Best frame rate for action sports?

[jammiefreerider]

Now I have a choice of frame rates I was wondering which frame rate would be best for action sports? I have always gone with 50i as standard but now I am about to get an EX1 so I'll be shooting at 60p for good slow-mos.

30 or 25 fps for people flying through the air? What do you think?

 

[shadowschild]

let me know how the slow down goes. I film skiing and I am getting a HV20 which has 24p, let me know what settings you use

 

[bimmzy]

Now I have a choice of frame rates I was wondering which frame rate would be best for action sports? I have always gone with 50i as standard but now I am about to get an EX1 so I'll be shooting at 60p for good slow-mos.

30 or 25 fps for people flying through the air? What do you think?

Shoot 60p !!!

 

[Courtaj]

30 or 25 fps for people flying through the air? What do you think?

I think somewhere soft to land is the priority.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Shooting 60p will get your the cleanest, smoothest motion. The lower the frame rate the more jerky and/or strobing the motion will become.


Lethal

 

[jammiefreerider]

Obviously shoot in 60p but for the timeline setting 25/30?

 

[LethalWolfe]

What is final distribution? Internet? DVD or broadcast in an NTSC or PAL country? Conforming the 60p footage to 24p using Cinema Tools would probably be your best bet as it's relatively easy to change 24p into NTSC or PAL.


Lethal

 

[jammiefreerider]

Its for internet so PAL/NTSC doesnt matter