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Blender FreeFrame Plugin (c)2007 Alex May
Do you want to play your video clips back at super slow frames-per-second but don't like the jerkiness between frames? Me too! So here's a blender that will smooth out the transitions between frames. Slow is good.
Basic Operation
The basic mode is a simple routine that just blends from one frame to the next. It is best suited to video where movement is quite minimal.
Advanced Operation
The basic mode is ok, but it can feel like its moving in and out of focus so I introduced the advanced mode to address this issue.
Rather than blending between two frames, advanced mode blends between three and really smooths out the transitions. It's still not perfect in all circumstances, but it does a pretty good job on the whole.
There is also an added feature of advanced mode where you can set the blending algorithm to be used. Some will be more useful than others:
0 - 50/50, the default
1 - Multiply
2 - Screen
3 - Darken
4 - Lighten
5 - Difference
6 - Negation
7 - Exclusion
8 - Overlay
Notes
- The basic mode needs two frames (three for advanced) before it gets going. There's not a lot I can do about that for the moment.
- Because I'm currently using VS2005, the DLL requires MSVCRT80 installed properly, and will complain if it can't find it. If you have this problem, you will need to install this:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200B2FD9-AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en∞
- Please note this is the Visual Studio 2005 SP1 run-times. If you installed an older version (as with my previous plugins) you may need to upgrade with the above link. It's a pain, I know...
- Also, I've compiled this plugin with the Intel compiler so I don't know if that will affect anyone - we shall see... :)
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