Tuesday, September 23, 2014

APP SPECIAL ................................The joy of slow motion

The joy of slow motion




Capturing more frames per second offers the potential for sharper, smoother videos, and that’s what Apple claims to do with the new features of its iSight cameras. However, there are a number of other apps that allow you to shoot videos in slow motion


Aim, shoot and click! Amidst all the hoopla over the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and their motion processors and larger

REACTION SLOW MOTION VIDEO
[Android - free]
To use this app, the video needs to be already shot. Once you launch the app you can select the clip that you want to use, and once you upload the video you can play it back to see the original footage. Once your video is uploaded it is split into multiple one- s econd bars, also referred to as the speed shuttle. Slide your finger to select the moment in the video that you want to focus, and the slow motion on!
Unlike the other apps that let you choose in steps of 25%, 40%, 50% and other options, here you flick your screen up and down in the speed shuttle to select a speed bump profile, which is automated to make your video look as if a professional had shot it. Preview instantly and once you like the look, you can choose to export the clip in 5-second, 10-second or wholesome formats.
Once you are ready to export, you can share your videos on Facebook, YouTube or screens, it was also announced that Apple’s latest smartphones would have a much better camera, with capability to shoot videos of up to 240 frames per second, giving you crystal clear and crisp slow motion effects. even save it to a cloud (Internet storage) folder that is accessible via your Android phone. The app comes with just one type of edit for free and other edits have to be purchased.

SLOWLY
[free for windows mobile phones]
Slowly lets you shoot videos outside the app and then edit them to add slow motion affects. Launch the app, load and scroll through the video to find your start and end points But just in case you do not want to splurge that hefty amount but still want the same effect, there are apps that can come to your aid. We look at some. and you can choose the section you want to slow down.
Slow motion speeds of 50%, 40% and 25% are available, and in sections where you slow down the video, the sound is removed too
he app uses a low resolution preview to help you browse faster, and only after you render the video it is available in high resolution. The app does not let you save the video but you
can share it on Facebook, One Drive and other social media. The quality of the videos depends on the phone being used, but you can achieve some interesting slow motion ef f ects, whether that of your child playing cricket or just having fun at the beach.

SUMMARY
Slow motion videos are an interesting way to view stuff and these apps render the videos beautifully. The end result will still depend on how they are shot, and how good your phone camera is.


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