhGaY
- Max
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I don't have any "video" but I do have a couple of GIFs http://imgur.com/a/glvVr (http://imgur.com/a/glvVr)
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Updated the main list of channels in OP, thanks to Tao for the PM!
Trying to get some filming done so expect clips soon.
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Playing around again - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm7orEC_QNU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm7orEC_QNU)
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How fast is Mach 1.3? Faster than a balloon: http://i.imgur.com/dATXGY4.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/dATXGY4.gifv)
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Please tell me you'll be putting nice clear video of that up on your channel soon.
That looks super cool.
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Getting enough light is still an issue for me but the ping pong ball thing is on my short term list of things to do. I'm going to try to fire it this weekend a couple of times.
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What kind of contraption are you shooting from? I want a system to fire some objects from, similar to a Tennis Ball Cannon.
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I'm using a vacuum cannon but for anything larger than a ping pong ball it won't work (has to do with the mass of the air in the barrel vs. the mass of the ball). Before you build anything check your local laws as going over certain speeds or Ek can get you in big trouble.
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Review Video :)
https://youtu.be/LXSId5vuH3o
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Review Video :)
https://youtu.be/LXSId5vuH3o
Nice overview :)
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Balance wheel of a mechanical watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Yj3CAm5V8
You can also see the escapement wheel behind the balance wheel as well.
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First try at 37kFPS: http://imgur.com/1UU4XD3.gifv (http://imgur.com/1UU4XD3.gifv)
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Beautiful, I love high speed ballistics shots.
We have a Mach 1 cork cannon here at Krontech, I'l see if I can compile the ballistics video we have shot and put it into a compilation.
- Max
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I'm not a big fan of firearms, however things that can launch corks, ping-pong balls and larger past the speed of sound is simply brilliant.
DerpykV, your going to have to take some more shots with it and an (realtime) overview video.
nik282000, love how you can see the pressure wave build up and the disk break just before the ball touches it.
I'm assuming you've tried it with clear packing tape too? I've used it very well in the past. That with enough lighting, the ball painted black/white and the camera aimed as strait down the barrel as you dare would give give a very interesting shot indeed.
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I'm not a big fan of firearms, however things that can launch corks, ping-pong balls and larger past the speed of sound is simply brilliant.
DerpykV, your going to have to take some more shots with it and an (realtime) overview video.
nik282000, love how you can see the pressure wave build up and the disk break just before the ball touches it.
I'm assuming you've tried it with clear packing tape too? I've used it very well in the past. That with enough lighting, the ball painted black/white and the camera aimed as strait down the barrel as you dare would give give a very interesting shot indeed.
tesla500 has some video of it on his channel. It is his gun. Another good one is my high-speed spud gun, I have some video of that one. I'll make a GIF of it and post it here.
- Max
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Actually, Forgot I uploaded this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I48xbjjCKoE
- Max
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400 psi? Holy crap! What kind of speeds were you getting?
Electra, on my early versions of the cannon, air that slipped past the ball would build up and pop the mylar like you mentioned but in the gif I posted I am using a modification that eliminates the back pressure and allows the ball to hit and break the mylar directly. I do have some transparent mylar in the shop but I haven't tired it yet as it is heavier than what I am currently using and I'm not sure if it will negatively impact the ball speed. Lots more to think about and test on my end.
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Managed to get a short clip of some lightning last night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOp_0pixWz4
Sadly it was mostly horizontal and no strikes in the vicinity to capture.
Still looks cool I think.
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Got another compilation done. Headed out to the range to knock off a few rounds and got some pretty cool footage.
https://youtu.be/kQ52tNi3PdM
- Max
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Anyone think it could be a cool idea to do a Chronos 1.4 Footage Compilation on one of the larger YouTubers channels?
I think Tao did something like this a long time ago?
Be a great way to get some of the cool footage we all film into public eyes.
Of course it would only be with the generosity of one of these remarkable larger channels. But I think it would make for some good viewing!
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To be honest at this current moment Krontech currently does not have the production capacity to deal with a higher order rate than we currently do. Once we have the Kickstarter orders completed and we can expand into a larger office/production facility it should be good.
- Max
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I can finally put some links of my own up here! The camera is so easy to use! A few quirks, but most of my problems was learning how to manually focus. :)
The current best video. Playing with editing a bit more to show what is happening.
Orange vs. Thing that goes boom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJrVUkyg_fQ
The previous attempt. Before I worked out how to add text to the video.
Water into molten lead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbPOCCt7cuM
And simple. Pretty. Colorfull pegs being dropped:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaLEh_JuoUA
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Filmed some bubbles today, although it was probably too windy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjX9Xq-6HQQ
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Footage dump. I have been running the supersonic ping pong ball cannon quite a bit lately.
A lime: http://i.imgur.com/1lr14uD.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/1lr14uD.gifv)
Splitting the ball: http://i.imgur.com/u0yA34t.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/u0yA34t.gifv)
Splitting the knife: http://i.imgur.com/l3CFqtO.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/l3CFqtO.gifv)
Converting a CD to 45: http://i.imgur.com/h2tn0Tz.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/h2tn0Tz.gifv)
A Motorola Razr, turns out they are made of metal: http://i.imgur.com/lcISBvW.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/lcISBvW.gifv)
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Footage dump. I have been running the supersonic ping pong ball cannon quite a bit lately.
A lime: http://i.imgur.com/1lr14uD.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/1lr14uD.gifv)
Splitting the ball: http://i.imgur.com/u0yA34t.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/u0yA34t.gifv)
Splitting the knife: http://i.imgur.com/l3CFqtO.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/l3CFqtO.gifv)
Converting a CD to 45: http://i.imgur.com/h2tn0Tz.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/h2tn0Tz.gifv)
A Motorola Razr, turns out they are made of metal: http://i.imgur.com/lcISBvW.gifv (http://i.imgur.com/lcISBvW.gifv)
Been looking at these as they go up, always awesome. I want someone to make me a cannon :P
Here are some snapper fireworks exploding at 21K fps:
https://i.imgur.com/2ptrs6u.gifv (https://i.imgur.com/2ptrs6u.gifv)
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Water balloons @ 3587FPS
https://youtu.be/xQgWjaM3WF0
Lighter and Gas filled balloon @ 3587FPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0oDxqdbmQA
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Snapping fingers, camera shutter, and obligatory lighter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n69qVOeuko
Melting solder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfDfORFwVAs
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Chronos montage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG7HxFQwh58
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Mine arrived yesterday. So far, very impressed.
Here's one of my first tests. Two clips of the same .22 pistol firing two different types of ammo.
https://youtu.be/PUb20axTM-8
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https://youtu.be/ugjO6by7JS0
Should have lowered the shutter speed (I think?), but need more light.
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Got my Chronos 1.4 last Friday and borrowed some Halogen stage spotlights today. Quite pleased with this footage of Popcorn popping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE0_xQ31dz8&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE0_xQ31dz8&feature=youtu.be)
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I'm assuming the popcorn is in a pan? And it's not just being cooked by the lights?
(Played with some focusable studio lights myself, ended up boiling the water in the tray I was dropping things in, so I'm not going to rule things out.)
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Bird Strike Cannon: 4 lb ballistic slug shot at 382 mph. Don't forget to fast forward to 3:59 and increase the quality in settings. ;)
https://youtu.be/Cd-xu6yCtYY
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Had to upload full video to keep it at the best quality possible
But, why? Mark in, Mark out, Save?
And, regarding the video itself ... jeeeezus! I want one of those. :)
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Had to upload full video to keep it at the best quality possible
But, why? Mark in, Mark out, Save?
And, regarding the video itself ... jeeeezus! I want one of those. :)
I wasn't working the Chronos 1.4 camera. I was working the remote start for the camera in the video that is closer to shot lol. I know about the Mark in, Mark out and Save but I don't think he did that. He saved it to the memory card rather than uploading it straight to the computer. Also, I'm not the best at editing videos lol. I just started becoming familiar with cameras when in June. We needed to find a high speed camera and we came across this one and saw all the positive feedback so we decided to get this one. I am so glad we did, this camera is great! :D
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vls5U1-XmE4
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Yesterday I managed to set up my camera and do some test shots. Unfortunately it way late evening, so I needed something that was bright enough to be seen at all.
So I filmed my TV screen... and old CRT TV set:
https://youtu.be/h3wCqsfDv4E
Nothing special, but just my first test.
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Getting to shoot the Hurley Pro in San Clemente
loving the camera
the screen is super dim for focusing in bright light, focus peaking is decent but need the HDMI out in next firmware to hook up an eyepiece for outdoor action shooting
having to find shade and hide under a towel to see what I'm doing
the camera has locked up on me probably 4-5 times in shooting all day every day this week, needing a restart
it would be great to have a kelvin temp selector for setting white balance if you don't have a white card
would also be good to be able to save settings for things like focus peaking color and intensity
just read the forum on how to change frame rates going to try that tomorrow
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Water drops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mew23qnoOLE
Magnets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV6AyoP81KA
Dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbf7CddW8qA
One of these days I'm going to have some super compelling idea. Right now though, I'm just screwing around. :)
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Camera arrived yesterday. I took a trip to Microcenter and got a 256 gig SD. Didn't have much time (or interesting subjects) to film. Turned the camera toward some bubbling fry oil in the kitchen and this is what I got: https://youtu.be/qeZXKtkyRRc Was kind of surprised by just how shallow the field depth was at f/0.95. I could only cleanly focus on about 1/3 of the pot from about 3 feet away.
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OH MAN, we had so much fun with the Chronos today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30SDTEJCt-c
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My Auto5 Shotgun at 1000 fps:
https://youtu.be/CVil8Y74CDE
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got a couple of my dog enjoying the afternoon and added some royalty free music because why not
https://youtu.be/YOjPPjGxGv4
https://youtu.be/rCsCZmFrvsE
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Have to do hummingbirds, right? That's like, a rule, or something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8fUHfBJg8k
Still think shooting the eggs was my favorite. :)
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My Auto5 Shotgun at 1000 fps:
https://youtu.be/CVil8Y74CDE
Oh nice. Long-recoil actions are always fun to see in high-speed.
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Can't stop playing with this thing, fantastic camera! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbUSwdUVWI8
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Flying Butterfly
https://youtu.be/Z3GB1oiJOyk
Thanks for watching n_n :) :) :)
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Here is a test video lighting of a e-match
https://vimeo.com/236510378 (https://vimeo.com/236510378)
The footage was shot at 800 x 600 at 2,873 frames per second with a shutter speed of 89 usec or about 1/11,000 sec. The e-match had a resistance of 1.227 ohms measured with a milliohm-meter. The red LED is in parallel with the e-match so the current starts flowing in the e-match when the LED lights. There is immediate reaction but the pyrogen doesn't start burning for about 0.1 second later.
The objects were illuminated with home built LED lights using a constant current source.
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Our First Video just went up. Go check it out! AR shooting at default FPS https://youtu.be/oQgMrv3wFBM (https://youtu.be/oQgMrv3wFBM)
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We film usually couple videos per week with the Chronos but I really like this video that we filmed couple days ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUYSOFStJ9c
We filled up some "balloons" with non newtonian fluid and shot them with the crossbow. I think I used something like 3000 fps on most of the shots.
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We film usually couple videos per week with the Chronos but I really like this video that we filmed couple days ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUYSOFStJ9c
We filled up some "balloons" with non newtonian fluid and shot them with the crossbow. I think I used something like 3000 fps on most of the shots.
Wow, fantastic video. You can see where the NNF goes from behaving like a solid back to behaving like a liquid, going from sharp edges to rounded fluid shapes.
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We film usually couple videos per week with the Chronos but I really like this video that we filmed couple days ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUYSOFStJ9c
We filled up some "balloons" with non newtonian fluid and shot them with the crossbow. I think I used something like 3000 fps on most of the shots.
Very nice! Love the channel my friend.
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I finally have a way to quickly aim and follow targets using a $40 Amazon gun sight, now I just need to find a way to quickly pull focus.
All the clips were shot with a 400mm lens (effective 1560mm) at ~f8-f11 and 6db gain on the camera.
https://youtu.be/JyLn4jDvqTU (https://youtu.be/JyLn4jDvqTU)
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I finally have a way to quickly aim and follow targets using a $40 Amazon gun sight, now I just need to find a way to quickly pull focus.
All the clips were shot with a 400mm lens (effective 1560mm) at ~f8-f11 and 6db gain on the camera.
https://youtu.be/JyLn4jDvqTU (https://youtu.be/JyLn4jDvqTU)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1049634-REG/focusshifter_eng_fs02_set_follow_focus_for_dslr.html with appropriate lenses/adapted?
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Something like that might work, I was thinking of making something that looks like a rifle stock that lets me support, aim and trigger the camera with one hand and use the other for focusing only. Having a handle on the focus ring would definitely make it easier to hit the same mark repeatedly, thanks!
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Our very first attempt with the camera (and the movie software). Made a TON of mistakes, but I think in time we may get something worthwhile. Crossbow vs. Compact Disks - https://youtu.be/r2E2uvUkRVM
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I had a shitty day at work, so I came home and played with fire...
https://youtu.be/bqzv5fAO7z8
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Curious: Are you using a filter? All of your videos, except the Beer vid, are pink.
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Our forst couple of hours running around shooting anything that we could find that moved fast. LOL. Its funny, once you get to 1000 FPS its kinda hard to find something compelling to shoot.
As we are a firearms marketing firm ,expect more of that soon!
For now we wanted to get some time with the 1.4 and get sued to how it handles light and setting up shots, working with the firmware and just general use and setup/teardown. So here is a nice relaxing slowmo vid comprised of local Prince Edward County Ontario attractions.
Computar 12.5-75mm f/1.2 zoom lens
https://vimeo.com/238853984
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I finally have a way to quickly aim and follow targets using a $40 Amazon gun sight, now I just need to find a way to quickly pull focus.
All the clips were shot with a 400mm lens (effective 1560mm) at ~f8-f11 and 6db gain on the camera.
https://youtu.be/JyLn4jDvqTU (https://youtu.be/JyLn4jDvqTU)
great to see someone getting some bird in flight shots!
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great to see someone getting some bird in flight shots!
Now that I have added my actual video link (LOL) you can check out some more.
I agree...great idea with the holosight!
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Got some new footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPf6Pv2KeGk
It was on a German "outdoor" shooting range, so basically indoors... low light conditions. Still don't have constant light sources to illuminate the scene.
There are colored lines visible some times. I know this can happen when the memory is cold, but it was about 16 °C, which I wouldn't consider cold. Is there any way to prevent this? I plan to do some more filming in early January, and don't want all of the footage to show these lines.
Also I got trouble with focusing. It seems like the adaptor ring doesn't have a good hard stop, and the backfocus needs to be set depending on the torque that was applied when mounting the lens. I still store the camera in its shipping box, because this is very well stuffed, but that means I need to take off the lens for storing.
Any ideas on how to get this fixed?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPf6Pv2KeGk
"Video unavailable"
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Sorry. Was meant to be "not listed", instead I selected "private". Now it should be available over this link.
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Got some new footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPf6Pv2KeGk
It was on a German "outdoor" shooting range, so basically indoors... low light conditions. Still don't have constant light sources to illuminate the scene.
There are colored lines visible some times. I know this can happen when the memory is cold, but it was about 16 °C, which I wouldn't consider cold. Is there any way to prevent this? I plan to do some more filming in early January, and don't want all of the footage to show these lines.
Also I got trouble with focusing. It seems like the adaptor ring doesn't have a good hard stop, and the backfocus needs to be set depending on the torque that was applied when mounting the lens. I still store the camera in its shipping box, because this is very well stuffed, but that means I need to take off the lens for storing.
Any ideas on how to get this fixed?
The cold temperature RAM issue will be completely fixed in the next update. We're just testing this update right now before releasing it, expect it in a week or so assuming no problems are found. We've tested the camera down to -20C and there is no issue at all with the new software.
To avoid taking off the lens, cut out a portion of the box foam so you can store the camera without taking off the lens. Also, check that you tighten the backfocus lock setscrew enough, if it's not tight the ring will spin and change backfocus when you screw the lens in hard.
David
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Did a bunch of shooting at the range today. Here is the first one with a Taurus 94, 22 revolver at 17,000 FPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5KFmQTJX6E
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Hi everyone! :)
I filmed some different types of fireworks.
In the beginning, I had some troubles with the quality on youtube when I uploaded in 720p, then I switched to 1080p.
Here is the playlist so far, more to come:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr0QAq_LLxa0fwJAyNiDTCW8_QyAKs-xR
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Just finished editing a Halloween episode of Will it Mow?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUNxlb7100E
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In retrospect, I should have placed the camera to the side to avoid having too much light come through the bullet hole. Next time.
https://youtu.be/Krgfc4dAMY4 (https://youtu.be/Krgfc4dAMY4)
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Here's a quick one, a great shot (scientifically speaking - resolution is low) showing a shock wave produced by an explosive target.
As a bonus, the shadow of the shock wave is also visible. As the shock wave moves through the air and compresses that region, the refractive index of the air changes, making it act like a lens. This is what causes this shadow to be visible.
Or something like that.
I often find the joy of filming in high speed is finding out that you've inadvertently captured something after the fact. There's so much to look at in even a short clip. I love it.
https://youtu.be/DuvImcqRGYE (https://youtu.be/DuvImcqRGYE)
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New Video up of us shooting a vacuum cannon and some squishy sand. Tell me what you think!
https://youtu.be/Untz-CDn-d4 (https://youtu.be/Untz-CDn-d4)
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Sand and paint on a drum. Mostly testing using realtime and high speed footage together and sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxgAgZQ3WZM
There is a series with electrical arcs coming up soon.
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Abuse in the process of mixing concrete.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPZLIDCey8
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We were filming somethings couple weeks ago with big and expensive phantom camera but the chronos footage turned out also surprisingly good on this 5 meter long stick of dynamite video https://youtu.be/ThLtMhiak-Q
The chronos footage starts on 8:20
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Various shots of bullets being fired and striking a variety of things:
https://youtu.be/sKOAGq_nrxY (https://youtu.be/sKOAGq_nrxY)
An explosion at the water's surface 3,400 fps - re-creation of the crossroads-baker atomic test shot ;-)
https://youtu.be/KUTQ8hkxvuk (https://youtu.be/KUTQ8hkxvuk)
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new fuji 2.7mm fisheye have to slightly crop the res to get the corners
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We were filming somethings couple weeks ago with big and expensive phantom camera but the chronos footage turned out also surprisingly good on this 5 meter long stick of dynamite video https://youtu.be/ThLtMhiak-Q
The chronos footage starts on 8:20
I was wondering, What model phantom were you filming with? I recall you saying "the best one" Would that be a v2512?
Cheers,
Max
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There are colored lines visible some times. I know this can happen when the memory is cold, but it was about 16 °C, which I wouldn't consider cold. Is there any way to prevent this? I plan to do some more filming in early January, and don't want all of the footage to show these lines.
Hey :)
Did you film using the battery or was the Chronos plugged into a power outlet there?
If it's been on an outlet: maybe there are things on the same grid which introduce small linespikes and result in such artifacts?
All the best
Martin
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We were filming somethings couple weeks ago with big and expensive phantom camera but the chronos footage turned out also surprisingly good on this 5 meter long stick of dynamite video https://youtu.be/ThLtMhiak-Q
The chronos footage starts on 8:20
I was wondering, What model phantom were you filming with? I recall you saying "the best one" Would that be a v2512?
Cheers,
Max
Yep it was v2512 with fast option and larges memory. Only problem was the finnish weather and short day :D But I got funding for the camera with really short notice and it's just couple days in country when you order that so you get the weather that happens to be on filming day. We actually filmed this week also one day with the thing since one of my friends customer needed 80 000 fps camera so they had to rent that one again and they needed it only for one day and I got the second day really cheap since minium rent period is two days.
This time we did some DIY shaped charges and 70 litre gasoline bomb :D The shaped charges looked quite nice with the phantom but I got also really nice clip with the chronos from gasoline bomb. I am publishing that video tommorow and I can add link here when it's out.
But in generally I think that the v2512 phantom and chronos are good match for youtube videos. You can take clip from small details with really high frame rate with the phantom and then wider shot with chronos with speed aronud 1000-3000fps. I am probably filming next time when it's bit more light or if I get somebody else to pay for the phantom.
I think this is also really nice shot https://youtu.be/HcTRapGoHK8?t=3m43s
It's the same reaction filmed with two chronos cameras, color version and black and white. I had color version recording 500fps to get more light and black and white little bit faster. I think I could do better now since this was my first video with the black and white model and I didn't know how to exactly set it up to get best possible picture.
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Here are more blast waves in slow motion at 8250 and 7400 fps, one hitting a snowman and the other some propped up dry plant stems.
Some of you may be reminded of the artificial forest created in Nevada in the 50s for one of the atomic tests :-)
https://youtu.be/XkPj1M4Jiz0 (https://youtu.be/XkPj1M4Jiz0)
G
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Greetings to Finnland,
that footage is awesome!
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Hi, guys! I just joined here. Loving my Chronos!! Just a few quick gun videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxv__qSHpH8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxv__qSHpH8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UovVycxBrA0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UovVycxBrA0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFHSmVJtE1g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFHSmVJtE1g)
Need better lighting for sure! Sorry I didn't include all the frame rate specs...was more interested in the phenomena but will strive to include "stats" in the future.
Thanks,
Mark Serbu
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Hi Mark,
nice to see you here. Did you hear anything from Royal Nonesuch lately? He is quite inactive on youtube :(
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Hi Mark,
nice to see you here. Did you hear anything from Royal Nonesuch lately? He is quite inactive on youtube :(
Howdy, thanks! Yeah, I communicate with him all the time. He'll be at our booth at the SHOT show, 20645 in the Law Enforcement section. He got screwed the way a lot of us with gun channels did, with most of our videos that have been up and monetized for years all of a sudden not being "appropriate for all advertisers". Fortunately I have a good day job; he didn't.
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Updated original post with a couple more people using Chronos.
My internet is FINALLY up, so can go back to recording and uploading, so experiment more soon!
Can't wait for 0.3.
