Capturing video and converting to slow motion

[TNSoftballMom]

Let me preface this by saying I'm no technical expert...but I know a lot of you are and I was hoping to take advantage of some of that expertise.

I would like to be able to take video, either that I shoot or that I capture off the net, and convert it to slow motion so I can look at my daughter's swings and pitching motion. I've been told that there are programs that will do this, maybe even some that don't cost an arm and a leg. I'm really looking for something very user friendly.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

SueC

 

[redhotcoach]

If you use your smartphone.....swing reader and right view pro apps are just a few dollars.

 

[TNSoftballMom]

I realize that. Unforunately I can't zoom with my iPhone. Also, some of the parents provide me video clips of my daughter pitching in games but I would like to be able to slow it down to look at it in detail.

 

[gophert]

I use this free software to analyze videos on the computer. It works great. I also use coaches eye app on android, but it is also available on iphone. Hope this helps.

Downloads | Kinovea

 

[redhotcoach]

I realize that. Unforunately I can't zoom with my iPhone. Also, some of the parents provide me video clips of my daughter pitching in games but I would like to be able to slow it down to look at it in detail.

I can zoom and I can transfer emailed videos on the right view pro app.

 

[CoachScott]

I also use Kinovea. It's FREE! Can read several different video formats, allows you edit and illustrate on the video. You can watch 2 videos side by side and control together or separately. Oh also did I mention that it's free!

Works for cheapskates like me, lol

A more important question may be what camera to use. Want to have a high frame rate, at least 60fps, as I gather from most on here. I've used my phone camera so far (30 fps) it's ok but not ideal. I haven't found that free camera yet, lol.

 

[rdbass]

Thumbs up to Kinovea.Free can slow video down, make lines circles all that good stuff.

 

[LeftiesDad]

A more important question may be what camera to use. Want to have a high frame rate, at least 60fps, as I gather from most on here. I've used my phone camera so far (30 fps) it's ok but not ideal. I haven't found that free camera yet, lol.

Frame rate is good but shutter speed and light are actually more important. Even at 30 fps if you get a very high shutter speed you will get less blur than at 60fps with a slow shutter.

 

[CoachScott]

LeftiesDad I agree with you those are also very important and prevent blur. The best would be to cover all those aspects.

I do like higher frame rates as the arm swings for pitching and bat speeds from swing get so quick I might miss a part that a higher frame rate would have caught.

I guess it would come down to what works best for you or how much camera you can afford.

 

[Daddy O]

Quicktime for quick and easy frame by frame viewing. Kinovea for good side by side comparisons of 2 swings. Another thing I really like about Kinovea is you can take video and make a picture of one frame. Works alot better to get a picture at or close to contact than trying to time it just right. And as others said, it is free