Rick's Slow Motion Video Page

RICK'S SLOW MOTION VIDEO PAGE
This page appeared first on: 02/01/2009 last update: 1/04/2025 (updated links)
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Near the end of 2008, I got a new camera, a Casio EX-FH20. One of the features I liked about this camera was the ability to shoot high-speed video. Normal video (at least
right now) is shot at about 30 frames per second (FPS). This camera can shoot normal video, and can also shoot video at 210, 420, and 1000 FPS. One minor drawback
is that with each high-speed incremental rise, the resolution of the video drops. Normal 30 FPS video is 640 x 480 pixel resolution. Then, 210 FPS is 480 x 360; 420 FPS
is 224 x 168; and 1000 FPS is 224 x 56. See the images below for a size comparison.
NOTE--01/06/2025-- High-speed (or slow-motion) videography has improved since I started this page, and I have too many of such videos to link them here. Meanwhile,
most of the video clips linked here are already linked on my other pages--and those links are current. Navigate back to my main page (linked above) to see all the videos
in proper context. Since I first started this page, other cameras have become available. So far, none of them-at least among those I can afford-have offered the length of time capture at
high frame rate as the Casio--which is no longer available. The newer cameras offer even faster frame capture rates at larger frame size, but with a short capture interval (for example,
2 seconds at 480 fps for the Sony DSCRSX10 IV). If I remember correctly, the Casio allowed for capture at 210fps until the memory ran out. This explains why I was able to catch such
long videos at high speed. I usually note the frame capture rates in the title caption of the edited video.

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640 x 480 image

480 x 360 image 224 x 168 image 224 x 56 image
While it may seem a bit disappointing about the video size, the camera is relatively inexpensive, and it is possible to slightly enlarge the frame size of the video through various software.
While the quality probably wouldn't transfer well to a DVD, it is good enough to demonstrate on a web page--like this one. From what I understand, even though the video is shot at those
frame rates, they are saved and played back at the standard 30 fps. That means that time is stretched by the clips. So-- action shot over one second's time at 30fps will take 1 second to
play back at 30fps. But shot at 210fps it will take 7 seconds to play back at 30fps-- 1 second shot at 420fps will take 14 seconds to play back at 30fps--and 1 second shot at 1000fps will
take 33.3 seconds to play back at 30fps. (If my math is wrong, will someone please let me know?) So, I edit the slow-motion clips by removing sections between interesting changes. I'll
usually use a "fade" to show that time has passed that is not shown in that clip (actually, I do that in most clips, regardless of the capture framerate).
Since a lot of the clips I'm shooting are somewhat experimental, some of them don't fit in with material on my other pages. Links to them will appear here, as well as some images showing
the subjects of those videos. Some of them may show up on youtube.com, also (Just search the videos for "rickubis").
Note: 01/06/2025--since I first started this page, other cameras have become available. So far, none of them-at least among those I can afford-have offered the length of time capture at
high frame rate as the Casio--which is no longer available. The newer cameras offer even faster frame capture rates at larger frame size. At all times I try to note the edited video with
the frame capture rates. There are many other examples of high-speed (or slow motion) video throughout my website.
My links are below:

mousetrap (pictures above)         wmv 2.7mb
      11/23/2008
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   corn snake tongue wmv 6.5mb     white ibis takeoff wmv 4.0mb osprey flyby wmv 8.5mb       honeybees 210fps wmv 2.6mb
      11/23/2008                              11/30/2008                                11/30/2008                              12/07/2008

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honeybees 420 wmv 2.8mb    buddha catches ball wmv 3.5mb    buddha with copter wmv 12.0mb    cormorant takes off 210fps wmv 4.6mb
      12/07/2008     12/07/2008    12/07/2008           cormorant takes off 210fps wmv
         12/21/2008

    jacobs ladder experiment 1 wmv 4.7mb jacobs ladder experiment 2 wmv 18.5mb    bullfrog leap 1 wmv 1.6mb    bittern hunting wmv 5.0mb
       01/14/2009    01/17/2009--01/18/2009         01/04/2009                    01/25/2009

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler hovering wmv 3.5mb    Rick and a Caracara wmv 11.2mb       Anhinga landing treetop wmv 13.5mb           Anhinga with fish mp4
       01/25/2009                                                    02/08/2009                                   02/23/2009                                03/08/2009

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Alligator Tearing Nutria mp4 Tricolor Heron Hunting mp4 94mb Squirrel Tree Frog Climbing wmv 20.9mb Green Anole Tearing Katydid wmv 28mb
03/09/2009 03/29/2009 04/05/2009 05/10/2009

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Alligator Bellowing mp4 Canine Joy at the Dog Park mp4       Cicada Killer at 210 fps wmv 7.6mb Cicada Killer on my hand (slomo at end)wmv 9.3mb
   05/17/2009          06/01/2009                 05/31/2009                                06/14/2009
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Cicada Killers at 420 fps pt1 wmv 19.8mb    C icada Killers at 420 fps pt2 wmv 9.0mb    3 Lightning Bolts 1000 fps & slowed 5.1mb Least Grebe Trying to Eat 210 fps wmv 11.8mb
              06/07/2009       06/14/2009               06/25/2009 (broken)       07/26/2009