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Diagnosed a mechanical problem with a typewriter using Chronos, decided to turn it into a video. Loving this camera!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0LSqeR75E
=)
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Diagnosed a mechanical problem with a typewriter using Chronos, decided to turn it into a video. Loving this camera!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0LSqeR75E
=)
Very cool vid! I wonder how much longer it'll be before the general public doesn't even know what a typewriter is...or are we already there? :D
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Diagnosed a mechanical problem with a typewriter using Chronos, decided to turn it into a video. Loving this camera!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0LSqeR75E
=)
Very cool vid! I wonder how much longer it'll be before the general public doesn't even know what a typewriter is...or are we already there? :D
Lets be honest, there is lots of old stuff that is cool to look at, but you are happy you don't have to actually use.
I have been going to the steam thresher reunion in Rollag, MN ever since I was a child. Lots of fantastic machines. Glad we don't have to run our society off them anymore.
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M1 Garand vs. Bud Light...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyhvdojsf5A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyhvdojsf5A)
Yes, I desperately need more light!
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Crash testing lego cars. Had some settings wrong and we need a longer runup but it shows promise. (And editing mistakes at the end)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yQ6KYem8z8
The car is pulled along by a kilo wight and spectra fishing line over nearly a meter. Surprisingly realistic results.
Next time we've got a space that will allow 2.8m of runup. So we can go from scale speeds to insane speeds. :)
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Electra, what an awesome idea! :D
And the "let's be fair" comment and continue smashing the first one in "4-year-old" mode, was funny, as was the whole video :) Thank you!
Maybe just "half press" each Lego brick? Tight enough to hold and not losing too many bits on the way, but loose enough to have the tendency to deconstruct fantastically..?
I'd recommend heavier pull weights, exact offset impact, maybe with a guiding rail solution and maybe inserting weighted inlets (lead) into the car, to increase mass (maybe only with heavier pull weights)?
Love to see more! :D
All the best
Martin
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Shotgun fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEfd9zC_oRg&feature=youtu.be
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My daughter (50CalVal) just posted her latest YouTube video, which is sprinkled with some nice Chronos footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDV1zrWGcvk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDV1zrWGcvk)
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I have wanted to get a clip that would be along the lines of the one Taofledermaus has on the main page that would be suitable to potentially use as an example of what the camera is capable of on the main page.
(http://www.krontech.ca/uploads/9/3/8/3/93836312/federal-00-25fps_orig.gif)
I think I might have done so with this one of my Taurus 445, 44 Special.
(https://i.imgur.com/Xbol4Xm.gif)
If someone is better at making GIF files, I can provide the raw video.
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Looking at a Phonograph stylus under a microscope lens, and a discussion on the challenges of getting these shots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYE67fVny4c
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I have wanted to get a clip that would be along the lines of the one Taofledermaus has on the main page that would be suitable to potentially use as an example of what the camera is capable of on the main page.
(http://www.krontech.ca/uploads/9/3/8/3/93836312/federal-00-25fps_orig.gif)
I think I might have done so with this one of my Taurus 445, 44 Special.
(https://i.imgur.com/Xbol4Xm.gif)
If someone is better at making GIF files, I can provide the raw video.
Oh nice! If you have the original file, that would be great.
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Hello, at first sorry for my English :D here some of my first shots with chronos.
Airsoft grenade - i messed up a little bit montage (doing it for first time :D ) so quality of footage is not the best, in second link i put some "clean" file of first explosion, it's look way better (and its still after yt compression, on PC look even better). First explosion is 1000 fps, and second about 5000 fps - second one looks really bad because i had to much sunlight on screen so i didn't even see the settings :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykGt13FaQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKJIW2ke1Vw
And today I was taking some shots of water drops but I fast realize that computar lens isn't the best for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8-rTKL6CoU
Still learning the camera but it's pure pleasure to do it, in future i will post more for sure.
Bonus - setup for light to filming water drops :D
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Hello there,
got some Videos online already, hope there's a ton of more videos coming soon...
Got a lot shots but haven't time to edit them at the moment.
Greetings from Germany. :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3z5-vOtpF_K8_2uwJdL8XQ
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https://youtu.be/VvziuXPBoG8
https://youtu.be/cd7wCNuK248
https://youtu.be/65ExX8A-bI0
https://youtu.be/0E71vh6oSJ4
Filmed @1000 fps at the German Championship in Cowboy Action Shooting Black Powder.
First two videos show me with my 1873 short rifle, the second two videos are with one of my Shofield Revolvers. 3 shots each.
EDIT:
The clips were shot at low ligthing. It was about 1600h in the afternoon, on a German "outdoor" shooting range. Layout of range see here: (no slowmo in this vid) https://youtu.be/qLkEXiOPwjM
The flickering in the background is 50 Hz from the electric lighting on the range. I had to crank up brightness in YouTube to make the action visible at all. I'm trying to brighten it up in a better video editor and re-upload it. The quality of these edits is just poor. Sorry for that.
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Combat Vehicle 90 firing
https://youtu.be/gdPY7ougXTQ
UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter
https://youtu.be/PbiE_8Dc7-M
https://youtu.be/3ac_E9VlKx4
https://youtu.be/w5LlNVr-z3Y
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Finally got to a range with all the new lighting I've accumulated since getting the Chronos and here are some initial test results.
There's a horizontal band which I couldn't get rid of on the day, but hopefully we'll find out the reason for it before the next tests.
All of this footage was shot using a Nikon 10-24mm f3.5 DX and Nikon 35mm 1.8 DX prime attached to a Metabones XL Speedbooster using a MFL to C mount adapter made by Aimed Research. Still could have done with more light as it was a dull day and the range was mainly in shadow, so I didn't get much help from the sun!
Shows promise though I think.
https://youtu.be/IhszxMP5Vxk
https://youtu.be/nT7pwJMhLFQ
https://youtu.be/UgaNDbZK5xE
https://youtu.be/FMTGBTOOozs
https://youtu.be/g3AO5DQTmG0
https://youtu.be/uQDmqorEMrQ
https://youtu.be/jB6QGGMaXd4
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Wow, impressive hangfires... never saw that so obviously.
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It seems like an age on the videos doesn't it? Just goes to show how important technique is when shooting one of those black powder guns!
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Finally got to a range with all the new lighting I've accumulated since getting the Chronos and here are some initial test results.
There's a horizontal band which I couldn't get rid of on the day, but hopefully we'll find out the reason for it before the next tests.
All of this footage was shot using a Nikon 10-24mm f3.5 DX and Nikon 35mm 1.8 DX prime attached to a Metabones XL Speedbooster using a MFL to C mount adapter made by Aimed Research. Still could have done with more light as it was a dull day and the range was mainly in shadow, so I didn't get much help from the sun!
Shows promise though I think.
https://youtu.be/IhszxMP5Vxk
https://youtu.be/nT7pwJMhLFQ
https://youtu.be/UgaNDbZK5xE
https://youtu.be/FMTGBTOOozs
https://youtu.be/g3AO5DQTmG0
https://youtu.be/uQDmqorEMrQ
https://youtu.be/jB6QGGMaXd4
nice can't wait for mine
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Some shotgun shooting from today. The sun was out for a change!
https://youtu.be/955eyc2-8_A
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A couple of new clips taken recently to test out RAW mode capture:
A black powder cannon:
https://youtu.be/Pvo1mEXXQ2s
Snow on a holly leaf:
https://youtu.be/rnCRfNZI0lE
A snowflake:
https://youtu.be/cDkK7L4CzS4
(Yes, we've had some snow here!)
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The snow on holly looks awesome!
Here's me mixing Orange juice and water: https://youtu.be/hV1-Me6uf8w?t=20s
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I'm going to have a hell of a time lighting this better but, cloud chamber trails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdV4aziJ_h4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdV4aziJ_h4)
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First time using RAW on the Chronos, captured the Beast from the East.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpbx574a18Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpbx574a18Y)
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Hello there,
i had some fun with ink dropping into a glass full of water.
That's the result:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ZNTDZlyyU&t=21s
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It was an overcast day and I forgot to do a black cal after the camera had warmed up but having a gun sight on the camera makes following a target super easy! Blue-jays, vultures and a coyote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt-Pz1RZcNo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt-Pz1RZcNo)
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Got some fun with ... hey.. ink again :D
This time it's a copy of the slow mo guys Hypnotic Ink video... for testing reasons.
In Future I will be shooting in RAW, hoping that I can get way better colors and contrast a.s.o.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CFQtk6h2Jg
fun starts at 40sec
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having a gun sight on the camera makes following a target super easy!
Sounds very interesting. Can you show us what you made there?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CFQtk6h2Jg
fun starts at 40sec
Nice, more People from Germany here!
Greetings from Germany!
Also, nice shots you got there.
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having a gun sight on the camera makes following a target super easy!
Sounds very interesting. Can you show us what you made there?
The reflex sight is an Amazon special, not the cheapest one but it's not made for a real gun. To mount it I drilled a 1/4" hole in "gun rail" which is used for mounting hardware on to guns, and ground down a 1/4-20 screw to sit as flush as possible with the top of the rail. If the head sticks up too far the sight won't mount properly. There are kits that let you mount gun rail to a hot shoe (camera flash mount) and kits that let you mount a hot shoe to a 1/4-20 hole but the taller your mounting setup the more parallax error you will get and the less stable it will all be.
Every time I shoot the sight has to be adjusted, it moves a little while being transported but mostly it's to account for the range of distances I am shooting that day. By picking a spot midway through the field and centering on that it is pretty accurate as long as I remember to aim high for close subjects and low for distant ones. If you are going to film fast moving subjects it is worth the $30.
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having a gun sight on the camera makes following a target super easy!
Sounds very interesting. Can you show us what you made there?
The reflex sight is an Amazon special, not the cheapest one but it's not made for a real gun. To mount it I drilled a 1/4" hole in "gun rail" which is used for mounting hardware on to guns, and ground down a 1/4-20 screw to sit as flush as possible with the top of the rail. If the head sticks up too far the sight won't mount properly. There are kits that let you mount gun rail to a hot shoe (camera flash mount) and kits that let you mount a hot shoe to a 1/4-20 hole but the taller your mounting setup the more parallax error you will get and the less stable it will all be.
Every time I shoot the sight has to be adjusted, it moves a little while being transported but mostly it's to account for the range of distances I am shooting that day. By picking a spot midway through the field and centering on that it is pretty accurate as long as I remember to aim high for close subjects and low for distant ones. If you are going to film fast moving subjects it is worth the $30.
What Lens is That?
Looks like 400mm or so?
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Yeah, its a 400mm f6.3 non-telephoto lens. Being f6.3 makes it only good for very bright sunlight but it is not heavy compared to telephoto lenses so I always keep it in my kit.
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Yeah, its a 400mm f6.3 non-telephoto lens. Being f6.3 makes it only good for very bright sunlight but it is not heavy compared to telephoto lenses so I always keep it in my kit.
Ok, for that kind of Focal Length on that small Sensor, you would propably want a gun sight.
Would be kind of difficult without i guess.
Thanks for the reply.
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Couple of videos as we really start doing doing some cinematic and industrial work with the 1.4
Ar500 target testing and glass armor testing. The target testing saved the company more than a few dollars when they saw bullet spall being cast out to the front due to some basic plate misalignment, it was corrected before production saving thousands of dollars in recalls.
https://vimeo.com/267213547
More dramatic footage of a pistol draw as marketing for the training possibilities of the 1.4
https://vimeo.com/269313889
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Another turkey vulture but this time saved in raw. Next step for sure is building a portable battery/psu so I can get an hour or two of recording and saving time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ6Qa0UoCvU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ6Qa0UoCvU)
Edit: Had a derp moment, fixed the link
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@nik282000
The video is not working.
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it works for me, but did not yesterday. maybe youtube needed more time.
awesome how only the little feathers in the middle seam to move and the rest is basically stationary...
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Had some fun with my Chronos at the SpaceSciFest in Wellington, NZ this weekend.
Here's a liquid nitrogen volacano at 11,500fps: https://youtu.be/Bs34OP2iseo
and this is some solid fuel rocket launches at between 7700 and 11,500 fps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ-rIqQRvXA
I need to work on m focussing, but loving the camera. :)
Cheers,
grist.
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Hi everyone,
had some fun with my longsword. Btw. first video in english language. Hope it is not too tough to understand :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8elKLK-xRo
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Hi everyone,
had some fun with my longsword. Btw. first video in english language. Hope it is not too tough to understand :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8elKLK-xRo
Some of those highspeed-clips have heavy vignetting on them. Which Lens were those filmed on?
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Hi Nikon1,
I used the Fujian Prime lens from the store and a Back-Bone Computar 1/2″ 8-48mm F1.2 6X Zoom C-Mount Lens. It produces that vignetting if it is fully zoomed.
Hadn't enough space between action and camera so that i couldn't zoom in to see no vignetting...
Until now I have not found a solution to get rid of that problem :(
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:EDIT: BTW: Nice Colors on those HIghspeed-Shots. TBH the first clip filmed on a chronos (which i have seen at least) where i realy like the colors and find them realistic. Did you do any fancy Editing Magic on that or is it just straight out of camera? :EDIT:
Hi Nikon1,
I used the Fujian Prime lens from the store and a Back-Bone Computar 1/2″ 8-48mm F1.2 6X Zoom C-Mount Lens. It produces that vignetting if it is zoomed out.
Hadn't enough space between action and camera so that i couldn't zoom in to see no vignetting...
Until now I have not found a solution to get rid of that problem :(
Ok, now that makes sense. I was wondering, if the 12,5-75mm Standard-Lens would vignett so badly on the Chronos...
But if that is just a 1/2" Lens, than this makes much more sense.
The only thing i know of, that would be realy wide and also "affordable" @230€ is this lens:
https://www.amazon.com/Azure-Photonics-AZURE-0614MLM-C-Mount-Megapixel/dp/B00OBMUSUK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Amazon and B&H are the only places i have found it yet for sale.
But i dont know if B&H ships their stuff to Germany.
Have never seen one sold used.
Should cover 1" completely while not beeing Fisheye.
I don´t have this Lens Yet, but that will be one of the next Lenses to get for my Nikon1 J5.
Or maybe try a Wide-Angle-Converter (Like 0,8x or 0,6x) and combine it with the 12,5-75.
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Hi Nikon1,
I used the Fujian Prime lens from the store and a Back-Bone Computar 1/2″ 8-48mm F1.2 6X Zoom C-Mount Lens. It produces that vignetting if it is fully zoomed.
Hadn't enough space between action and camera so that i couldn't zoom in to see no vignetting...
Until now I have not found a solution to get rid of that problem :(
I did just remember that i had a 0,5x Wide-Angle-Converter lying around. i just tried it, and it would work great with the 12,5-75mm and the Chronos.
Pictuers attached to that post. Also pictures of the Converter itself.
(http://)
Shot on the Nikon J5. The Red Frame Shows the Chronos-Sensor-Size.
Both Shot @ 12.5mm. The one With Converter is unfortunately out of focus by a little bit.
I dont think, that this will give you a real 6mm Focal length, but it makes the Lens quite a bit wider, while almost not vignetting.
For 16:9 it should be no problem at all.
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Since i dont use it and since it would also most likely be not worth the effort to trying to sell that thing, i can offer to send it to you for free if you like it.
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Pictures of Lens with vs Without Converter.
:EDIT: Sorry, seems my internet connection is too slow to upload the images of the Lens. :EDIT:
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Quick RAW DNG test. Shot at 1500 fps. Edited in Lightroom for basic adjustments and added cropmarks in NLE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nmYEUXhrY
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I'm going to be at the Toronto Maker Festival this year so I have been compacting my demos for travel. I build a mini-ribbon speaker and it does some seriously weird stuff when over driven. The video shows both real time and Chrono-vision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9kBvjkv84 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9kBvjkv84)
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Dragonfly 1502 fps
https://youtu.be/Sobw_T681q8
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Dragonfly 1502 fps
https://youtu.be/Sobw_T681q8
Nice! I'm planning to do similar shots but could not be bothered to set them up yet. Also those insects are fast!
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Here are two videos I took off of my set up filming rockets at the Spaceport Americas Cup. This one pitches and follows the rocket and shoots at the default 1,057 fps.
https://vimeo.com/276555084 (https://vimeo.com/276555084)
This fixed mount is located near the top of the rail and shoots around 2,000 fps. I hope to post how this camera was protected in the near future.
https://vimeo.com/276166526 (https://vimeo.com/276166526)
I'm impressed with the performance of the CHronos cameras. They ran about 10 hours in 107F/40C temperatures and had no difficulty with them at all.
Doug
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Your footage is amazing! Did you follow the first rocket manually or do you have a jig with some kind of actuator that pans the camera?
Here are two videos I took off of my set up filming rockets at the Spaceport Americas Cup. This one pitches and follows the rocket and shoots at the default 1,057 fps.
https://vimeo.com/276555084 (https://vimeo.com/276555084)
This fixed mount is located near the top of the rail and shoots around 2,000 fps. I hope to post how this camera was protected in the near future.
https://vimeo.com/276166526 (https://vimeo.com/276166526)
I'm impressed with the performance of the CHronos cameras. They ran about 10 hours in 107F/40C temperatures and had no difficulty with them at all.
Doug
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Your footage is amazing! Did you follow the first rocket manually or do you have a jig with some kind of actuator that pans the camera?
Thanks, the cameras pitch automatically based on the rockets acceleration and liftoff is detected with a switch on the rail.
Doug
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Your footage is amazing! Did you follow the first rocket manually or do you have a jig with some kind of actuator that pans the camera?
Thanks, the cameras pitch automatically based on the rockets acceleration and liftoff is detected with a switch on the rail.
Doug
Great footage! Could you please post a picture of your pitching system? It sounds interesting!
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Here are two videos I took off of my set up filming rockets at the Spaceport Americas Cup. This one pitches and follows the rocket and shoots at the default 1,057 fps.
https://vimeo.com/276555084 (https://vimeo.com/276555084)
I'm impressed with the performance of the CHronos cameras. They ran about 10 hours in 107F/40C temperatures and had no difficulty with them at all.
Doug
Holy .... this reached a new level of AWESOME! :D
PS: My new video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtdV3acng6I
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Great footage! Could you please post a picture of your pitching system? It sounds interesting!
http://www.rocketryphotography.com/_LWR0667.JPG (http://www.rocketryphotography.com/_LWR0667.JPG)
The mechanism is straightforward, a geared motor controlled by a Pololu Jrk21v3 motor controller with feedback (https://www.pololu.com/product/1392 (https://www.pololu.com/product/1392)). The feedback is provided by a potentiometer to provide position. It is triggered via a switch at liftoff and uses a slight delay. The other cameras in this particular set up are the Sony a6300 for stills and a Sony X1000.
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Great footage! Could you please post a picture of your pitching system? It sounds interesting!
http://www.rocketryphotography.com/_LWR0667.JPG (http://www.rocketryphotography.com/_LWR0667.JPG)
The mechanism is straightforward, a geared motor controlled by a Pololu Jrk21v3 motor controller with feedback (https://www.pololu.com/product/1392 (https://www.pololu.com/product/1392)). The feedback is provided by a potentiometer to provide position. It is triggered via a switch at liftoff and uses a slight delay. The other cameras in this particular set up are the Sony a6300 for stills and a Sony X1000.
What Lens do you have on the Chronos in that Picture?
Looks fairly wide to me, like around 8mm or 6mm or so?
Maybe Kowa?
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Finaly sombody did a (more or less) proper Comparison between the Chronos und and an Sony RX, which has the same Sensor as those Nikon1-Kameras (and Therefore basicaly the same Image Quality).
Also in the Comparison a Phantom from Vision Research.
Chronos seems to have the smallest Dynamic Range in that Comparison.
Still Waiting for that HDR Mode on the Chronos. Chronos could have way better Dynamic range with the HDR mode Than any of those other two cameras, realy looking forward to that.
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That Video is not my own work btw. It is from BTP/HPC on YT.
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Link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtnwlDP6TEU
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What Lens do you have on the Chronos in that Picture?
Looks fairly wide to me, like around 8mm or 6mm or so?
Maybe Kowa?
Yes the lens in that image is the Kowa LM8XC. I use a 5mm Kowa for the camera on top of the rail.
https://lenses.kowa-usa.com/xc-series/386-lm8xc.html (https://lenses.kowa-usa.com/xc-series/386-lm8xc.html)
Doug
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What Lens do you have on the Chronos in that Picture?
Looks fairly wide to me, like around 8mm or 6mm or so?
Maybe Kowa?
Yes the lens in that image is the Kowa LM8XC. I use a 5mm Kowa for the camera on top of the rail.
https://lenses.kowa-usa.com/xc-series/386-lm8xc.html (https://lenses.kowa-usa.com/xc-series/386-lm8xc.html)
Doug
Haven´t got my Hands on that exact Lens yet, but i own an Kowa 8mm 1.4 for 1" and it is realy amazing. Got it used in almost new condition on ebay for someting like 130€.
Would expect that 8,5mm to be amazing as well.
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Just realized I'd never posted this in here.
A buddy and I have been doing videos on youtube for a couple years, and finally had the experience and confidence using the chronos to go for our one take at blowing up a rifle on high speed.
https://youtu.be/RbfIkaNlECo (https://youtu.be/RbfIkaNlECo)
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Any Idea, why there are Artifacts in this Video (referring to the Cronos Footage at 6:45):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBypmvktKJQ
I have seen artifacts like this in quite some of his videos. Always wondering about that.
I guess he uses the Chronos realy much and maybe put it through quite some abuse, given the stuff he´s Filming, all the Explosions, and so on, and the extreme temperatures in Finnland.
Could that be the Reason for those Artifacts or is this because of bad SD-Cards (which are used too too much, for Example).
Or what else is that?
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It's bee time! :D
https://youtu.be/RY1jbDv8aOo
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It's bee time! :D
https://youtu.be/RY1jbDv8aOo
Nice Footage, have just been able to watch in 480p, because of slow internet and not so much time... but looks realy sharp at 480p.
Is that first real-time part of the Video also filmed with the Chronos? It has MUCH more Vibrant Colors and also more Contrast than the highspeed-Footage. Or is it just different Grading.
