Slow down animation

glen_z

I have a sequence I created using 30 fps, but upon completing it I think it needs to be slowed down. Is there a simple way to stretch the keyframes or the entire sequence to slow it down? This also would be nice to create a slow motion sequence for dramatics. Any ideas?

John Sims

Much will depend on the facilities available within your movie editing software, Many will allow you to extend a clip interpolating the missing clips. Because the software has to make up the missing frames it is best not to go further than halving the speed.

cyborgty_074ff6c243

If you want to make the change before producing the animation sequence (tiff, targa, or png), AVI, or mov files from you 3D package, then what you can do there depends on the 3D package. In Carrara, you could select all of the associated keyframes, depress and hold the 'ctrl' key on your keyboard, and the click (left mouse) and drag to the right to spread the keyframes apart thus slowing down the animation. And of course if you put your objects/characters in animation groups, you could then have animation clips in your NLA track(s) to help with re-timing (stretching the animation clip (making it wider) slows down the animation)..

If you are using Daz Studio, I don't use it and cannot help.

Jaderail

In DAZ Studio this can only be done EASY with KeyMate. Extend the timeline, add frames, then space out your Key Frames to the new timing.

DPW

I always use After Effects for slowing down shots. However, what Jaderail said works too, and you can still view the footage before you render it.

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cyborgty_074ff6c243

Deanpw said:

I always use After Effects for slowing down shots. However, what Jaderail said works too, and you can still view the footage before you render it.

I usually produce animation outputs that are what I would consider 'normal speed' and would speed up or slow down segments using After Effects (sometimes taking advantage of frame blending mode, etc.) if needed.

Glen_z, since you already produced an output, I wonder if you use a video editor with velocity remapping or have a compositor like After Effects or HitFilms 2 Ultimate. You might find the results from these tools are more than acceptable (and could save you time now and in the future). :cheese:

tonicdusty

I realize this is an old post, but just in case someone comes across this, the simplist way in Daz Studio, is to increase your FPS when you render, than slow down your animation in a video editor. If you want it in half time at 30 fps, render it at 60 fps, and so on. When you slow down your animation it will still be at 30fps. I made this mistake by animating with show all frames on. once rendered it played at double speed. Due to the fact that Keymate doesn't register facial animations among a few other things, you really have no option than to start over, or render at high FPS and slow it down later.