Mike, I really like your videos and love the time lapse "but" find myself watching them and ½ speed… (Loren D., YouTube commenter)
Reader survey time!
I enjoy shooting time lapse videos. (Regular readers are saying "No kidding" right now.) As a photography geek, they're easy for me to make, because each video starts as a series of pictures. I set the camera up, start the time lapse feature on my camera - one frame per second - and cook the recipe. When I'm done, I stack all the pictures together at 30 frames per second - each second of video is 30 seconds of real time. Then with some minor editing, I'm ready to publish. I can knock one out in an afternoon.
I like the results - the whole recipe is there to see, and the video is done in 90 seconds, quick enough to not get bored, especially during the "sauté the onions" step that always takes longer than I think it should. 1
How fast is too fast?
In the last week, a couple of people left the same comments: they like my time lapse videos…but they're too fast, and they either slow them down, or go back over them multiple times to see what's happening.
Can I ask everyone a favor? Watch the two following videos, and let me know: Which speed do you prefer: 24 frames per second, or 12 frames per second? I re-cut my last time lapse video, Pressure Cooker Ham and Yellow Split Pea Soup. I did it at two speeds. A little slower, 24 frames per second, and a lot slower, 12 frames per second.
Let me know in the comments - 12 or 24 fps? (Or email me, or tweet, or post on my Facebook wall - whatever it takes to get me the feedback.)
If you watch both all the way through, it will only take you 4 minutes and 26 seconds total…they are time lapses, after all. Thank you!
24 Frames Per Second
24fps Ham and Yellow Split Pea Time Lapse [YouTube.com]
12 Frames Per Second
12fps Ham and Yellow Split Pea Time Lapse [YouTube.com]
What do you think?
Like it slower, at 12 FPS? Or speed things up to 24 FPS? Tell me your preference in the comments section below.
Related Posts
My other Pressure Cooker Time Lapse Videos
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Sue says
I prefer the 24 fps. I can easily pause & rewind if needed. The 12 fps is way too slow for me...I really don't need to watch butter melt!
BrianF says
I found your blog a couple weeks ago. I've watched several of your recipe vids and thought "nice; this guy doesn't waste our time." My vote is 30 fps, lol. I like making my meal choices by watching your vid, then print those I want to make. As a side note, I also admire that they are well-lit and beautifully color balanced.
John Bolz says
24 fps is like watching an old Keystone Cops movie. 12 fps please
Melissa says
12 FPS is my preference. I do appreciate all of your effort in producing these videos, Mike, and appreciate your asking about the speed, as well. Truthfully, after watching a few, I'd almost decided to pass on any future ones since they were just too fast for my taste.
Debby says
I prefer 12. I really like (and need!) to absorb your process. 🙂
Louise Samson says
12 FPS. Definitely.
Sorry guys, I like to be able to read and make sure everything Is right.
Merci et bravo, monsieur Vrobel! Thanks for all your experimenting, comment, and love of cooking.
A cook from Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marsh Lukens says
LOVE THE VIDEO'S!!!!!
I vote for 24fps. If we need to, we can pause, rewind & fast forward. Having to watch some of the processes at 12fps DRAGS ON......
Mike, thanks for your awesome videos. Your recipes and great explanations ROCK!
M
Margaret H. Paquette says
For first-timers like me, 12 is best as it provides a sense of how long each step takes. Experienced cooks I suspect just want the facts .... quickly! I think it is easier to speed up the film than trying to stop it repeatedly & needing to back track it. So, 12 is DEFINITELY my vote. And thanks for asking!
Cary Hill says
Mike, in this particular video, 24 is best but there are other videos where you might be trussing a bird or de-boning something where a faster fps would not be as helpful.
Frank Fulmer says
I agree with Cary
Amy M says
I prefer the 24
Dan says
24 - 12fps is kind of boring to watch
Todd says
24 fps looks cleaner to me
Drew Jaeger says
24 is good for me.
Dave says
12 fps for me, Mike.
Ed Blanton says
Oh, sorry I fell asleep during the last one. So I guess my vote is for 24 fps
Mike says
I wish I could fall asleep in under 2:43 🙂