Haven´t seen the video in full resolution, but if the first part of the video would be actualy 4k resolution, then it was maybe shot on an GH4 or GH5 or alike anyways...?
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It's bee time! :D
https://youtu.be/RY1jbDv8aOo
Nice Footage, have just been able to watch in 480p, because of slow internet and not so much time... but looks realy sharp at 480p.
Is that first real-time part of the Video also filmed with the Chronos? It has MUCH more Vibrant Colors and also more Contrast than the highspeed-Footage. Or is it just different Grading.
Haven´t seen the video in full resolution, but if the first part of the video would be actualy 4k resolution, then it was maybe shot on an GH4 or GH5 or alike anyways...?
Thank you :)
No no no, The real time part was filmed with a Panasonic HC-X1000 4K Cam. :) (also see the video discripton for all my (video)camaras)
I wish there will be a 4K Chronos-Version in the future ... or at least a FullHD Version * _______ * Oh my... Alone the idea lets me save money on it. :D
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Thank you :)
No no no, The real time part was filmed with a Panasonic HC-X1000 4K Cam. :) (also see the video discripton for all my (video)camaras)
I wish there will be a 4K Chronos-Version in the future ... or at least a FullHD Version * _______ * Oh my... Alone the idea lets me save money on it. :D
I am waiting for a affordable 1080p Highspeed-Camera with reasonable image-quality for a realy long time.
But i realy hope, there would come something up sometime soon.
The GH5, the Nikon1-Line and The Chronos are a big step in the right Direction, but we still have quite some way to go...
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It is really freakingly hard to film flying birds...
however I managed to get one half-decent shot:
https://youtu.be/o6WquZ96vUo
I cant wait for external monitor and zooming in software, it should make focusing much easier.
Also: I'ts great that you can do such shots without any prep at all. I just went outside and pointed the cam at the next best flying thing. Those birds are fast! I had no time to setup focus and aperture.
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It is really freakingly hard to film flying birds...
If you want to film birds I _really_ suggest getting a gun sight and mounting it on top of your Chronos. Before shooting you have to align it with some object at the same distance as you expect to be filming and then you are set. I have used it to get frame-filling video of birds in flight, taking off and landing. (https://imgur.com/FxxIw9q)
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Sword vs. Beer Can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vtg-uzpiAY
Any more idias what i can hit with this sword?
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A Rubber Band Ball :)
But that could lead to quite some work making those depending on the Size of the Ball.
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Any more idias what i can hit with this sword?
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You could also try spliting or cuting something like a Playing Card mid Flight. If that is too hard to pull of alone, you could maybe mount the Card somewhere.
Another idea (sadly not involving Swords) is to put screws on a Speaker and Turn up some Music, then upload the Slowmo on YT and call the Video someting like "Screws gonin Nuts".
I dont know why nobody has done that yet.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPf8EbOkoQo
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Here is some more Footage from BTP, Filmed with 3 Cronos Cameras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcvEde1FlE0
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I was really surprised how well this weeks Chronos footage compares to our previous Smashinator videos that were filmed with +200 000€ Phantom setup. https://youtu.be/MYoBkIzkH1k
Sure it's bit nicer and with high frame rate but on Youtube use especially framerates bellow 3000fps are pretty damn nice.
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I was really surprised how well this weeks Chronos footage compares to our previous Smashinator videos that were filmed with +200 000€ Phantom setup. https://youtu.be/MYoBkIzkH1k
Sure it's bit nicer and with high frame rate but on Youtube use especially framerates bellow 3000fps are pretty damn nice.
Nice to see you around here!
I always wondered, do you use the Chronos "Kit"-Lens for all your shots or did you ever try using any other Lenses?
I dont have that same Model of the Kit lens but an much older, similar Lens and i find it not to give good image Quality, even stoped down.
Maybe this newer Version of the Lens is much better, but i would guess that there are still a lot of lenses with better image Quality than this kit Lens.
So it would be interresting if you ever looked into the whole thing about Lenses, because sometimes Lenses could make quite a difference in image Quality.
From your red hot [things] Videos i would assume, that you have a TON of Light when you are Filming those.
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I think I should try out prime lenses that I have now here for the cameras if there is a difference. But in general we need zoom lenses on all cameras when we film since we don't have much time to use per one video, safety things also dictate camera placement and with high speed cameras the changing resolution makes things also bit hard. I try to always stay over 2 aperture since I think under that picture comes out always bit soft.
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I think I should try out prime lenses that I have now here for the cameras if there is a difference. But in general we need zoom lenses on all cameras when we film since we don't have much time to use per one video, safety things also dictate camera placement and with high speed cameras the changing resolution makes things also bit hard. I try to always stay over 2 aperture since I think under that picture comes out always bit soft.
The point i tried to make is not about Zoom lenses vs Prime Lenses. Its not like it would be a crime to use a Zoom Lens or something :)
If you need to use A Zoom that is fine.
What i Wanted to say is that there are a lot Better Options even for Zoom Lenses, and i was just curios if you ever tryed someting else than the "Kit Lens".
The 12,5-75mm kit lens is a pretty reasonable Preformer for the Price an Size of the Lens but is still a fairly low-End Lens qualitywise.
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If you must have Zoom then maybe check out Lenses Like the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 or the 50-100mm f/1.8. Also, maybe a 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8. Those are realy good Lenses, there are a lot of different ones on the Market and you could get some older model (without Autofocus) for quite good price.
Keep in mind that you could pair all of those Lenses mentioned above with a speedbooster like a Nikon-F to MFT one. Those Lenses should give you an Optical performance very close to an Prime Lens.
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If you want to go with only one lens, then have a look into ENG Lenses , for example B4-Mount Those tend to have MASSIVE Zoom Range, sometimes up to 20x or even more, Aperture up to f/1.6 for the full Zoom Range and Built in Macro and can be found for high resolution Cameras. Sensor Size of the Chronos is perfect for those Lenses.
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If you could afford changing lenses more often, Prime Lenses are also a serious option, because you could get smaller and sometimes cheaper lenses which still perform very well.
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But most good stuff costs good Money...
If you just want to test out Lenses, then here a quick tip:
Visit a camera Store, pretend you want to buy something but want to test it bevore.
If you REALY like it, you could buy it, but you could always say you have to think about it and just leave without buying anything.
But get yourself a adapter for the Lenses you want to test BEVORE you go to test them, because the usualy dont have such adapters in the Stores!
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Another video from BTP with three Chronos Cameras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RQ6f-Axkbk
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Pouring some tea at 5k FPS:
https://youtu.be/Z7-MCCNcKeM?t=1m25s
https://nineff.de/nextcloud/index.php/s/fkeX2aq6Ymm5PW8 (mp4 directly from camera)
Raw: https://nineff.de/nextcloud/index.php/s/AtqSX25K7MNzGHk
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A bumblebee taking off:
https://youtu.be/m8fqonb8Quo
(raw data available on request)
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Combine a super old drum with some flour:
https://youtu.be/q2ifq65MhZ4?t=1m41s :D
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Combine a super old drum with some flour:
https://youtu.be/q2ifq65MhZ4?t=1m41s :D
Great footage, but why are you linking to a point somewehere in the middle of the video? The start is not bad or boring!
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Combine a super old drum with some flour:
https://youtu.be/q2ifq65MhZ4?t=1m41s :D
Have you ever tried to use Backlight with something like this?
I mean place your Light behind at an similar Angle, but at the Back of whatever you are filming, or something like that.
Should give this Shot even more depth in my opinion.
If your scene gets to dark at the front (camera side), try using an Reflector or additional Lamp, to get your Frontlight to an less extreme Lighting Ratio. If you dont have an other light or reflector, Aluminum Foil or alike on some rigid Cardboard with some Tape should do great!
Just an idea /tip from my side.
If you place your light very near to the camera it looks extremely flat, like some cheap compact-Camera Flash.
If you place it at an angle, off camera its already much better.
If you use Backlighting and maybe even also fill-Light from the other side of your Main Light (as seen from camera - Other side), it looks realy good for the most time, if done right even epic.
If you dont have enough actual Lights, try working with reflectors or something similar like the Aluminium foil mentioned bevore or just some Big sheets of white paper if you want even softer Light.
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Soda Pop (Hi speed at end)
https://youtu.be/FFBQskYaTJQ (https://youtu.be/FFBQskYaTJQ)
Jointer Upgrade, Shelix
https://youtu.be/aPwOsTBgKKY (https://youtu.be/aPwOsTBgKKY)
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Soda Pop (Hi speed at end)
https://youtu.be/FFBQskYaTJQ (https://youtu.be/FFBQskYaTJQ)
Jointer Upgrade, Shelix
https://youtu.be/aPwOsTBgKKY (https://youtu.be/aPwOsTBgKKY)
Somewhat strange Audio on the Soda Video, the original sounds seem to be only hearable on the left? and the music is kind of dominant on the right side?
Otherwise Very nice Overall Editing on those Two Videos, keep it up! Also Very nice Audio on that slow-Motion part of the second video. Is that the original thing slowed down or is there some kind of sound design going on? Really want to know that, it sounds good.
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Soda Pop (Hi speed at end)
https://youtu.be/FFBQskYaTJQ (https://youtu.be/FFBQskYaTJQ)
Jointer Upgrade, Shelix
https://youtu.be/aPwOsTBgKKY (https://youtu.be/aPwOsTBgKKY)
Somewhat strange Audio on the Soda Video, the original sounds seem to be only hearable on the left? and the music is kind of dominant on the right side?
Otherwise Very nice Overall Editing on those Two Videos, keep it up! Also Very nice Audio on that slow-Motion part of the second video. Is that the original thing slowed down or is there some kind of sound design going on? Really want to know that, it sounds good.
Yeah, I messed up the sound on the soda video...
The jointer slow mo sounds are total fabrications. I used a guy on fiverr to create a single sound clip for each kind of blade hit, then took some time to add the clip to every blade hit.
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Yeah, I messed up the sound on the soda video...
The jointer slow mo sounds are total fabrications. I used a guy on fiverr to create a single sound clip for each kind of blade hit, then took some time to add the clip to every blade hit.
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Ok, well done then, sounds quite beliveable and adds a lot to the slowmo itself!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKox19Sq3Sw
My penultimate video from my video session from earlier this summer.
I hope I can get a higher quality out of the chronos and the other cameras in my next video session...
@Nikon1: Thx for the lighting tips. I'll try to use them in my next shooting session. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKox19Sq3Sw
My penultimate video from my video session from earlier this summer.
I hope I can get a higher quality out of the chronos and the other cameras in my next video session...
@Nikon1: Thx for the lighting tips. I'll try to use them in my next shooting session. :)
Im very happy if you could get anything usefull out of my post :)
Looking Forward for your next videos and stuff.
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A little CNC machining video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ODQRwihbMA
https://youtu.be/OpZBmYRjQQ0
Can't wait till I get the chance to do high speed of my black powder cannon!
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A little CNC machining video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ODQRwihbMA
https://youtu.be/OpZBmYRjQQ0
Can't wait till I get the chance to do high speed of my black powder cannon!
I think you need Way more Light there, because those two Videos are super dark. Maybe also some Backlight would help to see the Edges of things better and makes the individual things in your frame Stand out better.
Or try to get longer exposure-times per frame, if possible also try to open up your apperture on your lens. But more Light is always good for highspeed.
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A little CNC machining video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ODQRwihbMA
https://youtu.be/OpZBmYRjQQ0
Can't wait till I get the chance to do high speed of my black powder cannon!
I think you need Way more Light there, because those two Videos are super dark. Maybe also some Backlight would help to see the Edges of things better and makes the individual things in your frame Stand out better.
Or try to get longer exposure-times per frame, if possible also try to open up your apperture on your lens. But more Light is always good for highspeed.
Yep you need way more light! However much light you think is enough, you still need more. I also had to learn this the hard way. Moreover you appear to be using an AC source for your light, hence the "flickering". The Naked eye usually won't notice 50/60 or 100/120 Hz if the brightness does not vary too much, but for a highspeed cam it's quite noticeable.
I've had good results with sunlight, battery-powered leds and special "high-speed" circuits.
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I highly doubt that sunlight would be an serious option in a machining Shop like this... :)
But yes, Flickering of Lamps on AC is a thing. Sometimes even Tungsten Lamps Flicker a lot. Havent yet seen it on High-Power Tungsten Lamps over like 100 to 500W or more but below around 20 to 40W you will finde quite some of them Flickering noticeable or even realy badly from what i have seen.
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The lighting in my shop is garbage. I was holding a 50W LED flood about a foot away from the spindle just out of frame in addition to the 2 other LED lights in the machine. I know I need more light, I know I will never have enough. Any suggestions for cheap ways to make DC powered LED lights would be appreciated, I'm a competent machinist/engineer and I know how to solder and wire things as long as someone else tells me how do layout a circuit. I've been thinking about making a couple 300-500 watt portable DC lights(I have LOTS of 24V Greenworks batteries, dozens of em) out of 100 Watt LED chips, but figuring out a cheap way to make a driver circuit is eluding me for the required voltages (i.e. 48V downed to LED driving voltage).
On other notes I was at an airshow this weekend and will be putting up a bunch of videos of planes doing plane things. Have an EPIC shot of the B-17 Flying Fortress that just about gives me the warm fuzzies.
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###EDIT###: You will need to set your Voltage Booster/ LED-Driver to 33,3V and 3Amps for common 100W LED´s. But to be sure, look at the datasheet of the Exact model you are Buying to get the proper values.
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The lighting in my shop is garbage. I was holding a 50W LED flood about a foot away from the spindle just out of frame in addition to the 2 other LED lights in the machine. I know I need more light, I know I will never have enough. Any suggestions for cheap ways to make DC powered LED lights would be appreciated, I'm a competent machinist/engineer and I know how to solder and wire things as long as someone else tells me how do layout a circuit. I've been thinking about making a couple 300-500 watt portable DC lights(I have LOTS of 24V Greenworks batteries, dozens of em) out of 100 Watt LED chips, but figuring out a cheap way to make a driver circuit is eluding me for the required voltages (i.e. 48V downed to LED driving voltage).
On other notes I was at an airshow this weekend and will be putting up a bunch of videos of planes doing plane things. Have an EPIC shot of the B-17 Flying Fortress that just about gives me the warm fuzzies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c--5c3Egv4E
This video has lots of information about it. If you are an machinist and have Some Spare Aluminium Blocks laying around you could build your mount for the Lamp and heatsink easily yourself. If you use an Aluminium Block big enough and mill some fine Heatsinks out of it to increase surface, you could maybe even use it without an Fan. Then the only thing you need is 100W LED-Chips, a driver Circut (https://www.ebay.com/itm/171907240597 <---- This would work and is recommended in the Video above, but i use an stronger Voltage Booster with my 100W LED´s, just search on ebay or amazon for it, you will find plenty of options, will mostly take a while to ship, since that stuff comes directly from China), and a Strong Power source (Your Batteries could work well enough).
Just make sure to limit your current to the proper value. LED´s are not very sensitive about Voltage, but you could easily destroy them or shorten their Livespan massively by too much current.
Use one of those Drivers / Voltage Boosters per 100W LED and cool the Boosters Well, and you should be fine. If you want to, you could even add an potentiometer to control brightness. But for Highspeed-Video, i see no reason, why you would want your Lights not to blast full power all the time.But brightness control Could be usefull for other stuff.
Hope that is enough info for you.
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Nikon1 Thanks a lot, I'll look at that tonight!
Here is video 1 from the airshow, my best shot of the weekend, the B-17 Flying Fortress @1000 fps using the Comptar 12.5-75mm zoom lens ~f5.6 @75mm.
https://youtu.be/hhqD60Bq3ok
This is the same plane as seen by TAOFLEDERMAUS here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GlJvFLo59w
If I get more up today I will edit them into this post as to avoid thread spamming.
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Nikon1 Thanks a lot, I'll look at that tonight!
Here is video 1 from the airshow, my best shot of the weekend, the B-17 Flying Fortress @1000 fps.
https://youtu.be/hhqD60Bq3ok
If I get more up today I will edit them into this post as to avoid thread spamming.
Just guessing from all the Heatwaves and Intense Camera Shake goning on there, that should have been a quite Long lens! I think 300mm or more. Nice Tracking of that plane! Nice Shot.
##EDIT##: or is that just pixels jumping around from the interpolation and not heat waves?
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Very nice video ;)
Well 75 mm with a crop factor of 3.9 is 292 mm so your estimated 300 mm was very close :D
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Very nice video ;)
Well 75 mm with a crop factor of 3.9 is 292 mm so your estimated 300 mm was very close :D
I am still incredibly new to cameras and optics, could you explain what you mean?
Also Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzLwBlymQo8 Same shot settings as previous post.
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I should have used quotes, sorry. The second part was for Nikon1.
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Very nice video ;)
Well 75 mm with a crop factor of 3.9 is 292 mm so your estimated 300 mm was very close :D
@ BiduleOhm: I was more thinking about an actual 300mm Lens, Somewhat surprised then :)
@ RoboChair: So the Cronos has an quite small sensor compared to Cameras like todays DSLR And DSLM Cameras. 35mm FullFrame is something like an standard for focal Lenght and most people will convert their actual focal lenght in this case 75mm for the Chronos 12-75 Zoom @75mm into a Focal Lenght, which would give them the same Field of view on an 35mm FullFrame Camera Sensor.
Since the Chronos Sensor is 3,9 Times Smaller in Diagonal than the "Standard" 35mm Sensor size (Which is also well known from early Film SLRs) it will only record an part of the Same image, compared to an FullFrame-Sensor (further just called FF because Lazyness), if you where to record the same image with both cameras. Thats why it is called "Crop" or Crop-Factor. You could get the same image by using digital Crop on the bigger Sensor camera.
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So, your lenses will apear to be way more "zoomed in" on the chronos, compared to if you would use the same Focal lenght. You will get the same framing (Field of View) using an 292mm (roughly 300mm) on an FF-Camera or an 75mm on the chronos.
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To be honest, this could get confusing quickly for someone new to all this. And i am not realy the best at explaining it, hope you got something out of it. otherwise, or if you need more info, look it up on Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_factor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format (Chronos Sensor-Fromat is listed under 2/3")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-frame_digital_SLR
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In a short: Your Lens will always be an 75mm for example, no matter which camera you use it on, but it can be for example an Long tele-Lens on the Chronos, a short Portrait Lens on an 35mm FF-Camera or even an Wide-Angle Lens if you use it on an Large format-Camera.
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Last video of my session from earlier this year...
More Fire :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0LgUmvSJ9Y
Quite excited to make new videos with alle the new updates *____*
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Last video of my session from earlier this year...
More Fire :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0LgUmvSJ9Y
Quite excited to make new videos with alle the new updates *____*
Nice Fire Shots you got going on there :)
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shot about 5 hours worth of slo-mo this weekend at a robotics competition.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fK9UyjC9bjb1wps37
Enjoy!
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My 1.5 inch bore black powder cannon at 10000 fps shooting a tote of water.
Projectile, 1.5000" ball bearing.
60 grams FFFg powder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0F4FADHjac
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My 1.5 inch bore black powder cannon at 10000 fps shooting a tote of water.
Projectile, 1.5000" ball bearing.
60 grams FFFg powder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0F4FADHjac
What is that overlay on the Clip?
Is that done in post or can you add it in Camera already?
Also, if done in post what software was used for that?
I had to do an similar overlay for an Analysis of the exact timing of a Machine, that kept Failing.
But since the only option i had was to shoot at 1200fps, it was quite a pain to add exact timing-Overlays on the Frames. I did mine in Adobe AfterEffects 6.0 back then and manualy animated the Numbers to give correct timing information on each frame.
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What is that overlay on the Clip?
Is that done in post or can you add it in Camera already?
It can be done on the Chronos directly using the last beta software.
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What is that overlay on the Clip?
Is that done in post or can you add it in Camera already?
It can be done on the Chronos directly using the last beta software.
Ok, well, that´s Cool!
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So, here is some Footage from some Spray-Can-Fire NiNeff and i Captured while testing the Chronos last Week and played around a bit.
On the Left is the Footage with some HEAVY Frame-Interpolation to make it look even slower and also a bit of color Grading-Magic.
Used Twixtor Pro and AfterEffects CS6. Pushed it to about as slow as i would go before it looks to bad for me.
On the Right side is the Same Clip untouched out of camera.
Used the H.264 out of Camera, haven´t got time yet to find out how the whole RAW-thing works, and i cant open the DNG´s produced by that Firmware-Version we used when shooting this.
Camera Settings where Full Resolution and Maximal Framerate at that Resolution.
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Lens used was The Kit-Zoom-Lens. Its a bit overexposed when the Fire gets really bright, but that can maybe fixed when the RAW-Data would be used.
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https://youtu.be/iSmNmHNe7bo (https://youtu.be/iSmNmHNe7bo)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GckDnRXBw5g
Tried to shoot through some CDs with my airsoft guns... turned out that they can hit quite hard... but lose their energy complete on the first one / two CDs ...
I just got a 175lbs Crossbow... wonder through how many those bolts will go :D
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Been playing with color grading some old footage. Getting better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJYJyWGprM0
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We use the Chronos 1.4 in our Mechanical Engineering laboratories and also to perform neat classroom demos for some of our undergraduate classes.
Here's a collection of movies that we've taken using the Chronos over the last year. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/Dl2GPjaLrdM (https://youtu.be/Dl2GPjaLrdM)
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That's super-cool, Dan D. :D
We don't get to see lab use that often. Thank you for taking the time to put the video together.
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Hi there! I saw a little slow mo pistol compilation shot with a phantom camera a while ago ...
I did a copy of this last month with the chronos 1.4 ... And less harmfull airsoft guns :'D
https://youtu.be/LDEGj0PK1JI
I also bought another light source last week.
I try to get some new (brighter anderen cleaner) shots christmas days...
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Wow very cool! Definitely going to share this!
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Winter-time is playing-with-fire-time:
https://youtu.be/KiMXZB8riLI?t=10
https://youtu.be/uBx6Qdx6Hz0
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I have edited a short compilation of my highspeed-videos of this year.
