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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Roberta says
I like the 12 and I enjoy your recipes. Thanks1
Pamela Schramek says
12 for me is perfect. Love your recipes!
Rita says
12 FPS, which gives me time to read the description. 24 FPS makes me hyperventilate.
Debbie says
I prefer 12 FPS. I think it's easier to fast forward if you want to skip something than to constantly be backing up to view something that's going by too quickl.
Razzy 7 says
Definitely 24 fps. Why? Because your written instructions for recipes are excellent and include lots of detail for making that recipe. If there's any question, one can look at a quick video review at 24 fps. However, I I suspect most of us who will make your recipes, just need to have the written recipe and instructions for making it. In this day and age when we're all so busy, I suspect most of us don't learn to make a recipe by watching a video. It just takes too much time. For that rare time when there's a question, we might watch a quick video.
Kevin Hillman says
Agree. 24 is best!
Barbara Bell in Alaska says
Hi Mike - I have enjoyed many of your recipes - most recently the beef short ribs in the pressure cooker. Thank you.
I vote for the faster framed video. 24. You do a nice job of putting the written subtitles down for a sufficient time while also speeding through the video piece. Overall either one is great but I prefer the faster version.
Jim DiCenzo says
12FPS is my preference. 24 seems too fast
I recently purchased an Insta Pot and have used a few of your recipes, being a dad that cooks dinner
Mike says
Is 18 an option to split the difference? 🙂 I prefer the 12. It is only an extra minute of my life, I can spare that to make sure I get the nuances right.
Aaron Friedman says
24.
Howard says
What a trade off. I like the speed of 12fps but it definitely takes longer to watch. Nevertheless I like the 12