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Hummingbird at 210 & 420 fps 11.6mb Baby Rat Snake Chomps Rick @ 30,210,420fps 10.9mb
08/16/2009 08/16/2009

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Hummingbird 09/09/09 30&210fps 12.1mb- -Green Darner Hovering 9.4mb    Pied-Billed Grebes Running on Water 10.7mb
   09/09/2009                       10/19/2009                           10/25/2009

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    Least Grebes Underwater 18.8mb    Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Foraging 14.0mb Vermillion Flycatcher Foraging 5.0mb Great Blue Heron with Siren 26mb
Least Grebe Dives and Surfaces fps 18.7mb    12/20/2009                                          01/10/2010                  01/10/2010

12/20/2009

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Rick With a Caracara 18.5mb       E.T.; Great Horned Owl Flies 2.9mb       Birds Slowed in Time (30min)    Buddha the Pup Playing 19.7mb
      02/14/2010          02/14/2010             02/26/2010       03/06/2010

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Double-Crested Cormorant with fish 40mb Red-Shouldered Hawk w/Purple Gallinule Yellow_Crowned Night Heron and Crawfish----Cicada Killer and Cicada 5.0mb
03/21/2010 05/24/2010 05/30/2010 06/13/20101

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Burdened Cicada Killer hovers 10.0mb Grackles Hunting Crawfish 43.6mb Anoles Jumping Anole Toe Curling 11.2mb
06/27/2010 07/04/2010 8/12/2010 10/05/2010

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Alligators with deer carcass 82mb Anole toe curling again 3 Otters at BBSP 62mb Anhinga diving
10/10/2010 10/17/2010 11/21/2010 01/09/2011

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Anhinga with fish pt 1 Anhinga with fish pt 2 Anhinga climbing Rick Stick Form 26.3mb
03/06/2011 03/06/2011 05/15/2011 05/28/2011

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   Rick Sword Form 21.5mb    Rick Spear Form 42.7mb       Alligator with gar fish 30mb        Rattlesnake w/ chipmunk pt1 13.8mb
      Rattlesnake w/chipmunk pt2 8mb
   05/28/2011       06/06/2011          08/28/2011     09/25/2011

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3 more Otters at BBSP Bald Eagles and nest Alligators and Vultures 1 43.2mb Alligator and Vultures 2 49mb
11/27/2011 01/28/2012 01/22/2012 01/22/2012

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   Vultures bathing at BBSP          Black Crowned Night Heron 62mb    Anhinga surfacing 6.8mb        Green Heron w/ bowfin
        02/19/2012          04/15/2012    04/22/2012             04/23/2012

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Anhinga Climbing Tree Dropped Slinky 1000fps 12.7mb Airgun Display at HMNS Alligator Chewing Alligator
05/15/2012 07/19/2012 01/12/2013 06/16/2013

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Piper at the dog park More Piper at the dog park Mother's Day Gators Piper catching balls
11/03/2013 11/28/2013 05/11/2014 06/05/2014

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Piper at Danny Jackson Piper Running Again Piper fetching inside Wilson's Snipe arguing
06/07/2014 08/02/2014 09/12/2014 11/19/2014

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Pelican Taking off from water. Slow Motion Alligator Gar Pelicans diving Bullfrog Attacking Prey
02/21/2015 05/24/2015 07/04/2015 08/09/2015

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Pelicans diving Pelicans and jumping fish Mysterious Fish_gar_bowfin_pleco Egrets Catching Dragonflies
08/13/2015 08/13/2015 10/11/2015 11/08/2015

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Tricolor Heron Hunting Piper at Danny Jackson Piper jumping to catch Blowgun darts in flight
03/06/2016 03/26/2016 09/23/2016 10/03/2016

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Yellowjackets on nest Mexican Twig Ant Cormorants Taking off from water Piper and toy helicopter
10/16/2016 11/06/2016 11/26/2016 12/07/2016

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Blue grey Gnatcatchers flying Cormorants Catching Plecostomus Bullfrogs_calling Grackles Catching Fish
01/08/2017 04/12/2017 05/07/2017 06/10/2017

Besides making these things, I've done a number nature videos. If you're curious about nature then go on to see my videos about it at: Rick's Nature Films.
BEFORE I made the documentaries, sometime between 1999/2000 (and then sometime in 2007), I did a series of experiments with video. Some video clips and movie shorts resulted from these
experiments. They are pretty strange, and I made them to help get my mind off of some of the changes my life was going through. They made me laugh (uh, oh), and maybe they'll make you laugh too.
If you're curious (remember, they are STRANGE) then go on to see the weirdness at:Rickubis Productions.

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by professional artists...royalty-free, then click the image and head out to:
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