Enjoy watching ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoAD11OAVNU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoAD11OAVNU)
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That was awesome!
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@Mario3005
Good Job :)
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Thank you. :)
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@ Mario:
WOW! Great footage!
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Here is my first go with 1.5k and 16k: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsVg1lt8Kc
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I have edited a short compilation of my highspeed-videos of this year.
Enjoy watching ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoAD11OAVNU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoAD11OAVNU)
Hi Mario,
did you use RAW-data in post processing or just the mp4 format?
Just wonderung how you get such a noiseless black in your videos. Looks awesome. I have enormous noise in darker scenes. Even with with black and white calibration before shooting and zero db sensor gain :(
Here's an example of the footage I took the last days: https://youtu.be/Y542aGfRMKk
Looks to me, that the quality in the last software version didn't had such noise in darker areas. :(
PS: HAppy new year ;)
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Hi Buddlich,
I have saved the videos for the most part as h264 and rarely in RAW. But in many videos I've removed the noise in post-production with Final Cut Pro. In addition, I darken the border areas of the depths, so that there is no more noise to see. :)
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Hi,
Some clips from happy user :)
https://youtu.be/3RSyc4McGew
https://youtu.be/l1i-fhH1gD0
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Really cool MarcinS !!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nmWAjYmnuc
I Like how fire looks in SlowMo ... so surreal *___*
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A sub-sonic ping pong ball this time, getting ready for a maker fair. Filmed at 20kFPS
https://i.imgur.com/Z6dLawL.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/Z6dLawL.mp4)
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Medium format camera Bronica S2A (pure mechanical) @ 1000fps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_JRrJrup5s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_JRrJrup5s)
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Very cool, I like the light guards on the mirror and viewfinder.
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in love with my chronos !!!
i ll share you some footage very soon !!!
(https://media.giphy.com/media/5YbPv8JQ6tc3BOlT2S/giphy.gif)
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Hi Raph,
very glad to see that everything worked out and you get along well with the Chronos! :)
Footage looks fantastic. Still wondering how you get such a black ... black :D
Mine is super grainy the whole time :(
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By the way, I tried out splitting some Airsoft BBs on a sword. Gues I still need more light :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_og2-gcsYA
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"Expose to the right" is your friend. In photography this means exposing your subject as bright as possible without blowing out the whites and then darkening it in post processing. It will let you crush the blacks to 0 while keeping detail in your subject. Unfortunately the only way to practically do this with video is with an absurd amount of light >_<
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Here is some footage I took last Summer of dragonflies at 1500 fps. I was pretty happy with the performance then, but the firmware updates since then have improved the quality even more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N719DNYDoG0
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Don't Sub (temporary post to this channel will move later and modify this post)
Approx 4:30-4:40 for initial explosion followed by slowmo then close up
Yes I know "learn how to shoot" I was sighted in for 600ish yards shooting at something 80 yards away :)
https://youtu.be/PKnCKrTCmwk
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https://youtu.be/cNxT6MW-Qk0
If you want something relaxing...
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The DNG output and white balance fix make it way easier to get clear shots now.
https://imgur.com/lHNb8lC (https://imgur.com/lHNb8lC)
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Hi,
i let you some video shoot with the chronos 14 :
The Pecocko commercial :
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwR07MsIbB2/
a small BTS :
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvBkN2enHg1/
and a small fail but in slowmo is always cool :) :
https://media.giphy.com/media/UVHBCZM1hizS76kS1g/giphy.gif
(https://media.giphy.com/media/UVHBCZM1hizS76kS1g/giphy.gif)
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How hard did you throw that ice cube? ;D
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How hard did you throw that ice cube? ;D
I think that might be a dummy ice cube.
Great footage BTW!
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;D haha it's fake ice cube and we use a small bot to shoot it !
(https://media.giphy.com/media/lrJN0XDjfSdVx6XW29/giphy.gif)
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;D haha it's fake ice cube and we use a small bot to shoot it !
(https://media.giphy.com/media/lrJN0XDjfSdVx6XW29/giphy.gif)
That's awesome! But why do the jaws of the bot rotate at the end? It does not seem to be necessary for the throwing.
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That's awesome! But why do the jaws of the bot rotate at the end? It does not seem to be necessary for the throwing.
I think it is to give some Spin to the Cube.
If it where Flying Straight only, it might not look as interresting.
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Yes, some spin to the cube is better :)
We built a "rototator", it 's some bars on ball bearing.
Another cool fail :)
(https://media.giphy.com/media/mBH46Zs7tO6UQ4IMXP/giphy.gif)
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Here's my first test with a bit of editing:
https://youtu.be/zNMtQbkFo0Q
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I burned some nice flowers :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJsRvZsNz1M
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Just a short video about hoverflies... just can't get enough of slow mo flying insects :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndhdnAE2vMU&t=52s
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https://youtu.be/pE0ydzTFaFA
Made a small comparison of the different frame rates now that we are able to shoot with 40.000 fps!
Some strange image Error / Bug accured at 22.000 fps as you can see in the video. I wasn't able to fix that with black and white calibration :/ at 40.000 fps everything was fine again.
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Very nice! I'll share this on our social media :)
-Michael
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Slo mo birds at our feeders. All video recorded at 1057 fps, edited with PowerDirector 16.
https://youtu.be/zl0tAU6Ry8M
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LONG time since I posted here but I am getting back into my slow mo.
3D printed a ballista to fire and a test cube to hatchet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isDNju0saSM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isDNju0saSM)
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Diet Coke & Mentos
https://youtu.be/NQhgvNnJe7Q
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Slicing and smashing fruit, as well as 3D printed objects!
Between 1500 and 5000fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho2r25r8Fvw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho2r25r8Fvw)
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Slicing and smashing fruit, as well as 3D printed objects!
Between 1500 and 5000fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho2r25r8Fvw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho2r25r8Fvw)
Nice one! I was so close to doing the same with my sword for this months video. But then it was just too hot the whole month to do anything outside.
So I did rather drink a beer instead
:D
https://youtu.be/ESOKcKTM4Jw
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Well...this cooled me off.
Was quite fun too lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI47MIZH7yI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI47MIZH7yI)
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I'm sure you've heard about the Hydraulic Press channel. I'm thinking of starting the Redneck Hydraulic Press channel:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-71AVHEp9gUIcwf3LDl6GCbHnTQYI46j/view?usp=drivesdk (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-71AVHEp9gUIcwf3LDl6GCbHnTQYI46j/view?usp=drivesdk)
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Here is some new footage with the Chronos ring! Turned out amazingly good https://youtu.be/p9XandILnvk
And we have much more coming!
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Here is some new footage with the Chronos ring! Turned out amazingly good https://youtu.be/p9XandILnvk
And we have much more coming!
Wow! That was some jawdroppingly amazing footage! Hugely impressive! Absolutely awesome!
What I'd really like to see at that framerate is lightning (which usually required very complex setups with rotating mirrors and so on).
Thumbs up!
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Hallo there,
I just made a little video of some shots in different fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QABDbL1QwYs
I still struggle to get the flickering out of the video. Especially in the dimmer videos there is immense flickering. Even with a new black calibration and without any Gain boost. :(
@hydraulicpresschannel: Those videos with the chronos ring are just stunning! Can't wait to see more :) The intro footage is very promising!
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SloMo Dogs!!
https://youtu.be/yuaHAU7vU0s
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Hello all, today I released my main project of this year of lightning strikes shot with the Chronos 1.4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex0xRner48E
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I can not keep up with that... I made Breakfast instead :'D
https://youtu.be/j5YyJh2_a0M
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lightning strikes
NICE!
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Played around with a 2 foot vacuum cannon shooting ping pong balls.
https://youtu.be/LMk722PrpXU
My first video ever, be kind, lol. But feel free to give any comments on how I can improve filming or camera settings etc.
The hardest thing I was having trouble with is LIGHT! Or rather the lack thereof. I did get a 1kw tungsten spotlight that may help for the next video. But I really need to find some good DIY lights I can make.
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a 1kw tungsten spotlight that may help for the next video.
I have two of those. If you are really close, it's OK. But not nearly sufficient for real stuff.
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I bought the cheapest LED worklights from a hardware store and added filter capacitors to the driver's output. They now give a flicker free, cool light but have to be run from a reduced voltage. The designers take into account the 'off time' of the flicker in order to drive the LEDs brighter when they are on, applying full mains voltage runs the LEDs at ~1.4x their "rated" wattage.
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I had some fun with matchsticks :)
https://youtu.be/u6L1EyhZ5qw
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Shot some more Vacuum Cannon explosions. This time I shot a full can of soda which turned out really nice, and some eggs that did not turn out so well.. but made a really big mess, lol.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/LLzCvNZBdSo/hqdefault.jpg)
https://youtu.be/LLzCvNZBdSo
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Great balls of fire!!!
Experimented with flames in slow motion.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/TMexlqp8-HI/hqdefault.jpg)
https://youtu.be/TMexlqp8-HI
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I introduced my airsoft rifle to some tomatoes, peppers and chocolate.
https://youtu.be/U7zCd0aSjYQ
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Hello there and happy new year to all of you.
I had some fun with my new blank gun on new years eve. So i tested how dangerous they are on my trusted testing apple :D
https://youtu.be/Lg5zLc4yseM
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I didn’t want to start a new thread so I’m asking here. I’m considering the purchase of the 1.4 and trying to decide between monochrome and color. Ideally it would be great to have both. The main application will be for technical & R&D work and I know the monochrome is generally recommended for that application. I’ve watched a great number of videos from this thread and I’ve only seen one side by side comparison between color & mono back on page 8 and it was of flames. I’m curious if anyone has done a side by side preferably of something detailed, mechanical in a frame rate of 8000fps or higher and had a video that they could share, I’m mainly interested in comparing the detail resolution. Or if anyone has a collection of mono videos. I understand the difference in light requirements etc. Thanks.
-Charles
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I didn’t want to start a new thread so I’m asking here. I’m considering the purchase of the 1.4 and trying to decide between monochrome and color. Ideally it would be great to have both. The main application will be for technical & R&D work and I know the monochrome is generally recommended for that application. I’ve watched a great number of videos from this thread and I’ve only seen one side by side comparison between color & mono back on page 8 and it was of flames. I’m curious if anyone has done a side by side preferably of something detailed, mechanical in a frame rate of 8000fps or higher and had a video that they could share, I’m mainly interested in comparing the detail resolution. Or if anyone has a collection of mono videos. I understand the difference in light requirements etc. Thanks.
-Charles
If you want to see Monochrome vs. Color, i would highly Reccomend you to watch the Videos of the Chanels "Beyond The Press Chanel" and "Hydraulic Press Chanel" on Youtube. They Do Lots of Experiments and other stupid stuff, and own Multiple Chronos Cameras, one of which is Monchrome, so they will show Footage of the Monochrome every now and then Side by side with Color Camera Footage. Since they try to show as high image Quality as possible, they will tend to use higher Resolution and "Lower" Framerate if Possible, so most Stuff is Full-Res, but they also did quite a bit Faster Frame-Rates Especialy with the Monochrome.
Because they Put out a lot of Content on Youtube, it might be best to contact Lauri, who runs the Chanel himself. Username is "hydraulicpresschannel" on this forum. He is a very busy man, from what i can tell, and i dont think he has time to keep track of everything posted here on the Forum, so maybe try and contact him directly. He will sure be able to reccomend you a few of his videos to watch, where you will be able to see some good Monchrome Chronos Footage. He even did an 1:1 Comparison at some Point, if i recall correctly.
Hope this helps, Havent seen any more Monochrome and Color Footage than there.
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I didn’t want to start a new thread so I’m asking here. I’m considering the purchase of the 1.4 and trying to decide between monochrome and color. Ideally it would be great to have both. The main application will be for technical & R&D work and I know the monochrome is generally recommended for that application. I’ve watched a great number of videos from this thread and I’ve only seen one side by side comparison between color & mono back on page 8 and it was of flames. I’m curious if anyone has done a side by side preferably of something detailed, mechanical in a frame rate of 8000fps or higher and had a video that they could share, I’m mainly interested in comparing the detail resolution. Or if anyone has a collection of mono videos. I understand the difference in light requirements etc. Thanks.
-Charles
In case you haven't seen them yet, the 2 images on this page show the difference in resolution and light sensitivity between the color and mono sensors on the 1.4: https://www.krontech.ca/color-vs-monochrome/
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I shot ome old glasses to show, if they could be helpful in an airsoft game...
well...
https://youtu.be/cbxahPHkuLc
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I put together a compilation of some of my Chronos 1.4 footage, with all the new 2.1 clips out lately I thought we needed some representation from the 1.4 crowd 8)
frame rates range from 1500 fps for a lot of the wildlife shots, to 20-40k for the projectiles and explosions. There is some phenomenal research-grade footage to be captured with this camera, I hope you enjoy these few clips!
https://youtu.be/8lHr3VrFgxQ
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Even with the new 2.1 clips coming up, the 1.4 is still an awesome piece of hardware.
https://youtu.be/2fXHpfReAEg
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Found on the Internet https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9O2CMrqlYi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Playing around in the garage with the v0.4 software.
https://i.imgur.com/3guTvyG.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/3guTvyG.mp4)
https://i.imgur.com/0SucL3s.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/0SucL3s.mp4)
https://i.imgur.com/OYT2Y8Y.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/OYT2Y8Y.mp4)
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Destroying 3D Prints - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z172GlHS-7w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z172GlHS-7w)
Liquid Effects + Destroying a Pumpkin and Corona - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svfi2J07wrw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svfi2J07wrw)
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Water Vortex at 1000fps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vVD1_kBPE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vVD1_kBPE)
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Flying Bee @ 5899 fps https://youtu.be/FsSZM7V7td4
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Neon vortex - https://streamable.com/oejb6b (https://streamable.com/oejb6b)
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Flying Bee @ 5899 fps https://youtu.be/FsSZM7V7td4
Can you give us more details on that lens configuration? The canon video is impressive!
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Flying Bee @ 5899 fps https://youtu.be/FsSZM7V7td4
Can you give us more details on that lens configuration? The canon video is impressive!
Thank you! For this videos I used a Sigma 18-35mm F1,8 DC HSM for Nikon with a Photodiox (incl. manual aperture) adapter.
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Firing a Medieval Cannon @ 2357fps
https://youtu.be/TARtRhDSfuI
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Hello again,
because nobody can visit me during easter time, I just shot all my painted easter eggs :D
And I also tried out the 100,000k+ Framerate of the 1.4. Very impressive! I will do a more detailed video of that in the future.
https://youtu.be/sE7WrWRNZDo
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Hello again,
because nobody can visit me during easter time, I just shot all my painted easter eggs :D
And I also tried out the 100,000k+ Framerate of the 1.4. Very impressive! I will do a more detailed video of that in the future.
https://youtu.be/sE7WrWRNZDo
How are you getting the 100,000 FPS frame rate? More info on the lens & lighting?
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I guess Kit lens or some other cheap C-Mount Prime Lens + Obscene amounts of Light + the New Beta Firmware
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Hello again,
because nobody can visit me during easter time, I just shot all my painted easter eggs :D
And I also tried out the 100,000k+ Framerate of the 1.4. Very impressive! I will do a more detailed video of that in the future.
https://youtu.be/sE7WrWRNZDo
How are you getting the 100,000 FPS frame rate? More info on the lens & lighting?
Hi there,
I use the 4.0 Beta version. This will allow for nearly 110.000 fps.
Lens: Samyang 35 mm 1.4 with a cmount Canon EF Adapter
Not that cheap at all :'D 500€
Lights: 2 x godox sl 150W
:)
You can See the whole rig in my 40.000 fps Video in the beginning. Nothing changed that much since this day :)
https://youtu.be/pE0ydzTFaFA
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ok, well, i thought you had way more Light there.Kind of surprised, that you can record 100kFPS with only 300W Lights, but you also just have that small egg to light, so....
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Katana vs Waterbottles in 1500fps
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/i2cEhAviAV0/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/i2cEhAviAV0)
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Hello again,
because nobody can visit me during easter time, I just shot all my painted easter eggs :D
And I also tried out the 100,000k+ Framerate of the 1.4. Very impressive! I will do a more detailed video of that in the future.
https://youtu.be/sE7WrWRNZDo
How are you getting the 100,000 FPS frame rate? More info on the lens & lighting?
Hi there,
I use the 4.0 Beta version. This will allow for nearly 110.000 fps.
Lens: Samyang 35 mm 1.4 with a cmount Canon EF Adapter
Not that cheap at all :'D 500€
Lights: 2 x godox sl 150W
:)
You can See the whole rig in my 40.000 fps Video in the beginning. Nothing changed that much since this day :)
https://youtu.be/pE0ydzTFaFA
Thanks! I wasn’t aware that the V4 firmware had that capability since someone made a post re. the loss of 40k/s option. What is the resolution at 100k/S? (Waiting on a 1.4 or I’d know the answer)
NVM I found it in the 2.1 thread 320x32
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Hello again,
because nobody can visit me during easter time, I just shot all my painted easter eggs :D
And I also tried out the 100,000k+ Framerate of the 1.4. Very impressive! I will do a more detailed video of that in the future.
https://youtu.be/sE7WrWRNZDo
How are you getting the 100,000 FPS frame rate? More info on the lens & lighting?
Hi there,
I use the 4.0 Beta version. This will allow for nearly 110.000 fps.
Lens: Samyang 35 mm 1.4 with a cmount Canon EF Adapter
Not that cheap at all :'D 500€
Lights: 2 x godox sl 150W
:)
You can See the whole rig in my 40.000 fps Video in the beginning. Nothing changed that much since this day :)
https://youtu.be/pE0ydzTFaFA
Thanks! I wasn’t aware that the V4 firmware had that capability since someone made a post re. the loss of 40k/s option. What is the resolution at 100k/S? (Waiting on a 1.4 or I’d know the answer)
NVM I found it in the 2.1 thread 320x32
320 x 32 ... nearly HD :D :D
It's super tiny, but in combination with a bigger frame as background and a little upscaled, it's okayish...
The fact that the camera is able of that framerate is just awesome. When I bought the cam I think around 28.000 fps was the maximum.
When they get rid of the artifacts that occur at this resolution, it would be perfect! :)
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Flying Bee @ 5899 fps https://youtu.be/FsSZM7V7td4
Can you give us more details on that lens configuration? The canon video is impressive!
Thank you! For this videos I used a Sigma 18-35mm F1,8 DC HSM for Nikon with a Photodiox (incl. manual aperture) adapter.
What are your thoughts on the Topaz Labs software that you’re using and specifically how it applies to slo-mo work? Have you processed/cleaned up video without upscaling it?
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Hello again,
because nobody can visit me during easter time, I just shot all my painted easter eggs :D
And I also tried out the 100,000k+ Framerate of the 1.4. Very impressive! I will do a more detailed video of that in the future.
https://youtu.be/sE7WrWRNZDo
to remove all the artifacts you need a lot of light, a lot. Then 100k will look good, 2-3 led sources of 1000-1500w
you probably won't be able to remove the artifacts, but if you increase the light sources and reduce the sensitivity of the matrix, you will get a better image
How are you getting the 100,000 FPS frame rate? More info on the lens & lighting?
Hi there,
I use the 4.0 Beta version. This will allow for nearly 110.000 fps.
Lens: Samyang 35 mm 1.4 with a cmount Canon EF Adapter
Not that cheap at all :'D 500€
Lights: 2 x godox sl 150W
:)
You can See the whole rig in my 40.000 fps Video in the beginning. Nothing changed that much since this day :)
https://youtu.be/pE0ydzTFaFA
to remove all the artifacts you need a lot of light, a lot. Then 100k will look good, 2-3 led sources of 1000-1500w
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Unfortunately, we have decided to remove the 100kpfs feature because of the artifacts at high framerates (around 50kpfs or higher). Starting in the next update, it will no longer be available for the 1.4 or 2.1. The max framerate will be back to 40kpfs for the Chronos 1.4, and 24kpfs for the Chronos 2.1.
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Unfortunately, we have decided to remove the 100kpfs feature because of the artifacts at high framerates (around 50kpfs or higher). Starting in the next update, it will no longer be available for the 1.4 or 2.1. The max framerate will be back to 40kpfs for the Chronos 1.4, and 24kpfs for the Chronos 2.1.
Couldn’t it be left in place as an experimental firmware version with appropriate caveats? I can understand not shipping new production units it. But it would be cool to experiment with something on the fringes especially if it’s just a matter of swapping the uSD card and rebooting.
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Oh No :(
I was so happy to get that insane high framerate :'(
Is there a chance to get it back in future updates? - I don't want to stuck at this beta version for ever ;D
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Unfortunately, we have decided to remove the 100kpfs feature because of the artifacts at high framerates (around 50kpfs or higher). Starting in the next update, it will no longer be available for the 1.4 or 2.1. The max framerate will be back to 40kpfs for the Chronos 1.4, and 24kpfs for the Chronos 2.1.
whether there will be an addition in 2.1 in the future.
50K fps or 100k fps, because this sensor supports up to 300K FPS
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Flying Bee @ 5899 fps https://youtu.be/FsSZM7V7td4
Can you give us more details on that lens configuration? The canon video is impressive!
Thank you! For this videos I used a Sigma 18-35mm F1,8 DC HSM for Nikon with a Photodiox (incl. manual aperture) adapter.
What are your thoughts on the Topaz Labs software that you’re using and specifically how it applies to slo-mo work? Have you processed/cleaned up video without upscaling it?
Topaz Video Enhance AI (actual in beta) works realy well - I am absolutly satisfied with the results. It's build for upscaling but denoise/deblock works well too. The only thing - you'll need a powerful grafic card (Nvida) with at least 8 GB.
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I agree with CS223. Keep it in, just add a screen you need to press OK at to accept that it's beta and artifacts may appear.
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Crossbow bolt @ 9000 and 14100 fps
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/CV8nujYQM4A/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/CV8nujYQM4A)
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Crossbow bolt @ 9000 and 14100 fps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV8nujYQM4A
Are you recording in H264 or CinemaDNG?
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Crossbow bolt @ 9000 and 14100 fps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV8nujYQM4A
Are you recording in H264 or CinemaDNG?
