On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:29:39 GMT, doonie@mis.net (FyLmZ) wrote:

>How ironic...
>I was getting ready to start a new thread about this very topic
>myself.
>
>I just finished an editing session in Premiere 4.2 and i'm trying to
>get the slow motion to work very smooth. I know we're only working
>with 30 fps here...but I'm also sure there's a way to get the desired
>effect I'm wanting. For example if I put my mouse pointer on the
>timeline in premiere and "preview' by dragging the mouse pointer to
>ther right as I'm watching the video I get a very acceptable "look".
>I know my system is fine for running the video...(seagate cheetahs) so
>I'm pretty sure that's not the reason it jerks and jumps slightly.
>
>Should I apply some kinda filter to it.. *shrug* Is there a way to
>"double" the FPS to maybe 60 and get a smoother response? I don't
>know...Surely Adobe wouldn't make the slow motion effect this
>terrible...hell when set in FAST motion it looks great. Please help
>with the slow motion, I'm really wanting to use it in this movie. =D
>
>By the way, I just got after effects as well but haven't used it
>yet....would that do it better than premiere? If not are there any
>other programs that does it better?

Try (in P-4.2) "speed" (set duration for whatever you want),
then "field options" (check "flicker removal"). The results should
be smooth. BTW, you can use Sound Forge XP-4 to return the pitches
of the sound to normal...