Compare SpeedRamP Motion Effects

SpeedRamP can ramp speeds up and down directly within the Avid timeline, for a convenient way to get a great effect. However, even at single fixed speeds, SpeedRamP offers better image and motion quality. Compare it to standard Avid motion effects to see for yourself.

First, download and install for a free trial. (SpeedRamP requires Media/Film Composer 10.1, Symphony 3.1, Xpress 4.1, Xpress DV 2.0, or later.)

Video:

  • Find an interlaced clip (shot on video) with fine detail in a static background.
  • Apply a SpeedRamP effect, set it to 50% speed, and use Adaptive De-interlace.
  • Create a standard Avid interpolated motion effect at 50%, and cut it onto the track above.
  • Apply a wipe to see a split-screen between the two. Examine the stationary background detail on a video monitor.

Film in an NTSC project:

  • Find a 3:2 pulldown film clip with fine detail.
  • Apply a SpeedRamP effect, and set it to 31% speed (one of the better speeds for 3:2 film, since it is approximately 30fps/24fps/4, the latter being a whole number.)
  • Set the Input mode to 3:2 pulldown, and press the Other Options button and then the Input Detect button to let SpeedRamP detect the phase. Leave Output mode set to Interlaced.
  • Create a standard Avid interpolated motion effect at 31%, and cut it onto the track above.
  • Apply a wipe to see a split-screen between the two.

Film in a PAL project:

  • Find a 25fps film clip with fine detail.
  • Apply a SpeedRamP effect, and set it to 67% (approximately 2/3) speed.
  • Set the Input mode to Progressive, but leave Output mode set to Interlaced.
  • Create a standard Avid interpolated motion effect at 67%, and cut it onto the track above.
  • Apply a wipe to see a split-screen between the two.

Compare the fine detail on a video monitor. SpeedRamP does not interpolate where it does not have to. No softness, no vertical hopping.

Note the improved smoothness of SpeedRamP motion in film tests. SpeedRamP does not double-repeat the original redundant fields or force frame repeats.

Compare with Avid's "VTR-Style", which gives vertical jitter.
Compare with Avid's "Both" or "Duplicated", which give jerky motion.

SpeedRamP gives you more motion effects power, with better image and motion quality.