In TIFF upscaled at full HD :)
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Slo mo flying insects:
https://youtu.be/2LGKw1xbPTY (https://youtu.be/2LGKw1xbPTY)
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Slo mo flying insects:
https://youtu.be/2LGKw1xbPTY (https://youtu.be/2LGKw1xbPTY)
Those are some spectacular shots!!! Very very well done!
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Slo mo flying insects:
https://youtu.be/2LGKw1xbPTY (https://youtu.be/2LGKw1xbPTY)
Beautiful, and nicely cut to the music too, thanks for sharing.
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Playing with swords, ping pong balls, and water bottles!
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/inkGwNQds20/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/inkGwNQds20)
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Playing with swords, ping pong balls, and water bottles!
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/inkGwNQds20/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/inkGwNQds20)
NICE! :)
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Now you just need to do the exact opposite of sharpening, and see what happens when you just hit it with absolutely only blunt force on an bigger area. Maybe work your way up from Back side of the sword or a Flat meal bar to a bat, to just slapping it with the Flat hand as hard as you possibly can. wanted to do some bottle slapping for quite some time myself, but my camera still isnt here yet, and my Nikon J5 just has to low resolution to be realy able to enjoy those shots. should look really nice if you use backlighting and add a few closeups!.
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First attempt at lightning. Very cloudy and rainy, but video has some detail. Can watch on youtube:
(https://img.youtube.com/vi/FPJJbU6l0JY/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/FPJJbU6l0JY)
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First attempt at lightning. Very cloudy and rainy, but video has some detail. Can watch on youtube:
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/12SeIsTBVP0/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/12SeIsTBVP0)
NICE!
I'm still waiting for a decent thunderstorm in my area to do some tests myself...
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Got some birdy shots today. When the sun comes out properly I'll try for some close ups of the bees...
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8OrN_1VsY9U/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEZCPYBEIoBSFXyq4qpAwsIARUAAIhCGAFwAQ==&rs=AOn4CLBQf-p8KqjKUYFb_T4-MwUFGGjYKg) (https://youtu.be/8OrN_1VsY9U)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DCxBwSHYrL8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEZCPYBEIoBSFXyq4qpAwsIARUAAIhCGAFwAQ==&rs=AOn4CLAZ5Vw3Sk0uTvV22RH70GiahpePvA) (https://youtu.be/DCxBwSHYrL8)
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Here is a montage of some wildlife I shot over the past year with the Chronos 1.4. These were all shot between 600 FPS and 2,873 FPS. Please watch in 4K so that it's viewed at a higher bitrate. :)
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Rskzq6qAga0/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rskzq6qAga0)
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Hello there,
Corona restrictions are hitting hard. I have problems with my normal upload schedule because of that.
Today I finally could get outside and do some stuff. For example popping some water balloons with my new airsoft shotgun. That makes a hell of fun :D But this time without any big editing and 4k, because here I only have my 7 years old laptop which nearly went off in flames rendering this video.
https://youtu.be/D2r8wMkppYU
The last part of the video means a lot to me :D :D
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Here are some shots raking leaves at 800 FPS. Cool to see how the little particles and debris moves in slowmotion.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/JV6_ci9gIt4/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/JV6_ci9gIt4)
**Edit #2
Thought it be cool to start a series of videos where I show a clip of slowmo footage in realtime vs in slowmotion. It’s amazing to see the detail in wing movement at this frame rate that isn’t seen with the naked eye. This was shot at 5,903 FPS on the Chronos 1.4.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/kCKZNVNcKwU/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/kCKZNVNcKwU)
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It’s amazing to see the detail in wing movement at this frame rate that isn’t seen with the naked eye. This was shot at 5,903 FPS on the Chronos 1.4.
Nice job. It's challenging to keep things in focus & in frame when recording animals & bugs.
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Thanks! Yes, it’s very challenging. I had to make sure to set the aperture at a higher fstop to make sure I got it in focus.
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Humming Birds, Doves, and sparrows all in slow motion set to music. Filmed in 1500.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/n_VR3mfFR8k/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/n_VR3mfFR8k)
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Humming Birds, Doves, and sparrows all in slow motion set to music. Filmed in 1500.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/n_VR3mfFR8k/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/n_VR3mfFR8k)
Enjoyed the shots! Thanks for sharing.
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I need some help posting. I'm sure I am missing something obvious but I'm a Boomer so that's my excuse.
1) How do I embed an image in my post? I can add the Insert Image tags but how do I add the actual image between the tags?
2) When adding a youtube link all I get is the URL text. How do I get an image instead?
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@PointyHairedBoss... Here is how I am doing it:
first, head to:
http://www.get-youtube-thumbnail.com/
and put in your youtube link, it will extract a HQ version of your thumbnail (the smaller image).. or you can upload your own somewhere...
Second, this is the full image and youtube link from my last video:
[url=https://youtu.be/n_VR3mfFR8k][img]http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/n_VR3mfFR8k/hqdefault.jpg[/img][/url]
I hope that helps.
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Baltimore oriole at our hummingbird feeder.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/zVzj8GIF0rM/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/zVzj8GIF0rM)
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@PointyHairedBoss... Here is how I am doing it:
...
I hope that helps.
Worked perfectly, thanks.
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Baltimore oriole at our hummingbird feeder.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/zVzj8GIF0rM/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/zVzj8GIF0rM)
Nice capture. Do you see that type of bird often?
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Nice capture. Do you see that type of bird often?
First time I've seen one here. My wife heard that hanging half an orange on a tree will attract them. Seems to have worked.
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(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/vUgxGhjgRZo/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/vUgxGhjgRZo)
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/NEzPRj6YOuw/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEzPRj6YOuwI)
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/21_R9WmBnnE/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21_R9WmBnnE&feature=youtu.be)
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Expanding on the vacuum cannon, slowly getting it super sonic. In this next step building the pressure chamber to help those little ping pong balls go right on their merry way.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Fer-GDcXJ7M/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/Fer-GDcXJ7M)
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(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/meZO99R7bR4/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meZO99R7bR4)
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That moment when you realize that you might need a bigger camera! LOL.
Finally got it supersonic! 900mph..
One frame lit up like mini explosion. Just one single frame.
Bad lights, sorry. Need to film this in the sun. @17000 fps, this camera starves for light.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/OccasionalVeneratedAvians-size_restricted.gif)
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That moment when you realize that you might need a bigger camera! LOL.
Finally got it supersonic! 900mph..
One frame lit up like mini explosion. Just one single frame.
Bad lights, sorry. Need to film this in the sun. @17000 fps, this camera starves for light.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/OccasionalVeneratedAvians-size_restricted.gif)
nice shot! now go even faster ;)
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It did some new stuff with up to 40.000 fps. What a shame that there's no 100.000 fps option anymore :(
https://youtu.be/yrNrErXOco8
By the way: I don't know why (maybe the new software?) but the image quality looks like it suffered a lot in comparison with my older videos.
at 20.000 fps I got again some strange maze like artifacts :( I don't know why this happens...
Look at around 5:30 ... it looks like there's a veil in front of the picture and the object just rarely shines through.
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ExperimentalPerception, I noticed the flash of light with super sonic ping pong balls as well. As far as I can tell the air caught between the ball and the surface gets heated as it is compressed and is enough to cause the nitrocellulose ball to detonate, just a little.
What are the specs on your cannon? (Barrel length, air reservoir, air pressure?) I have 8 feet of 1-1/2" barrel with a 5 gallon reservoir at 80psi. I'm thinking of adding more barrel length at this point to get some more speed.
(https://i.imgur.com/UvHREt0.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/u0yA34t.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/l3CFqtO.gif)
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Hi Nik. My current setup is a 8 ft vacuum with a pvc piston pressure chamber (2" about 3 ft long). My main problem is when I fire the pressure chamber, the pvc piston is moving pretty fast, but not fast enough to let out all of the pressure at once, so there is a build up in pressure at the mylar film that breaks it just a few microseconds too soon so that the actual pressure going into the vacuum is not at full strength. My idea to fix this is to double up the mylar or add an additional layer or something... so that it takes a much bigger force to break the barrier before it lets loose. I have only run 1 test so far, and got 911 mph (1466.11km/h). It got cut off from the video, but the bulk of the air was released wwaayyyy after the ball was shot out.
In any case, going to have some fun this week shooting things supersonic :)
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It did some new stuff with up to 40.000 fps. What a shame that there's no 100.000 fps option anymore :(
https://youtu.be/yrNrErXOco8
By the way: I don't know why (maybe the new software?) but the image quality looks like it suffered a lot in comparison with my older videos.
at 20.000 fps I got again some strange maze like artifacts :( I don't know why this happens...
Look at around 5:30 ... it looks like there's a veil in front of the picture and the object just rarely shines through.
Is that a speed booster that you install first on the cam or just a lens adapter?
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It did some new stuff with up to 40.000 fps. What a shame that there's no 100.000 fps option anymore :(
https://youtu.be/yrNrErXOco8 (https://youtu.be/yrNrErXOco8)
By the way: I don't know why (maybe the new software?) but the image quality looks like it suffered a lot in comparison with my older videos.
at 20.000 fps I got again some strange maze like artifacts :( I don't know why this happens...
Look at around 5:30 ... it looks like there's a veil in front of the picture and the object just rarely shines through.
Is that a speed booster that you install first on the cam or just a lens adapter?
Seems like a C-Mount To Canon-Mount Adapter to me, without any Glass.Just an adapter.
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It did some new stuff with up to 40.000 fps. What a shame that there's no 100.000 fps option anymore :(
https://youtu.be/yrNrErXOco8
By the way: I don't know why (maybe the new software?) but the image quality looks like it suffered a lot in comparison with my older videos.
at 20.000 fps I got again some strange maze like artifacts :( I don't know why this happens...
Look at around 5:30 ... it looks like there's a veil in front of the picture and the object just rarely shines through.
Is that a speed booster that you install first on the cam or just a lens adapter?
Just an adapter, like Nikon1 said :)
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The past few weeks I've been playing around with upscaling files from the Chronos 1.4. I shot this at around 3,500 FPS at a resolution of 800 X 480. The one on the left was shot at 800 X 480 and the right was upscaled 400% to 3200 X 1920 (Click on image below to see full image). I know that it's always best to just keep it at whatever resolution you shot it at, but when uploading to Youtube, it's best to upscale for higher bitrate playback. Not ideal, but it does help. I will be posting a video soon on how I prep my footage for upscaling. Upscaling with good results can be done. I'm still trying to find a good balance when it comes to removing noise and reducing oversharpening artifacts. Please subscribe below for the video. It should be up this week or early next week. :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs5ZZS86T3tdl8s6D_QxtZQ
(https://i.ibb.co/ypw8Xr8/Video-Enhance-AI-V1-3-2-BETA-6-16-2020-4-49-04-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/YXzt3xt)
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The past few weeks I've been playing around with upscaling files from the Chronos 1.4. I shot this at around 3,500 FPS at a resolution of 800 X 480. The one on the left was shot at 800 X 480 and the right was upscaled 400% to 3200 X 1920. I know that it's always best to just keep it at whatever resolution you shot it at, but when uploading to Youtube, it's best to upscale for higher bitrate. Not ideal, but it does help. I will be posting a video soon on how I prep my footage for upscaling. Upscaling with good results can be done. I'm still trying to find a good balance when it comes to removing noise and reducing oversharpening artifacts. Please subscribe below for the video. It should be up this week or early next week. :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs5ZZS86T3tdl8s6D_QxtZQ?view_as=subscriber (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs5ZZS86T3tdl8s6D_QxtZQ?view_as=subscriber)
What Software and/ or Plugin(s)/Effects do you use for the Upscaling?Just straight up scaling in an Video Editor and playing around with denoising, smoothing and Sharpening Filters/ Effects or do you use Specialized Software for Upscaling?Also Played around with upscaling a while ago, and got "useable" Results up untill 200% Scaling, didnt like the Results if i pushed it much further.
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I'm using Magix Vegas Pro 17. The combination of plugins I use are Neat Video 5, Convolution Kernel, VEAI and Unsharp Mask. There is a smart upscale plugin in Vegas Pro as well. For these upscaling tests, I shoot DNG to get the best possible quality. I feel the like the DNG files play better when upscaling. I'll upload a short video in a bit so you guys can see the difference. Of course, nothing will beat shooting at a native resolution, but for some shots, especially for close-ups and mid-type shots, it can work decently.
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I'm using Magix Vegas Pro 17. The combination of plugins I use are Neat Video 5, Convolution Kernel, and Unsharp Mask. There is a smart upscale plugin in Vegas Pro as well. I'll upload a short video in a bit so you guys can see the difference. Of course, nothing will beat shooting at a native resolution, but for some shots, especially for close-ups and mid-type shots, it can work decently.
Ok, that makes sense then. I heard about Neat Video and -Photo, but since its not free, i never went that far to actually buy it. From what i heard it should be pretty good for upscaling. I always just used Adobe AfterEffects (What i use for anything cause i love it and allready have that) and Unsharp Mask and some Basic Effects found in any other serious software for Editing, which still gives Decent enough results for the Casual upscaling i do, but that doesnt quite work for such extreme Stuff like 400% while still looking good. And as far as using native resolution goes, sure, Untouched Footage in Native Resolution with extreme Bitrates or even Raw will always be the best, but you cant just put Raw files on YT for example.... Sometimes you have to scale stuff up and edit it, or even convert it down to pretty low bitrate in comparison to the Material you have to work with. And thats fine for most things (Especially for just viewing it, if you then again try to edit it, you might run into problems with low quality files). What i found to work best however is if you try to stick to "nice" upscaling factors. For example 200% or 400%. Stuff like 150% and 300% sometimes can look ok (Especially 150%) most of the time, but some Odd upscaling Factor will mostly look strange. Values very close to that mostly also work good enough. I think thats because you make 1 pixel into 4 "new" pixels for 200% Scaling for example, and its pretty clearly defined for the Software where to put the color Values and what to do. For odd Factors you sometimes just end up blending Color Values together in a weird way because it just doesnt line up that well whith the New "Pixel Grid" you try to force it in.... At least thats how i understand the whole Upscaling thing, and what i found to work best over time.
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Yes, Neat Video 5 is great, and I think it's a great investment for denoising video. It even does a decent job of getting rid of edge artifacts. You just don't want to overdo it to avoid plasticy smooth looking video. I also add a little bit of film grain just to add more texture to the image. Here is the upscaling video tests. Unfortunately, I think Youtube compressed the video a bit still so if anyone wants the original file via Google Drive, I can send it. But you can still see the difference between the two. While it's not perfect, I think the upscaling worked decently. The DNG files from the Chronos are very flexible. I'll be doing more tests and if you guys are interested in how I work with the footage, please subscribe to my channel as I'll be sharing more tips on how I shoot and edit with the Chronos 1.4.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/ubVZl3Xcb1s/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVZl3Xcb1s)
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Yes, Neat Video 5 is great, and I think it's a great investment for denoising video. It even does a decent job of getting rid of edge artifacts. You just don't want to overdo it to avoid plasticy smooth looking video. I also add a little bit of film grain just to add more texture to the image. Here is the upscaling video tests. Unfortunately, I think Youtube compressed the video a bit still so if anyone wants the original file via Google Drive, I can send it. But you can still see the difference between the two. While it's not perfect, I think the upscaling worked decently. I'll be doing more tests and if you guys are interested in how I work with the footage, please subscribe to my channel as I'll be sharing more tips on how I shoot and edit with the Chronos 1.4.
That really does not look that bad for a 400% Upscale. However also doesnt really compare to anything native 4k (or 3.2k to be percise ... I am Watching on an UHD 28" Monitor), but considering what the Original footage was, nobody expected that anyways hopefully. Still pretty impressive. I think what Neat Video Does here is kind of simmilar to what other Plugins like Twixtor (A Time-Warping-Plugin for Digital simulated slow-Motion) does. I can See some Warping between the Frames, which doesnt look 100% Natural, but its kind of hard to notice unless you look closely. Seems like some Analysis of the surounding frames to get the Most out of the Current frame. I think this works very well on this clip because you have VERY well Defined Edges of the Bird and everything else, a Smooth Background and a very slow moving Subject. Twixor also does best under such conditions. I assume Neat would have somewhat of a harder time on fast moving stuff which is not that well separated. If you want to really torture-Test Neat Video, try to hit it with something like Slow-Mo-Guys Recently posted. Glitter.... If it can handle that and still produce anything else than an complete Mess at 400% Upscaling, i would be crazy impressed. Other bad things to throw at it would be dirt/particles/ Water or anything with a lot of detail and tons of small particles moving all over the Place, preferrably while they are moving fast, Stuff with a ton of Static noise or digital Grain on top of it and things like that.
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Yeah, I agree. I think it really is all about how and what you shoot. When shooting, I try to overexpose just a hair or just expose to the point of clipping so I get cleaner shadows. I think too what you are seeing is motion blur. I tend to shoot at the slowest shutter speed possible to let in more light, and I think I'm going to avoid doing that now just to get less motion blur. They say to always double your shutter speed to the framerate you are shooting. I have another test that I did where I upscaled a 1280 X 1024 file, and that looks even better than this one since I'm upscaling from a bigger resolution. I'll post that one soon, and I'll try the suggestions you posted as well. Thanks for the feedback and info. : )
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Yes, thats Very possible, that it may be Motion Blur. Doesnt bother me that much for "normal" Speed Video, thus i also see its there, but for very slow moving stuff it always looks extremely strange to me, when close-to- or 360° Shutter is used. Lower Res Stuff is not that bad, i try attaching a File i filmed with my Nikon1 J5 some Time ago. 400x144px is the most resolution you will get out of that Camera @1200fps (Which is still impressive image Quality and framerate for the 100-350€ Bodies of that series while beeing able to use interchangeable Lenses....). Still looks "not terrible", even on a large Screen. Didnt do anything on that Clip, except flip it 90° and lower Bitrate for Web, otherwise untouched and Uncut clip from the Nikons Standard MP4 Output-File (allready posted that one here in the Forum some time ago). So, i guess its also a lot about what you start with. If the Clip itself is looking good allready, just lacking resolution, i think you can push it quite a bit, but you cant really do a lot about it if it looks bad allready to beginn with...
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Thanks for sharing that file. I can play around with it too. Yeah, I heard a lot about the Nikon J5. I wonder why they never continued making newer models based on it. I think a year or two after they discontinued it, the Sony RX100 IV and Sony RX10 II got released that could do similar frame rates but at a higher resolution. One advantage that it has that you mentioned is that it is an interchangeable body.
So here are two clips I did. One was shot at 1280 X 1024 and the other was upscaled to 4096 X 2304. You can see a little difference. Definitely not as drastic as the other one, but I think it is cleaner. Again, I shot DNG sequences for this one. The files are below. I'll shoot more challenging scenes.
(https://i.ibb.co/YXDhKyk/Video-Enhance-AI-V1-3-2-BETA-6-17-2020-7-50-27-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/8bz9Rd5)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/b7i69w9nppuau0o/Bird_Takeoff_1%2C000_FPS_1280_X_1024.avi/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mysc4t6o9jh6vup/Bird_Takeoff_1%252C000_FPS_4096_X_2304.mp4/file
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The Most sad thing about the Whole 1-Series from Nikon is, just HOW far ahead of its time it was. I think people where just not ready for it, and also Nikon did a pretty bad job at marketing with those cameras and propably caused a lot of wrong expectations and confusion and propably also held back a bit too much in some aspects. Just remember the J1 from that series, the original "1" Nikon (Which came out 2012, but dont quote me on an Exact date...), that one did Full Resolution bursts of photos at 10MP Sensor Resolution and 60 Frames Per second. And that camera also allready did 400fps and 1200fps (Just like any 1-Series Nikon) back then on an (kinda) affordable, VERY portable and small, user friendly interchangeable Lens Camera, which is pretty crazy. Problem with the whole system was mostly, that Nikon somehow allways ended up intentionally crippling the Cameras for Whatever reason and somehow never fully commiting to it. That made them Never really catch too much popularity. Problems included, that they never really made a lot of lenses for the System (though the Lenses that are available are INSANELY good!), and also tried seemingly everything to make it difficult for you to use other lenses With the Sysem (For example, the Camera clearly has Focus Magnification, Auto-ISO, Auto Exposure, Focus Assistant and many other things, but they dont work unless with orignal Nikon Glass). And also a few other "little" things like this. This propably ended up frustrating true full-Time professionals who tried it as Workhorses and more serious users (though the system clearly never was intended for that according to nikon), and it propably also was too complicated for those who just wanted to get an point-And Shoot. The small group of people Left to buy the Cameras (at a still rather high price point if you just look at it as an small Photo-Camera in comparison to what was available at the time), then ended up not producing enough sales apparently. You can really tell, that a lot of R&D went into making these Cameras. I took apart quite a few from the J-Series and Modified them, and all of them Are very well made and surprisingly well and Strong built. There is no tiny bit of space Wasted inside, packed full, really nicely built cameras. Then, as they saw that the system somehow never really took off after multiple attempts, they seemingly started an last attempt to kickstart the Sales for the System with the J5, the Last one of the System. They got a ton right with this camera (Ergonomics for the size of camera and general layout is the Best ive ever seen on a camera that "small") and sold it at an rather agressive, competitive price point, but still ended up crippling it to death, and with that, not much later, Nikon sadly decided to discontiue the System Completely. biggest fails in the J5 were that they still continued to disable focus assistants and Automatic Exposure functions for third-Party lenses (the Exposure Meter finally worked with this one), didnt allow for external Flash, the Weird limitations on video (just 15fps on 4K video...? 1/60s Maximum exposure, even at 15 and 30fps...? again no auto-Exposure or auto-Iso -anything for Manual Lenses...and some more), no audio-in and a lot of other seemingly intentionally missing options in the Menu. I know that thats kind of what the V-Series was for (external Flash and Audio-in) but those wherent much better in terms of overall missing functions and also way more Expensive. I never missed the Viewfinder on any of the J-Series however. The Fact that Viewfinders where optional or not even availble on this series of cameras triggered so many people for some reason... As Far as the J5 goes, the Screen is actually that good that you dont even really ever need one and also are WAY more Flexible than if it had one.
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However, its a great system, and they really could have taken this System places with newer sensors and new processors nowerdays. Remember, all the 1-Series Sensors are Sony-Chips from what i know, Nikon usualy gets acces to them after Sony is done building a camera with them (RX-Series in this case) and somehow still end up getting better results out of them then, so, as you said, imagine the Sony RX-Specs on an Camera body of the Same Size with interchangeable lens mount and an Reasonable Amount of buttons and options to make it very useable! I never quite understood, what they actually tried to achive with all the Limitations on those cameras...? Maybe something like Canon is known for doing since many Years, where they intentionally left out functionality on Small, Cheap Cameras to force you buy the Big Cameras if you want certain functions to not make everyone just buy the Cheaper option instead? Never really figured that out, anyways, thats one of the things that killed the System in the Long term. Apart from all the Flaws (which any system in Existence has btw.) ist an amazing, yet rather Pricey System. The System gets a lot of hate in some Places, some is justified, as i explained above, some really not. But anyone i know who actually looked into it and tried it himself, loved it.
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For me (and i looked at quite some Cameras) the J5 is just THE Camera to use. Its not quite "up to date" in terms of latest features anymore, but its also still holds up very well. Overall its a very fun to use and very streamlined Camera. Still havnt found anything nearly as good/nice to maybe replace it at some point, guess i´ll just stay with the J5 for a while.
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Thanks for sharing that file. I can play around with it too. Yeah, I heard a lot about the Nikon J5. I wonder why they never continued making newer models based on it. I think a year or two after they discontinued it, the Sony RX100 IV and Sony RX10 II got released that could do similar frame rates but at a higher resolution. One advantage that it has that you mentioned is that it is an interchangeable body.
So here are two clips I did. One was shot at 1280 X 1024 and the other was upscaled to 4096 X 2304. You can see a little difference. Definitely not as drastic as the other one, but I think it is cleaner. Again, I shot DNG sequences for this one. The files are below. I'll shoot more challenging scenes.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/b7i69w9nppuau0o/Bird_Takeoff_1%2C000_FPS_1280_X_1024.avi/file (https://www.mediafire.com/file/b7i69w9nppuau0o/Bird_Takeoff_1%2C000_FPS_1280_X_1024.avi/file)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mysc4t6o9jh6vup/Bird_Takeoff_1%252C000_FPS_4096_X_2304.mp4/file (https://www.mediafire.com/file/mysc4t6o9jh6vup/Bird_Takeoff_1%252C000_FPS_4096_X_2304.mp4/file)
Played around with the two files a bit, and the Upscaling result ist definatly something else than anything i can do with basic effects quickly. Doesnt look too natural when zoomed in, you can definately tell some kind of serious image processing is going on, but still no sign of that typical over-Sharpened look you get when trying to forcing sharpness and not too distracting overall for the average viewer, with still a ton more details than the plain footage.A thing i really dislike is, what it does with the out of focus-Highlights. Serious banding going on there. but that could be worked around with some Kind of masking rather easily if nessercary. Neat is not that bad after all it seems. I might think about buying it, when i end up needing to upscale more often in the future. i would propably end up using it at 150 to 200% Scaling at most times, but first i need to get some other stuff as far as software goes, an actuall legit licence of Twixtor pro is way higher on the list... but still, i will keep that in mind. Last question i had about Neat Video was how it compares in render Times? So, Exporting the Footage blank, without any effects at native Resolution at compareable Bitrate to the Reder Time of the Same File with Just the Upscaling applied (no other effects).
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The downside of Neat Video 5 is the speed. The render times can increase about 4X especially when rendering out to 4K. 1080P rendering is not too bad but still expect about a 1.25X increase when rendering with Neat Video than without it. Having a powerful GPU and CPU will help a ton. The program has an option to use both to increase speed. My system has a six-core i7 8700K CPU and a NVIDIA GTX 1080 mobile card.
Yeah, I mean as long as you aren't pixel peeping and zooming in the upscaled footage, it looks pretty decent. It's weird cause I'm not seeing any serious banding on mine. Are you watching it on an HDR TV? I'll have some more footage in the coming days. I took note of the shots you wanted to see. Thanks again for the feedback.
Edit: By the way, you should try using DAIN. It uses AI, depth awareness when doing motion interpolation so it should be better than Twixtor. It's also a free program but you can donate too. The downside is that it only runs on certain GPU cards and the render time can be quite long. I actually have been doing motion interpolation tests as well. While neither are perfect, I think it has less artifcacts than Twixtor.
I just saw the banding you speak of. That actually a highlighting artifact from Lightroom for one of the sliders. Forgot to disable it.
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That's the downside of Neat Video 5 is the speed. The render times can increase about 4X especially when rendering out to 4K. 1080P rendering is not too bad but still expect about a 1.25X increase when rendering with Neat Video than without it. Having a powerful GPU and CPU will help a ton. The program has an option to use both to increase speed. My system has a six-core i7 8700K CPU and a NVIDIA GTX 1080 mobile card.
Yeah, I mean as long as you aren't pixel peeping and zooming in the upscaled footage, it looks pretty decent. It's weird cause I'm not seeing any serious banding on mine. Are you watching it on an HDR TV? I'll have some more footage in the coming days. I took note of the shots you wanted to see. Thanks again for the feedback.
4x Rendertime is not that bad honestly. Rendering / Editing 4k on its own is quite the task itself, not to even mention effects like upscaling, even for a decent modern PC of any sort.The Banding isnt super visible on an average monitor, but i have two TN-Panels and an IPS (All uhd, some of the First reasonable ones that were made, only the IPS is newer and reasonable color-Accurate, but its smaller size), the TN´s Have some Strange, tight viewing angles and on top of them, one of them is Mounted upside down (dont even ask why, that would take to long to propperly explain ;D ). So, with those Monitors you will instantly notice anything wrong in the Higlights or shadows if you move your head the smalles bit. I put them Into AE and put some curves on it, to see it better and its definatly there, but not the end of the World. I guess most people wont even notice unless you asked them about it and they looked for it. Left is the Upscaled File, right is the Original Footage File. I guess the Banding comes from the Neat-Plugin trying to also Sharpen the edges of the seperate tones in the Sky or some other additional Processing its doing apart from Sharpening. Its kinda hard to notice i guess, but i just saw that instantly on my Monitor.
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Edit: By the way, you should try using DAIN. It uses AI, depth awareness when doing motion interpolation so it should be better than Twixtor. It's also a free program but you can donate too. The downside is that it only runs on certain GPU cards and the render time can be quite long. I actually have been doing motion interpolation tests as well. While neither are perfect, I think it has less artifcacts than Twixtor.
I just saw the banding you speak of. That actually a highlighting artifact from Lightroom for one of the sliders. Forgot to disable it.
Never heard about DAIN, will maybe check it out at some point, but Twixtor, even though not perfect seem like a VERY solid Plugin, just like AE itself, and while not crazy fast, its also not THAT slow. Artifacts are kind of expected with that kind of stuff like you would use Twixtor for, and i think a lot of it comes down to how you shot whatever you try to edit with it, just like Neat also cant magically convert a crappy, shaky phone Snapshot from a dark Backyard at night into a high-res well-Lit Stock-Photo.... If you feed Twixtor right, it produces very good results, i used the Free Test-Version now quite a bit, but that one has either a Watermark or takes some Serious rendertime (Talking 10x to the full version) if you work around the Watermark with some nifty tricks. Otherwise pretty happy with it. Anyhow, i will see what that DAIN is all about if i find some time, maybe its just actually better?
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Okay, got you. :) In some monitors, I'm noticing it too so I guess it depends on the monitor. But I think that banding came from a Lightroom slider that I forgot to disable. I'm just seeing it now. Thanks for letting me know. This will help me tweak the upscaling results. Btw, here is the DAIN app link. If you have a powerful GPU card, you can test it out. I'll have test footage to show too either later today or tomorrow.
https://grisk.itch.io/dain-app
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If you have a powerful GPU card, you can test it out.
Not really, by todays standards (you wont impress anyone with an GTX960M or an GTX780Ti SSOC+GTX770 today anymore, Laptop, which gets more use is from 2015 and My workstation, which only does Heavy 3D-Render Stuff usually is even older. i dont upgrade Hardware that often, Next upgrade is planed in about 5 Years, that will have to do untill then). thats another nice thing about Twixtor, it runs fine on CPU only and does that pretty fast actually considering what its doing and the Hardware its running on.
Thanks for the Link anyways. Will take a look at it.
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@PaulBryanTV
I'm planning to buy a Chronos 1.4 black and white to video water sprays and similar. I really enjoyed watching the video you posed at the beginning of this thread of water hitting a spoon and then spreading out. What frame rate did you use?
Thanks!
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Did something a little different. Chronos 1.4 clip shot at 3,587 FPS in 800 X 480 and upscaled to 3200 X 1920 (forgot to do a Black Cal). It definitely won't be as clean, but I just thought I'd play around with it, and this is the best I could do. Additionally, I interpolated the frames 4X using DAIN to simulate 14,348 FPS. I find DAIN to be better at handling motion interpolation artifacts compared to Twixtor. Lens used was a Computar 8mm 1.8.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Ox4WkpLNbow/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox4WkpLNbow&feature=youtu.be)
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@PaulBryanTV
I'm planning to buy a Chronos 1.4 black and white to video water sprays and similar. I really enjoyed watching the video you posed at the beginning of this thread of water hitting a spoon and then spreading out. What frame rate did you use?
Thanks!
I believe it was at 1000fps.
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Super Sonic ping pong balls (https://youtu.be/C1QW1XvV7dg) vs a watermelon. It didnt even stand a chance!
View on youtube....
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/C1QW1XvV7dg/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/C1QW1XvV7dg)
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Did something a little different. Chronos 1.4 clip shot at 3,587 FPS in 800 X 480 and upscaled to 3200 X 1920 (forgot to do a Black Cal). It definitely won't be as clean, but I just thought I'd play around with it, and this is the best I could do. Additionally, I interpolated the frames 4X using DAIN to simulate 14,348 FPS. I find DAIN to be better at handling motion interpolation artifacts compared to Twixtor. Lens used was a Computar 8mm 1.8.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Ox4WkpLNbow/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox4WkpLNbow&feature=youtu.be)
Holy f.... that looks super beautiful! * __ *
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(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/LXj4H8fTGYc/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXj4H8fTGYc)
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/LDvpqlxLHt8/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDvpqlxLHt8)
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I love slowmos of birds landing. I took some at 200fps with my GH5S and I'm hoping to get some even better things with my new Chronos :)
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More slo-mo insects:
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/bdKPRi_xL4M/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/bdKPRi_xL4M)
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Nice job getting the dragon fly in focus. 👍 Do you remember what your aperture was?
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Nice job getting the dragon fly in focus. 👍 Do you remember what your aperture was?
For the dragonflies, I used the Computar zoom lens I got from Chronos set to almost maximum zoom. I can't remember the aperture setting but it was almost full open for most shots & I set the focus to about 4 ft. Some of the shots I did just standing still with the camera recording as they were buzzing around waiting for one to fly through the field of view at the right distance to be in focus. It's hard to pan on a dragonfly because they zig zag so quickly but I was successful a few times using the laser gun sight attachment to follow the motion. All that said, 99% of the video footage is unusable.
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Yeah, I try to stop down the lens but only problem is sometimes the light is enough to compensate for that so I end up getting underexposed shots for some.
I was looking on my phone screen and I thought the shot at 44 seconds was in focus. But yeah I can see why you said that after looking on my computer screen. But it was cool to see how some of those dragon flies move.
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Yeah, I try to stop down the lens but only problem is sometimes the light is enough to compensate for that so I end up getting underexposed shots for some.
I was looking on my phone screen and I thought the shot at 44 seconds was in focus. But yeah I can see why you said that after looking on my computer screen. But it was cool to see how some of those dragon flies move.
At least with super slomo you only need a half second in focus to get enough video.
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Shooting some ballistic gel* in slow motion!
*okay, it's just normal jelly... so that an airsoft BB can actually penetrate it :D
Without any artificial light... on a cloudy rainy day. Still okay, but I miss my lights. I forgot them when I visited my parents home last month ::)
When I have my lights back, I want to experiment with this DAIN motion thing :)
https://youtu.be/OYwbouI8-Fg
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Shooting some ballistic gel* in slow motion!
*okay, it's just normal jelly... so that an airsoft BB can actually penetrate it :D
Without any artificial light... on a cloudy rainy day. Still okay, but I miss my lights. I forgot them when I visited my parents home last month ::)
When I have my lights back, I want to experiment with this DAIN motion thing :)
https://youtu.be/OYwbouI8-Fg
Nice shots Luke! What was the framerate that you used? Cool to see how the jelly moves in slowmo. 👍
Yes, I think you’ll like DAIN. Takes some experimentation to get good results but it’s worth it.
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Thanky you! :)
I think it was between 4.000 - 8.000 fps in different resolutions. :)
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Counterfeit Coca Cola
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/pJ90nriYeIE/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/pJ90nriYeIE)
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So this is one of my first Chronos 1.4 8K upscaling tests with Topaz VEAI. This was a challenge to edit because my laptop struggles with 8K even though it easily edits 4K (NVIDIA GTX 1080 Mobile GPU and i7 8700K CPU). However, I thought it was worth it when I looked at the final results. Using Gaia CG I was able to upscale the 1280 X 1024 to 7680 X 6144 decently. I think this upscale shows how flexible the Chronos 1.4 DNGs are. All the clips were shot at 1,000 FPS. There are two videos below. One is the 8K upscaled version and the other is the 1280 X 1024 version so you can compare the original and the upscaled versions.
8K Upscaled Version
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/foh8eb7GSMg/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foh8eb7GSMg)
Original 1280 X 1024 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkpQgXDdG3Q
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One of my new test videos - Bees recorded at 1500 to 5900fps
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/SG8EUkHi0N0/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/SG8EUkHi0N0)
Upscaled at 1920x1080 with Topaz Video Enhance AI
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Nice upscaling test! I’ve been having great results with VEAI as well. I should have more up soon this week. Did you shoot DNG or MP4?
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Nice upscaling test! I’ve been having great results with VEAI as well. I should have more up soon this week. Did you shoot DNG or MP4?
I shoot TIFF.
Did you work with DNG? So its necessary to convert it for VEAI, isn't it?
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Yeah, I first process the DNG’s and export them to TIFF.
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Hello there,
I revisited my old airsoft guns in Action slow mo Video ...
Hope, the quality went further up :)
https://youtu.be/v1xLWXKl5Dg
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Another hummingbird
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/BIJK6qMNp_M/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/BIJK6qMNp_M)
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Greetings Chronos 1.4 users. Just wanted to share a couple of screen grabs of some 1280 X 1024 files upscaled to 4K (before going through artifact reduction in Vegas Pro and Acrovid) of a hummingbird project I've been working on the last two weeks (video should be up in a week or two). You'll see a before and after zoomed in at 50%, 100 % and 200% respectively (you can click on each pic individually to see the full quality pic) Usually after I upscale, I also do some artifact reduction with Neat Video 5 and Acrovid. Of course the upscales will never compare to something shot in true 4K, but with careful editing and cleanup, you can really bring out and improve the image. I always recommend shooting in DNG if you want the best quality output with less banding. Also, remember these are zoomed in just to illustrate the upscale effect. If you're viewing this from a normal viewing distance, the result is decent.
(https://i.ibb.co/4t7twNv/Topaz-Video-Enhance-AI-V1-4-2-8-16-2020-6-12-32-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/MSsSyNw)
(https://i.ibb.co/M1vr175/Topaz-Video-Enhance-AI-V1-4-2-8-16-2020-6-13-03-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/bv0TvXR)
(https://i.ibb.co/Sdvpwwj/Topaz-Video-Enhance-AI-V1-4-2-8-16-2020-6-12-48-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/5ncVhh0)
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A productive summer with lightning and the 1.4 so far, here are a couple of highlights from St. Louis and Chicago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XJzIAXEvQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8850S7mAo
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A productive summer with lightning and the 1.4 so far, here are a couple of highlights from St. Louis and Chicago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XJzIAXEvQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8850S7mAo
Those are some awesome lightning clips. Did you film this with some sort of waterproof case or inside through a window?
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Those are some awesome lightning clips. Did you film this with some sort of waterproof case or inside through a window?
Thanks! I shoot from either inside my car or under some sort of cover, sometimes the rear tailgate if the rain isn't too heavy.
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Do you like Popcorn?
https://youtu.be/YHAOww-H1f8
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Do you like Popcorn?
https://youtu.be/YHAOww-H1f8
Love popcorn! That was cool to see how the kernel pops up in motion.
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Nice. It would be interesting to see the higher speed 40kfps upscaled. Curious what effect it would have on resolution.
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A compilation of our best archery shots.
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi24pH3yv1g
The slow motion was recorded on the Chronos 1.4 (obviously), the intermediat shots were taken on a Nikon Z6.
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It certainly shows that there is no such thing as a bad shot when shooting with a high speed camera.
What video editing software was used?
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1280 X 1024 to 4K test. This test also shows the difference between shooting 8 BIT MP4 and 12 BIT Cinema DNG on the Chronos 1.4. As you can see, you get way less banding and artifacts compared to shooting on MP4. I might start uploading to Vimeo since Youtube still introduces artifacts and banding that I'm not seeing in the original video. Still you can see the difference between the two formats.
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/WIKpqiaQwtw/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKpqiaQwtw)
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What video editing software was used?
If that was directed at me, the software used was Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere.
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Hello everbody,
i tried my look with some sparklers. Tested from 1,500 fps up to 25,00 fps.
I get the feeling, that I can't focus it any better but it still looks out of focus some times :(
video available in around 2 hours... i have to go to sleep now an let youtube do it's thing :D
https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8
PS: I finally get to test the DAIN program at one of my popcorn clips from my last video.
For only one clip that lastet about 20 seconds my computer took around 3 hours to create a 4 times slower video. ... But the result was stunningly good!!!
But for my kind of video hobby youtube thing, this tooks way too long. But maybe for single clips I can use it. But not for the whole video.
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Luke, I tried both from your tweet and directly from your youtube channel and no luck on the sparkler video.
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Hello everbody,
i tried my look with some sparklers. Tested from 1,500 fps up to 25,00 fps.
I get the feeling, that I can't focus it any better but it still looks out of focus some times :(
video available in around 2 hours... i have to go to sleep now an let youtube do it's thing :D
https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8
PS: I finally get to test the DAIN program at one of my popcorn clips from my last video.
For only one clip that lastet about 20 seconds my computer took around 3 hours to create a 4 times slower video. ... But the result was stunningly good!!!
But for my kind of video hobby youtube thing, this tooks way too long. But maybe for single clips I can use it. But not for the whole video.
Yeah, DAIN is awesome! The only thing are the render times can be long. But it does get you some pretty nice results on certain footage.
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Hello everbody,
i tried my look with some sparklers. Tested from 1,500 fps up to 25,00 fps.
I get the feeling, that I can't focus it any better but it still looks out of focus some times :(
video available in around 2 hours... i have to go to sleep now an let youtube do it's thing :D
https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8 (https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8)
PS: I finally get to test the DAIN program at one of my popcorn clips from my last video.
For only one clip that lastet about 20 seconds my computer took around 3 hours to create a 4 times slower video. ... But the result was stunningly good!!!
But for my kind of video hobby youtube thing, this tooks way too long. But maybe for single clips I can use it. But not for the whole video.
Well, that lens seems to not be the sharpest thing ever (just judging from all the Purple and Green Fringes there), but i think the biggest problem here is also depth of field, the Plane of focus, which is actually REALLY sharp is very shallow for Closeups like this. Filming Highspeed video in combination with the Closeup then also means, you propably cant just close the Lens down as much as you might want, to get an bright enough image. Since the Single Sparks fly all over the place, they are rarely actually in focus even if the Sparkler Stick itself is as sharp as you can get it. Also (i attached a croped Part of an image i took a while ago at an wedding), those Sparks never really look that sharp anyways, unless you have pretty high resolution. As you can see in my image, the Lines of the Sparks flying are always pretty wide and will look out of focus most of the time anyways, then the point where it "sparkles" is just a ton of fine lines and sometimes those also again break up into smaller bits. In those locations where they "sparkle" is a lot going on, which is propably too much detail to propperly capture on 720p resolution, unless you manage to get an even Closer Closeup of just one of the Sparks itself in focus. To sum up what i am trying to say, while it looks unsharp, if you look at single frames of the Video, it is propably as sharp as it will get with that lens at that resolution, you can sometimes see some 1px Wide lines, which are just as much in focus as they could.
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Luke, I tried both from your tweet and directly from your youtube channel and no luck on the sparkler video.
Mhhh,, don't know. The link is working fine now. Maybe Youtube was just not ready yet :D
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Hello everbody,
i tried my look with some sparklers. Tested from 1,500 fps up to 25,00 fps.
I get the feeling, that I can't focus it any better but it still looks out of focus some times :(
video available in around 2 hours... i have to go to sleep now an let youtube do it's thing :D
https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8 (https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8)
PS: I finally get to test the DAIN program at one of my popcorn clips from my last video.
For only one clip that lastet about 20 seconds my computer took around 3 hours to create a 4 times slower video. ... But the result was stunningly good!!!
But for my kind of video hobby youtube thing, this tooks way too long. But maybe for single clips I can use it. But not for the whole video.
Well, that lens seems to not be the sharpest thing ever (just judging from all the Purple and Green Fringes there), but i think the biggest problem here is also depth of field, the Plane of focus, which is actually REALLY sharp is very shallow for Closeups like this. Filming Highspeed video in combination with the Closeup then also means, you propably cant just close the Lens down as much as you might want, to get an bright enough image. Since the Single Sparks fly all over the place, they are rarely actually in focus even if the Sparkler Stick itself is as sharp as you can get it. Also (i attached a croped Part of an image i took a while ago at an wedding), those Sparks never really look that sharp anyways, unless you have pretty high resolution. As you can see in my image, the Lines of the Sparks flying are always pretty wide and will look out of focus most of the time anyways, then the point where it "sparkles" is just a ton of fine lines and sometimes those also again break up into smaller bits. In those locations where they "sparkle" is a lot going on, which is propably too much detail to propperly capture on 720p resolution, unless you manage to get an even Closer Closeup of just one of the Sparks itself in focus. To sum up what i am trying to say, while it looks unsharp, if you look at single frames of the Video, it is propably as sharp as it will get with that lens at that resolution, you can sometimes see some 1px Wide lines, which are just as much in focus as they could.
That's strange, the focus plane should be deep enough. Because most of the time I filmed with f/10 or even higher ... even up to around f/20ish . The focus plane should be okay. At the time I was focusing, it looked sharp to me, but the end result was not that sharp at all. Maybe the upscaling did break it.
Maybe, even at a higher f-stop the focus plane of my lens is too shallow... for the next video I'll try my other lenses. :)
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Hello everbody,
i tried my look with some sparklers. Tested from 1,500 fps up to 25,00 fps.
I get the feeling, that I can't focus it any better but it still looks out of focus some times :(
video available in around 2 hours... i have to go to sleep now an let youtube do it's thing :D
https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8 (https://youtu.be/E4sjlqmX4F8)
PS: I finally get to test the DAIN program at one of my popcorn clips from my last video.
For only one clip that lastet about 20 seconds my computer took around 3 hours to create a 4 times slower video. ... But the result was stunningly good!!!
But for my kind of video hobby youtube thing, this tooks way too long. But maybe for single clips I can use it. But not for the whole video.
Well, that lens seems to not be the sharpest thing ever (just judging from all the Purple and Green Fringes there), but i think the biggest problem here is also depth of field, the Plane of focus, which is actually REALLY sharp is very shallow for Closeups like this. Filming Highspeed video in combination with the Closeup then also means, you propably cant just close the Lens down as much as you might want, to get an bright enough image. Since the Single Sparks fly all over the place, they are rarely actually in focus even if the Sparkler Stick itself is as sharp as you can get it. Also (i attached a croped Part of an image i took a while ago at an wedding), those Sparks never really look that sharp anyways, unless you have pretty high resolution. As you can see in my image, the Lines of the Sparks flying are always pretty wide and will look out of focus most of the time anyways, then the point where it "sparkles" is just a ton of fine lines and sometimes those also again break up into smaller bits. In those locations where they "sparkle" is a lot going on, which is propably too much detail to propperly capture on 720p resolution, unless you manage to get an even Closer Closeup of just one of the Sparks itself in focus. To sum up what i am trying to say, while it looks unsharp, if you look at single frames of the Video, it is propably as sharp as it will get with that lens at that resolution, you can sometimes see some 1px Wide lines, which are just as much in focus as they could.
That's strange, the focus plane should be deep enough. Because most of the time I filmed with f/10 or even higher ... even up to around f/20ish . The focus plane should be okay. At the time I was focusing, it looked sharp to me, but the end result was not that sharp at all. Maybe the upscaling did break it.
Maybe, even at a higher f-stop the focus plane of my lens is too shallow... for the next video I'll try my other lenses. :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction-limited_system
Well, if you stop down too far, you sure gain depth of field, but there Still might be diffraction which will make the Sharpness decrease again after a certain point. Depends heavily on the lens, but usually for smaller sensors like in the 1.4; f/11 and smaller can allready start to show sharpness limitations from Diffraction. If its a lens which is not specially designed for Closeups and /or Small apertures, it might show sooner on other lenses later, but just stopping a lens down all the Way doesnt mean its on its "sharpest" setting. Did this test with many of my lenses, shot an image at every apperture setting i could, and compared Sharpness between them, (its been a while since i did that), but most where sharpest at somewhere between f/2.8 to f/8. If you want to know for sure, might do a test on the lens you are using, to find out the "sharpest" setting of the apperture (in german its called "Förderliche Blende", couldnt find anything about it on Wiki or a propper translation, but i would go with "ideal Apperture"), found an Article about that in german, with some images kinda showing whats going on (had way more sharpness loss on very small Apperture settings in some of my own tests on my lenses, but i guess that is, because i tested mine on an really small sensor and those tests are propably FullFrame Or APS-C Sensor size, where the Effect isnt that extremely visible, unless you stop down really far, like f/64 or more, but it also depens a lot on the lenses itself, as i said.).
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This is the spray from an aerosol can of cooking oil. The nozzle forms 2 streams that re bridged by a thin film. When the film gets too thin it becomes unstable and begins to whip back and forth before breaking up into droplets. When releasing the nozzle the oil speed drops below some threshold and surface tension draws the two streams together.
~8800fps
https://i.imgur.com/KMwjJqD.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/KMwjJqD.mp4)
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100 Subs yeeey!
https://youtu.be/qOdhwQhYdH4
:)
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Nice footage, and congrats on the subs.
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Just hummingbirds
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Dl8O9UmVZNQ/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/Dl8O9UmVZNQ)
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Some more Chronos Ring Footage with the 1.4 from Beyond the Press Chanel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Ym-mzhPYI
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The year ends with a curfew.
And what can you record in slow motion, locked up at home?
There is some fruit and vegetables ... and somewhere should also be my RAM shotgun ... mhh ... does a battery actually fit in there?
Indeed!!
https://youtu.be/KsE3llTvGco
I wish you merry Christmas and a waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better year 2021 than 2020.
Until next year :)
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We have a wonderfully winter landscape outside... And still an on going lockdown... Time for a coffee to get it through this year
https://youtu.be/8_etZeu2Bc4
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We have a wonderfully winter landscape outside... And still an on going lockdown... Time for eine coffee to get it through this year
https://youtu.be/8_etZeu2Bc4 (https://youtu.be/8_etZeu2Bc4)
Superb Storytelling!
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I got finally my new high pressure chamber done and it has windows! I am not sure has anybody else filmed underwater implosions with high speed cameras before but I am pretty hyped up about the project. Here are the first clips that I filmed https://youtu.be/WD7CfnQC5HQ?t=294
I ordered already wider lens so I can fit larger things on the picture. I definitely want to try glass bottles with Chronos next.
I am also planning maybe to build a larger cylinder if these videos get enough views to justify the investment.
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I got finally my new high pressure chamber done and it has windows!
I'm really enjoying these, Lauri :)
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Everybody needs to have just a little fun in their life every once in a while. We did!
Video Link: (30 seconds)
(https://forum.krontech.ca/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=18.0;attach=1130;image) (https://fb.watch/36sHM1L99U/)
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Last video with the old software :)
https://youtu.be/fzczkPnsEVk
I tried to build my own match rockets. I mean - the Slow Mo Guys could do it, so it should be no problem building them myself... will.. it turned out, that like 90% of them failed spectacular :D
But it still made some incredibly cool slowmotion fottage! :)
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Based on their Lens i assume that is a 1.4 they are using:
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https://youtu.be/4_wOiublGjs?t=864
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https://youtu.be/7gZNjg7ppP8
I took a closer look at my daughters electric toothbrush.
Was quite suprised how the toothbrush can "suck" the water up to it's bristles. Are the the capillary forces of the water?
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Some sequences from my Chronos 1.4 at 5900fps (because 2.1 doesn't work well at this resolotions) - upscaled at full HD with Topaz Video Enhance AI
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/p42q320X8YQ/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/p42q320X8YQ)
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Wow, that looks amazing!
I also will test my crossbow very soon :'D
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Btw. I have a little new framerate comparison in Raster Style :'D
https://youtu.be/sHuvgF5DKV4
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Well, first post here at the Footage thread... Been using the camera for almost a year now, and for the majority of time I have had poor results. Now I'm using the dng frames, more light, and a lot of post processing to get better results, but, still far away from most footage I see here...
Anyway, my second attempt at the match rockets, used the King of Random tutorial, got nice results, a few rockets got too fast for 1500 fps... On the quality side, still learning how to proper expose the frame and place the camera. My lights are not flicker free, but I managed to reduce the flicker with LRTimelapse (not quite a timelapse but it works kind of in the same way right ), overexposed the frames on purpose this time, part of a try and error method...
https://youtu.be/QyDBkPSnU-g
I have a few decent hummingbird videos, will post later...
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Today I just got a little mad at some vegetables! :D
https://youtu.be/ONZiligW8cs
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Hello all, I recently posted a highlight reel from two years of slow motion lightning video captured with a Chronos 1.4 at 1,500 FPS across the Great Plains & Midwest.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gn4keBuPS54
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... highlight reel from two years of slow motion lightning ...
Beautiful. I've tried the same but where I live we rarely have clear skies with lightening - almost always socked in.
What lens did you use?
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Hoooooolyyy sh..... this looks amazing.
Is this footage edited in some way? I also tried to record lightning but at 1,500 fps it doesn't look nearly as much detail and "slowness" .
Awesome footage!
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Thank you! It's challenging to get lightning shots to work well. What you're really shooting with high speed is the initial "leaders" which are much dimmer than the main "return stroke" that other cameras are capturing. These only tend to expose well within a couple of miles distance.
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I revisited my ballistic gel tests.
This time I had an air rifle, crossbows and a CO2 Shotgun with home made 3d printed projectiles with me.
It's interesting how much further the little lead diabolos penetrate in comparison to the (medieval) crossbow bolt wich should still have more energy but beeing was fatter
https://youtu.be/5gf0XIRMVME
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Here is a video I made about my latest project that includes clips from the Chronos 1.4. I mounted a Chronos in a rocket to capture some amazing footage.
https://vimeo.com/558878230
The Chronos clips can be found at 00:05, 08:30 and 11:30 if you don't care to watch the rest of the video.
Doug
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Jesus, where did the Chronos 1.4 land? :-)
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This year I've been shooting lightning with the 1.4 at 6,000 FPS. (Actual framerate is 6,002 fps at 640 x 354). The following is the best storm I've had for this purpose, with 17 captures at that setting. I also had a 30fps camera recording simultaneously for most of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKopbGvL93A
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Found some 1.4 Footage of electrically exploded Flesh on YT:
https://youtu.be/DQ67njnNaxw?t=274
also, damn, they did some things to this lens, looks like its had a rough live.
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Hello everyone!
Well after a lot of learning, I finally feel confortable posting some of my vieos online. Started with animals, went to the zoo for some easy action, no tripod, holding camera in my hands, lots of things to adjust, but it's coming along... Hopefully one day I'll do it in the wild... Here's a playlist I put together, videos are just animals, no extra content added, speed ramp or any other stuff, just some music I like... Hummingbirds and bees are from a different location.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBUZZ2HLNOREy3W0MBP25jv2IpGaKiLC
I'm using mainly a Tamron 24-70 f2.8, some videos were taken with a Nikon 70-200 f2.8, for long time camera usage I got a Jackery portable power station (put it in my bag, keep camera powered on). Edited videos using Davince Resolve, 4k versions with Topaz Video Enhance...
Now I got to take all my science videos again using everything I learned, bummer I smashed a lot of old electronics already...
Very happy with my results so far, comparing the first videos I took, and these ones, now I can say I'm really up to the task...
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I captured some air guns diabolos impacting steel plates.
https://youtu.be/ZxjJ9Qd-2EA
Never thought 40.000 FPS are still to slow to capture every detail
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Never thought 40.000 FPS are still to slow to capture every detail
Depends on what you try to shoot with the Camera, i guess, but for Gun Stuff (also glass and some other things) you can end up needing plenty of fps to capture fine Details.
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For everyone who hasn't seen that, here is a Video shot at 1 Million FPS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDoQwIAaXg
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First time shooting (filming?) with guns (not real gun, but anyway), boy I need a 2.1 camera, 4500fps is way too much I think, can't seem to get the same sharpness as on 720p 1500fps... Need to test a few things first, but ain't happy for now...
https://youtu.be/LzrGhcsNA4E
Another thing I tried for the first time was the tilt shift lens, to get the gun and the target on focus... I managed to get a good angle one time, both subjects were focused, but it did not make to the final video (probably got overwritten). Happy with my first attempt using the lens though...
There are other videos from the same day, I'll redo some stuff, specially the melon vs bomb...
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Lots of hummingbird action at our place this year. This is a short clip of a hummingbird attack:
https://twitter.com/SugarLakeBB/status/1420330209509888000?s=19 (https://twitter.com/SugarLakeBB/status/1420330209509888000?s=19)
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This year I shot lightning footage at 6,000FPS (actually 6,002 FPS at 640 x 354) on the 1.4. Here is the highlight reel of those captures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1yWryv9SxY
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I revisited sime soap bubbles :)
https://youtu.be/JMKV-u4CZTw
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Some random stuff a hundred times slower than in real life
https://youtu.be/hzUZsrQxI8g
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Hummingbird fights:
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/__423T8fEnU/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/__423T8fEnU)
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I think shooting somethin into water (if it isn't a real bullet) looks way more fun, than shooting in ballistic gel :)
https://youtu.be/2lw6h0O8tdo
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lovely idea!
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I started shooting above the 10k FPS mark on the 1.4 this weekend, and managed to capture two cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. 496 x 268 at 10,034 FPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLzrNu8Bpqk
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Nice capture!
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I started shooting above the 10k FPS mark on the 1.4 this weekend, and managed to capture two cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. 496 x 268 at 10,034 FPS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLzrNu8Bpqk
Wow very cool. What lens did you use?
With the help of my friend at Illumn we found a flashlight, Imalent DX80, that was able to pump 30k lumens without any flicker. I tested it and captured a .22lr bullet traveling around 710fps.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWFmj6YjOX-/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Thank you! I am using a Tokina 11-16mm, EF-to-C mount.
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I managed to figure out a setup that allows me to use analog Gen 3 night vision with the Chronos and capture low light things.
.22lr sparks when fired in a handgun. It is very noticeable under night vision. But I didnt know there is slow burning powder still in the brass as it ejects.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWXf5nsDeRZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Now this is an very interesting idea! Have you tried that Livesavers Thing with that Setup yet? (https://forum.krontech.ca/index.php?topic=700.0) Really excited to see what else you can capture with that Rig, thanks a lot for Sharing!
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Oh, ok nevermind, found this one:https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWcUXoBxun/
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Yeah it did not work as well as I had hoped. Gotta play with the lighting and not use GITD bbs. I used a lot of IR light and I think that is washing out the triboluminescence.
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Hello everyone,
I tried out some new 3d printed projectile designs for my cam 870 CO2 shotgun :)
https://youtu.be/1__HnomSt7Y
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Hello everyone,
I tried out some new 3d printed projectile designs for my cam 870 CO2 shotgun :)
Got more details on the shotgun? Also what are those larger projectiles? They did not seem to fly very straight.
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9mm bullet from Glock 19 @ 17000fps
https://youtu.be/ec9QryVvnFo (https://youtu.be/ec9QryVvnFo)
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Hello everyone,
I tried out some new 3d printed projectile designs for my cam 870 CO2 shotgun :)
Got more details on the shotgun? Also what are those larger projectiles? They did not seem to fly very straight.
Hi Solscud,
the shotgun is an APS CAM870 CO2-Shotgun. The fun part is, that everything that fits in the shells, can be shot ;)
The Projectiles are shown in one of my older videos:
https://youtu.be/5gf0XIRMVME
PS: I also forgot to put the link of the new video in my post but I see, you've found it anyway :D
https://youtu.be/1__HnomSt7Y
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9mm bullet from Glock 19 @ 17000fps
https://youtu.be/ec9QryVvnFo (https://youtu.be/ec9QryVvnFo)
Ooh very cool. What lighting setup did you use?
Here are two clips. Filming .308 flying out of a suppressor. The first shot was sub sonic. So around 800 feet per sec. The second one is a full power super sonic .308 over 2k feet per second. I filmed the sub sonic at 8k fps and super sonic at 21k fps. I figure that matches the bullet velocity pretty well to capture something. But not as clear as your 9mm.
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I was modifying a night vision mount and was cutting off a piece of steel. The sparks looked cool so I grabbed the Chronos and filmed it. The sparks explode like mini fireworks!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXAeQQTjghM/
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9mm bullet from Glock 19 @ 17000fps
https://youtu.be/ec9QryVvnFo (https://youtu.be/ec9QryVvnFo)
Ooh very cool. What lighting setup did you use?
Thank you - I use 2 Godox SL150WII
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I tested some blank guns at some ballistic gel.
https://youtu.be/MyICy8DYXYQ
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I tested some blank guns at some ballistic gel.
https://youtu.be/MyICy8DYXYQ
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I tested some blank guns at some ballistic gel.
https://youtu.be/MyICy8DYXYQ
Video unavailable
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It should work now. :)
Youtube just needed some good time to process it. :(
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Filmed my friend’s S&W 500. He shot 600gr projectiles and the last one was a 700gr projectile. I briefly caught it tilting as it flies through the air.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYOBPCorwjz/?utm_medium=copy_link
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I helped my friend diagnose a problem with this Krink. On occasion it would fail to eject. So I used the Chronos and was able to capture the malfunction. The first two clips on the sequence are regular ejection. The third one is a little bit weak and the fourth one is the malfunction. You can see how the brass hits upwards first and that retards a lot of the energy the brass had. So now it bounces off the back edge of the ejection port and back into the gun where the bolt slams it forward.
https://www.instagram.com/solscud007/tv/CYN_1YIpIw8/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Comparison between Killer Instinct Fatal X and Swat X1 cross bows. The Swat X1 has an enclosed barrel that limits the archers paradox (oscillation and flex of the bolt/arrow)
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYW2Y2xprUQ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Hi everyone! First post here.
My main hobby is building small battlebots. I got a Chronos 1.4 to shoot test footage and match footage, and recently I got some really great stuff that I wanted to share.
Test footage is pretty straightforward to get. I have a steel-lined box with a clear top that I can set up in.
Match footage is much harder. I have to constantly adjust the focus for bots that can traverse up to 10 ft/s. Luckily, our bots did pretty poorly this last tourney (oops), so I had a lot of time to practice.
Here's some of the best shots I captured from Robot Ruckus 2021:
https://imgur.com/a/9XvuNrb (https://imgur.com/a/9XvuNrb)
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Hi everyone! First post here.
My main hobby is building small battlebots. I got a Chronos 1.4 to shoot test footage and match footage, and recently I got some really great stuff that I wanted to share.
Test footage is pretty straightforward to get. I have a steel-lined box with a clear top that I can set up in.
Match footage is much harder. I have to constantly adjust the focus for bots that can traverse up to 10 ft/s. Luckily, our bots did pretty poorly this last tourney (oops), so I had a lot of time to practice.
Here's some of the best shots I captured from Robot Ruckus 2021:
https://imgur.com/a/9XvuNrb (https://imgur.com/a/9XvuNrb)
Interesting. Only issue is the lighting. It’s hard to control that. As I’m sure you notice by now you need a ton of light to capture good footage.
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Thankfully events tend to be well-lit, albeit with blinking lights. But yeah, the lighting can make it more difficult to keep in focus.
The Norwalk monthly event (http://www.50day.io/ (http://www.50day.io/)) apparently already has high-speed in mind with their lighting setup, so I'm looking forward to competing there.
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https://youtu.be/BGeOEyPHvvg
Frame rate comparison blank guns :)
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Hello everybody,
I got a new frame rate comparison done.
It looks like balloons bursting is super fast and only shows details from 10.000 fps upwards.
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More SloMo Birds
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/3kBHDxMghzo/hqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/3kBHDxMghzo)
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Filmed a 20mm Fliegerfaust rocket. It uses angled ports to spin the rocket from the exhaust. The frame rate makes the rocket appear to spin counter clockwise, stop and then spin clockwise. It is a stroboscopic effect. Like helicopter rotors spinning the wrong way or reversing direction on a digital camera.
https://youtu.be/3KJeen_V-ik
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I used some of my 3d printed cal .68 projectiles against some wine glasses.
https://youtu.be/aT1SOjRqthI
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I used some of my 3d printed cal .68 projectiles against some wine glasses.
https://youtu.be/aT1SOjRqthI
What lens are you using? All my videos have this hazy look to them like I filmed it with a vhs camcorder.
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I used a speed booster to mount my M42 Sigma 600mm f/8 mirror lens and adapted it to micro 4/3. Shot these two video clips on a cloudy and rainy day. Weeds and pigeon are 30 yards away.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcWAx4Njlpd/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Hi all. It's been a while since I posted as I've been doing a lot of testing when it comes to bringing out the best in the Chronos 1.4 files. Here is a clip I shot of a bird taking off at 1500 fps at 1280 X 720P. I upscaled it via Topaz VEAI to 2560 X 1440P and outputted it as an HDR video for Youtube. As some of you may know, Youtube does a pretty bad job when it compresses video files resulting in banding in extreme areas. Upscaling to 4K does help to allow for that higher bit rate for playback, but in extreme gradient or low light, the banding is very noticeable with or without film grain. However, I did some testing when uploading it to Youtube as an HDR file and the banding is almost non-existent (even in extreme gradient and low light areas). Looks like Youtube compresses HDR files much less. If you do have an HDR display definitely view in that mode at 1440P for the best quality and low banding. I'm viewing this in HDR with my Macbook Pro 16" M1 MAX.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VofS6en24w
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Nicely done. I am playing with my 600mm Sigma lens and took it to the local zoo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noDLz4QKxsk
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@B.H.V: I guess the very clear Separation from the Background helps the Upscaling Software a lot, but that is some Really Impressive Resolution, Sharpness and Especially Fidelity for that coming from a 1.4! Does also not look oversharpened like some Upscaling tends to do sometimes.
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@Solcscud007 that's some really nice reach! How's the weight and balance of that lens on the Chronos 1.4?
@Nikon1 Thank you! Yes, Topaz VEAI has had major updates to it this past year, and I'm sure it will get better. There's a lot more finetuning of parameters to avoid oversharpening and artifacts. As long as I don't overdo it or go past 2X upscale, I think it works pretty decently on most scenes. I also use a bit of Neat Video and film grain if I need to even out the image more. I'll post more examples and side by side comparisons in the coming days. : )
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@BHV the weight is not that bad. It is 830g or 1.83 lbs. I am supporting the lens with my left hand so I can pull focus. The DOF is very shallow even at 30-40 yards away. My right hand holds the Chronos. All those video clips were hand held.
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@B.H.V: Regards upscaling, i wonder how it would do with some Really Nasty, Busy Background or lot of Random Highlights like Water Drops and Stuff, or even worse Glitter and Stuff like That. Guess that would be about the Worst you could Throw at it. Anything with a Well Blurred out/ Soft Background and Clean Lines should do quite Well for Upscaling, especially if they keep working on it all the Time.
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@Nikon1 Good idea! I'm gonna try and test some of those things out.
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@Nikon1 holy moly. Now that is a lens!!!
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@B.H.V: Regards upscaling, i wonder how it would do with some Really Nasty, Busy Background or lot of Random Highlights like Water Drops and Stuff, or even worse Glitter and Stuff like That. Guess that would be about the Worst you could Throw at it. Anything with a Well Blurred out/ Soft Background and Clean Lines should do quite Well for Upscaling, especially if they keep working on it all the Time.
Here's a quick screen record of Topaz VEAI comparing the before and after of raking leaves. Again, not perfect but in my opinion more useable than the original file and pretty decent coming from a 1.4. In the video, it shows the two side by side at normal viewing, and then zoomed in 50% and 100%. At normal viewing, it's more than useable in my opinion. Sometimes, I use anti-moire filters to fight extreme aliasing when I shoot, but I mostly use them on my Sony RX10 IV in the HFR modes since they have more lineskipping and moire compared to the Chronos 1.4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPg5U1HKgKc
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More 3D printet Slugs and stuff for CO2-Shotguns :)
https://youtu.be/b5RzCmeBjEA
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A simple color correction test thanks to mklinger’s custom LUT.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdGxG4sjFM6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Nice job! What software are you using to import the LUT?
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@bhv I’m using Davinci Resolve. Had to watch a couple videos on how to use Davinci. Simply importing the LUT and applying it to a video clip. Then I export and use that new video file in iMovie.
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A simple color correction test thanks to mklinger’s custom LUT.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdGxG4sjFM6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Your footage looks good! I'm glad you were able to use the LUT I created. The 1.4 LUT was created from another user's data as I only own a Chronos 2.1. That one is certainly not as refined as the one I created for the 2.1, but it looks like it's working great for you. Thanks for sharing!
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Your footage looks good! I'm glad you were able to use the LUT I created. The 1.4 LUT was created from another user's data as I only own a Chronos 2.1. That one is certainly not as refined as the one I created for the 2.1, but it looks like it's working great for you. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for creating this LUT.
Henrique said it does not work that well in cloudy skies. I’m not sure how to tweak a LUT. Also is it possible to create a LUT for the compressed MP4 videos? I only started filming in RAW to try your LUT. I first tried it on some footage I previously recorded but they were not in Raw and the colors were all messed up. LOL
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Hello everyone.
The LUT mklinger provided for the Chronos 1.4 was made for clear sky light conditions, so it's normal that it doesnt work ok on different situations.
I found that using the LUT in theses situations got me some bloated colors (specially red/magenta) and really heavy noise on those areas. Noise I could not get rid off. (I'll try to find footage to show this problem).
So I had to tweak colors myself, after a while I got a pretty decent balance between colors and noise, but I figured a custom LUT for cloud skies would be a better fit.
Anyway, right now is not the best time to make another calibration start point, since ain't cloudy around here, but If conditions allow, I'll try for a cloud sky calibration data, if @mklinger could work on it it would be nice...
Nick, your footage looks amazing, vivid colors!!!
Regards
Henrique
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Hello everyone.
The LUT mklinger provided for the Chronos 1.4 was made for clear sky light conditions, so it's normal that it doesnt work ok on different situations.
I found that using the LUT in theses situations got me some bloated colors (specially red/magenta) and really heavy noise on those areas. Noise I could not get rid off. (I'll try to find footage to show this problem).
So I had to tweak colors myself, after a while I got a pretty decent balance between colors and noise, but I figured a custom LUT for cloud skies would be a better fit.
Anyway, right now is not the best time to make another calibration start point, since ain't cloudy around here, but If conditions allow, I'll try for a cloud sky calibration data, if @mklinger could work on it it would be nice...
Nick, your footage looks amazing, vivid colors!!!
Regards
Henrique
As Henrique mentioned, a single LUT is only good for the lighting conditions it was made with. Same for mp4 vs Cinema DNG. Because I don't own a Chronos 1.4, I can't easily make new LUTs for that system. The one I made for the 2.1 was made using very controlled LED lighting simulating what I normally shoot with. It should also work well with daylight conditions. I believe the images the 1.4 was taken with was under daylight conditions, but it might not have been ideally controlled.
If you have a good color chart, it's not that difficult to make your own with DaVinci Resolve with a little research. Resolve makes the process very easy to create them once you have things dialed in.
I've been hoping that the Kron folks would publish and include official starter LUTs for these cameras and it's certainly required for shooting in RAW in my opinion. It can also help a lot with mp4, but I typically only shoot RAW so I haven't worried about that too much.
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Here is a very short Chronos 1.4 RAW DNG Test I did under cloudy conditions graded in Davinci. It was then upscaled to 1440P through Topaz VEAI. I hope Krontech can work with a color scientist and get some LUTS for the 1.4 and 2.1. Also, I was hoping they can add a way for us to fine-tune the white balance manually by having a Kelvin option.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aq-S_RvBTE
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Here is a very short Chronos 1.4 RAW DNG Test I did under cloudy conditions graded in Davinci. It was then upscaled to 1440P through Topaz VEAI. I hope Krontech can work with a color scientist and get some LUTS for the 1.4 and 2.1. Also, I was hoping they can add a way for us to fine-tune the white balance manually by having a Kelvin option.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aq-S_RvBTE
That looks pretty good. I agree, although, FWIW, the concept of in-camera while balance doesn't really mean anything when shooting RAW, only the mp4 record options. The colors from that sensor need much, much more than a white balance adjustment to get them looking good.
You should have decent luck using a daylight LUT and then adjusting the color temperature in Davinci to account for cloudy conditions, but it might need some other tweaks as well.
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Thanks mklinger! Yeah, I don’t know if this is an issue with the 1.4, but I believe if you try to change your white balance in post too far, it can get real strange as if it’s not really a RAW file. You really need to get the 1.4 balance as spot on as you can even when shooting RAW. Is this something the 2.1 exhibits as well when pushing the white balance in post?
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Thanks mklinger! Yeah, I don’t know if this is an issue with the 1.4, but I believe if you try to change your white balance in post too far, it can get real strange as if it’s not really a RAW file. You really need to get the 1.4 balance as spot on as you can even when shooting RAW. Is this something the 2.1 exhibits as well when pushing the white balance in post?
Yes, the 2.1 can't be pushed too much in post either. What I think is happening is that because the dynamic range of the sensor isn't very good (compared to modern DLSRs or standard video cameras), the process of getting the colors correct to begin with using a basic LUT essentially uses up most of that available dynamic range.
It is extremely important to try and get the exposure as correct as possible when filming and use as low a gain as possible (0dB ideally) to maximum what dynamic range is available so there is some flexibility.
There is a reason the Phantom cameras cost 6 figures... their sensors are much better. I'm not complaining though, both Chronos cameras offer extreme value for high speed shooting that isn't possible with any other camera, but you really need to shoot in ideal conditions to maximize quality.
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Captured a malfunction. Hammer releases early and bolt closes on the hammer. Due to the direction of the back stop, the sun is behind the gun. So I used my Imalent DX80 32,000 lumen light to light up the side of the gun. Used the 1.4LUT by Mklinger. Tweaked the curves a bit since this is in shade with artificial lighting.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdMEAGkBQ-v/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Squirrel shaking his head while feeding on seed at 700 FPS shot through a window. I used 700 fps as it was quite dark and cloudy as going to 1500 FPS would've had a lot more noise. Recorded with a Navitar 75mm 1.3 lens in Cinema DNG, upscaled via Topaz VEAI to 1440P and converted to HDR for Youtube. If you can, play back in HDR as it playa back at a higher bitrate with less banding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLuB3_GuEY
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@BHV how are you filming at 700fps? I thought the 1.4 can only film as low as 1057 FPS?
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Lowest officially supported Framerate on any Resolution is 60fps.
It DOES allow you to go way lower than that, but it gets really unstable, and unreliable, also Image Quality gets very bad at anything lower than 30 or 20 fps usually, and Black-Calibration stops working at certain settings, or just wont work at all for really low Framerates. Lowest Framerate i been able to capture anything worth showing to anyone with was 5fps on the Chronos 2.1, but that shot had to be HEAVILY edited to look like that (not really useful in Real Life, but i like to know and Test the Hard and Soft Limits of my Gear anyways, even if it gets a bit Ridiculous at times; Especially with a Camera that lets you set just whatever Framerate you want basically. Software Limits you to 1.00fps as a minimum, if i recall correctly though, but it gets basically unusable way before you would even get that far, so that is a fair Limit. As Said Earlier, officially supported is anything at 60 or more Frames A Second up to the Maximum Framerate Limit, the Camera Sets According to your Set Resolution.).
See: https://forum.krontech.ca/index.php?topic=597.0
for that.
Anything between 1000fps and like 240fps (which quite a bunch of Mainstream Cameras can shoot in HD or better these Days) is however very usable, and good to have for things, that just look too slow or boring in full 1kfps or more; or where Light is limited, it can allow you to increase the Exposure time per Frame just enough to still get a very high Quality Image.
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@BHV how are you filming at 700fps? I thought the 1.4 can only film as low as 1057 FPS?
Yeah, you can set the fps to any fps you want. I'll shoot at a lower fps to get more light.
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@nikon1 and @bhv thank you. I did not know this. Something new to try.
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Went to Monterey Bay and saw some birds flying by over the ocean. So I used my 600mm lens, a red dot and the Chronos. All handheld so it’s not the greatest of framing but I had fun trying to film these birds. Also it didn’t help that I forgot to put my SD card back in the previous night so I had to resort to an emergency 4gb card I had in my camera back pack. Better than nothing.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdkNFxpD9X_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Birds are probably my favorite things to slowmo. Were you using 180 degree shutter?
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Yes. I usually close it down to reduce the zebra.
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Airsoft guns in (slow) motion :)
https://youtu.be/cbmfZBincFw
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Airsoft guns in (slow) motion :)
https://youtu.be/cbmfZBincFw
Interesting. I did not realize that airsoft pistols dip downward. I assumed GBB with reciprocating slides would have muzzle climb but that does not seem to be the case.
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Did a quick test. Sure enough. The muzzle descends on a gas blow back airsoft pistol.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdzFuqEJ6Ca/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Korean BBQ at a local Night Market. (This was around 2:00 pm)
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CeKblRgpn6e/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Slow motion of a C127 Sentry (toy RC helicopter with camera). China's attempt to copy the basic functionality of a FLIR Black Hornet.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CeRN77SDz-5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Here is an actual FLIR Black Hornet I filmed back in March.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cap3EOEjXuC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Korean BBQ at a local Night Market. (This was around 2:00 pm)
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CeKblRgpn6e/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Yummy! KBBQ!
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Filmed a Mustang and Spitfire at IWM Duxford.
Mustang
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cev5NOPD78l/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Spitfire
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cev4aHODhjZ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Testing the SmokeGENIE and seeing the almost liquid nature of this smoke at 1500fps is magical to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqItimKbZxE&t
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Was the smoke inside a soap bubble?
I filmed the changing of the guard outside St. James Palace.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce9YZ2jjpVn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Got a Schlieren setup that is somewhat portable. Filmed some bullets with the Chronos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqTzUCVnYu8
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Found this video, seems like Huston Jones just bought a Chronos, so now you can watch him getting Hurt In glorious Slow Motion:
https://youtu.be/RxK2jHyd-WE?t=1292 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxK2jHyd-WE)
Cant really tell for sure, but i assume its a 1.4, so i post that here, if anyone Knows for sure, i am going to delete this and Repost in the 2.1 Thread.
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I don’t know who that is but he has a lot of followers.
I analyzed my Schlieren images and noticed shock diamonds in some of them. These were filmed at 32k fps.
https://youtu.be/Yu7iZU3J-DY
I also captured shock diamonds from a suppressor shooting a .30cal plastic bullet. 11gr traveling over 4K feet per sec. Filmed at 40k fps.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfWuAt6j8tM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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I don’t know who that is but he has a lot of followers.
I analyzed my Schlieren images and noticed shock diamonds in some of them. These were filmed at 32k fps.
https://youtu.be/Yu7iZU3J-DY
I also captured shock diamonds from a suppressor shooting a .30cal plastic bullet. 11gr traveling over 4K feet per sec. Filmed at 40k fps.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfWuAt6j8tM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
I’m real curious to see your Schlieren setup, lens used etc. it’s something I’ve always wanted to try.
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Not sure how to post photos but here are some links.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfRpoe4JoNk/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
It is thanks to Timo for helping me out. He gently pushed me over the edge to just do it.
I’m using a mirror from a cheap Newton Telescope I bought locally from Facebook Marketplace.
For a lens I am currently using a 7 Artisans 35mm f/0.95 I thought I would need a faster lens for more light gathering. It definitely helps when filming at 32,668 frames per second.
I used a small Surefire handheld light with a fiber optic adapter on the end. The fiber optic wire ended up being too dim for higher frame rates so I just removed it. Plenty of light now. At first I did not use a razor blade but now I do. It helps improves the sensitivity of the Schlieren but it does reduce light into the camera.
I’m still experimenting. Have not gotten crisp images yet.
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I did not realise that the airsoft pistols go down when shooting until I saw your post here and the Instagram video. :D
It really looks odd, now that I know, that this is a thing :D :D
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Recently I watched a video from the youtube Channel The Action Lab, showing how to make an easy and quick hydrophobic surface.
I tried it out myself and recordet the results with my Chonros 1.4:
https://youtu.be/qAClwAt8LGw
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Tiny pocket pistols in slow motion. S&W Mod.61 in .22lr and FN Baby Browning in .25acp
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf2qxjxrrUr/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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I gave my coworker some of my high speed footage of an Angstadt MDP-9 and their direct blow back UDP-9 recoil comparison. He used it in his video review of the MDP-9
https://youtu.be/MfIrJJEeoKw?t=330
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Reversing the slow mo footage has also it's vibes :D
https://youtu.be/wjExiP5RnKQ
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Guess I need a more macro macro lens. I'd like to see more details of the "boiling" when it ignites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqgqdNcH2Cw
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Guess I need a more macro macro lens. I'd like to see more details of the "boiling" when it ignites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqgqdNcH2Cw
Can you use a spacer to make your lens macro?
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Electrik shaver in slow motion -> https://youtu.be/cvtXchXxh0k
I try to get my hands on a probe lens in the future :)
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I don't remember seeing Schlieren footage made with Chronos cameras, so here's mine:
https://youtu.be/Xirhi-e_Bec
https://youtu.be/drPDskRYNDc
https://youtu.be/K9Z0lZsVVyI
It's quite hard to get everything working, the easiest part, oddly, was the camera and editing... Still tons to improve, but I'm happy with the results so far. Any ideas on what to shot with this effect? I do have a air gun, will try that one day.
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I don't remember seeing Schlieren footage made with Chronos cameras, so here's mine:
It's quite hard to get everything working, the easiest part, oddly, was the camera and editing... Still tons to improve, but I'm happy with the results so far. Any ideas on what to shot with this effect? I do have a air gun, will try that one day.
I’ve been using Schlieren to study firearms. Here is an article I did. Images captured with my Chronos.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2022/06/30/diy-slow-motion-schlieren-imaging-bullets/
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I’ve been using Schlieren to study firearms. Here is an article I did. Images captured with my Chronos.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2022/06/30/diy-slow-motion-schlieren-imaging-bullets/
Wow that's really nice! I wish I had access to firearms around here :-\
Nice article!
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More firearm high speed. This is an Altor Pistol. It shoot 9mm and .380 with a different barrel. Due to its design the cartridge is held on the face of the bolt. And the firing pin can strike the primer causing the unsupported case to explode and rupture.
https://youtu.be/6RB-xomGxbk
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https://youtu.be/HHOHgsH-3tU
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Made a new video: https://youtu.be/IVFWbvu2Npc
only a short one. I moved houses in October, so there was no time for a video this month. I hope everything get's back to normal next month :D
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Here’s an interpolation test going from 240 fps to 480 fps. I tested Final Cut Pro’s Optical Flow method, Interlake’s Overcrank (similar to Twixtor), and Topaz VEAI Apollos model. The Apollo model hands down is at another level compared to the two. There are a lot of stretching/tearing and morphing artifacts in Final Cut Pro’s Optical flow and Interlake’s Overcrank method, but are almost completely absent in the Apollo model making it look more natural. Programs like Twixtor were the king of interpolation more than a decade ago, but these new interpolation methods like DAIN, RIFE, and Topaz VEAI's Apollo are taking it up a notch. Twixtor has always had trouble with subjects passing certain objects, but Topaz VEAI handles this pretty well in this example. I'm aware Davinci has a Speed Warp option, but I don't use Davinci so not sure of the differences between that and the Apollo model. For those that want a little bit more slowmo from their Sony A7S III 240 fps or Chronos 1.4/2.1, I think the Apollo model would be a nice one to test out.
While real frames will always be better when it comes to slow-motion, It will be interesting to see how interpolation methods like these will evolve in the next five to ten years as their machine-learning algorithms better. I find that 2X interpolation is the most I would recommend doing depending on the scene, subject movement, and what frame rate you shot at (the higher the frame rate, the better the interpolation will be) as going above tends to create blurring artifacts. Also, interpolating a one-minute 1080P clip to 2X using Topaz VEAI (non-power saver mode) takes around 36 minutes to complete on my 16” M1 MAX Macbook Pro 32GB RAM system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1tsuTPRQ-w&t=4s
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https://youtu.be/HHOHgsH-3tU
Hey Mark! Love your work and the guns you make. Thanks for sharing the .50 big video.
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Made a new video: https://youtu.be/IVFWbvu2Npc
only a short one. I moved houses in October, so there was no time for a video this month. I hope everything get's back to normal next month :D
nicely done. I tried capturing something similar a while back.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSD9OGpVNv/
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Slow motion night vision of full auto mag dumps.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck8tjTtprUq/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Test sample of magination magnets at 800 fps clashing with water and collapsing. Plan to do higher frame rates of this soon. Enhanced and Upscaled with Topaz VEAI. : )
(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/JW7ji3uJiUE/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW7ji3uJiUE)
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Test sample of magination magnets at 800 fps clashing with water and collapsing.
I love that so much! I had to watch it several times, even at 800fps to follow it.
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Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I have some samples of them collapsing at even higher frame rates that I'll post in the near future! : )
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https://youtu.be/Imr2bZNE4t0
More senseless destruction of food :'D
But I ate everything afterwards ;)
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@BHV how are you filming at 700fps? I thought the 1.4 can only film as low as 1057 FPS?
Yeah, you can set the fps to any fps you want. I'll shoot at a lower fps to get more light.
Yeah, I've noticed that too with very low frame rates like 20 or 30 fps.
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A little frame rate comparison with blank guns this time.
Don't know why, but the picture quality with 20,000 fps looks way better than the 5 to 10k footage.
https://youtu.be/7VMV0dFiLmc
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Bit hard to tell, but unless you changed some major Thing about the Light on the Last Shot, i assume you used higher a Higher Gain Setting than on the lower FPS Shots.
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When used in Moderation, a bit of Gain in the right Situation (especially if otherwise the Frame would just be too dark, and you cant change that by other means) can actually give you much better overall Image Quality. At least that is true for Firmware 5.xx / 6.xx and Later on the 2.1, assume its about like that on the 1.4.
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While its ofc. always best if you just have enough Light to Shoot with no Gain at all, with the Newer Firmware you at least shouldnt be afraid to try bumping the Gain a little bit if the Frame is just straight up to dark.
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Full auto m16 filmed with night vision
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cnl1081pkxV/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
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I was able to compare the AEA HP MAX with the APS CAM870 in the Czech Republic last week on - it was easter time - eggs of course :'D
To bei fair: it is an unfair comparison because the AEA was in it's castrated German version with only 7.5J and the Cam used 21J (I think) CO2 shells. Next time I'll be there I need to open the airgun up to the 200J it can do. A shame I can't use both in Germany:(
https://youtu.be/YEn5nAeEDlg
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Helped Rifle Dynamics study some of their guns with my Chronos 1.4. The STG44 was particular interesting. They have two and one of them has a lot of malfunctions. Here is the video I posted on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CroGFJYOkh0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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I posted the video on Youtube as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWLpsa4XOA
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First time I captured some lightning with the Chronos 1.4 since... I got mine 6 years ago or so :D
Main problem: My lense has a way too narrow field of view. I now put my Canon 17-40 mm lens on it to get a little bit mor FOV but it's still way to narrow.
Any suggestions what would make a nice wide field lens for the Chronos?
https://youtu.be/L8AruMwa1nk
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Some food thrown into a mouse trap at 1,800 and 10,000 fps :)
https://youtu.be/IsCa7Ha0UeA
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I love those little slowmo fireworks that a lighter flick creates do :)
https://youtu.be/pWrR86dekdY
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Filmed a Hungarian GM6 Lynx .50 BMG rifle with the Chronos. First time actually designing sound for the video.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0s1HWKr6L5/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==
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Filmed a Hungarian GM6 Lynx .50 BMG rifle with the Chronos. First time actually designing sound for the video.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0s1HWKr6L5/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==
Nice! What lens are you using and what fstop do you usually shoot at?
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I use the 7Artisans f/0.95 35mm MFT lens. I usually film at f/0.95 or f/1.2.
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I use the 7Artisans f/0.95 35mm MFT lens. I usually film at f/0.95 or f/1.2.
I have a Meike 35 0.95 lens as well and it's pretty sharp at 0.95! My Meike 50 0.95 is a bit soft low contrast wide open but not too shabby. It sharpens up at 1.2 and up. One of the benefits of the smaller 2/3 sensor is we can use these wide open apertures as the DOF is greater and more forgiving in getting the subject in focus.
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Pt. 3 of my airsoft collection in slow motion.
https://youtu.be/IFfWpo80poY