© proDAD GmbH Welcome to proDAD ReSpeedr ! We hope you enjoy working with proDAD ReSpeedr and that you achieve good results! (c) proDAD GmbH Autor: Uwe Wenz 1
© proDAD GmbH Content Welcome 3 General information 3 Copyright / legal information 3 What is ReSpeedr? 4 Installation and registration 5 Help function 5 ReSpeedr in detail 6 Using ReSpeedr for the first time, User Interface and Activation 6 Workshop - ReSpeedr - Speed control for slow motion/time lapse - Stabilizing 7 Tips & settings 11 Range selection - Work area - Trimming range 11 Information - Source Media - Target Media 12 Speed Control Options - Speed & Setting the Duration 13 Sub-Frame Mode 14 Disp
© proDAD GmbH Welcome Welcome to proDAD ReSpeedr ! We hope you enjoy working with proDAD ReSpeedr and that you achieve good results! General information Copyright / legal information Copyright proDAD GmbH. All rights reserved. Licensing Conditions Please read these licensing conditions carefully before installing the software. Licensing agreement When setup starts, a licensing agreement is shown, which you should read carefully.
© proDAD GmbH purchase. This guarantee becomes void if a malfunction of this product is due to improper use, mistreatment, an accident or improper handling. proDAD GmbH, its sales partners and licensees, shall not be held liable for damages or subsequent damages arising from the impossible usage of this product. Liability is limited in all cases to the purchase price of the product. Documentation The greatest of care has been taken in compiling and translating the handbook.
© proDAD GmbH Installation and registration Double-click the Setup-file to start the Installation. By carrying out the installation you agree with the legal conditions and the licence terms. If you have purchased ReSpeedr as a download version, the Program archive will be unpacked before the installation starts. Then select a directory in which you would like to install ReSpeedr. Now follow the installation instructions.
© proDAD GmbH ReSpeedr in detail Using ReSpeedr for the first time, User Interface and Activation You can start ReSpeedr via Shortcut on your desktop or via Start/Program/proDAD/ReSpeedr. When you start ReSpeedr for the first time, you will be asked to enter a Code (Serial Number) to activate the program. In case that you purchased the download version, enter the Code which you received along with the download instructions email.
© proDAD GmbH Demo version is activated until you enter the serial number. By entering the serial number you obtain the licence that converts it into the full version. ReSpeedr starts with the Start Register activated. Workshop - ReSpeedr - Speed control for slow motion/time lapse - Stabilizing You recorded a video mounted on a bike with an action cam. The video should now be changed in speed, you can implement this by using proDAD ReSpeedr. First import a video via the import function Import Media...
© proDAD GmbH Two options are now available to perform speed settings in ReSpeedr. 1. by selecting a default setting (from 1% to 500%) in the speed menu for slow motion or time lapse. 2. by defining a new target runtime in the Duration menu. 3. or by selecting a speed change directly in the displayed progress bar under the timeline, which is now used for clarification. The gray 1 represents the original speed of the imported video. a.
© proDAD GmbH A time lapse of +3 is set for the example. In the green work area, the selected speed change, currently +3 (3 times faster) is displayed. According to standard, the calculation method Automatic (illustrated by the small circles in the timeline) is selected. It is recommended to view the speed change (time lapse) in the program preview or in an external preview (by clicking on the option play back preview in an external player, on the right above the timeline).
© proDAD GmbH directly occurs, define a 2. work area (green) in the timeline. First, the red timeline cursor is moved to the desired position in the timeline, then a click on the option Set work-area start-point on current time defines the new start point. Then the red timeline cursor is moved to the position in the timeline, where the work area or the slow motion should end. A click on the option Set work-area end-point on current time defines the end point. A slow motion of -9 is set for the example.
© proDAD GmbH If your video now has become blurry (by filming freehand) during recording, you can stabilize it in ReSpeedr. Furthermore, the Rolling-Shutter Compensation is also available. A simple mouse click on the Stabilize Video Tips & settings Range selection - Work area - Trimming range In ReSpeedr you can define a trimming range (starting point/ending point), that is the area marked in blue in the timeline, it will be created later at the video export.
© proDAD GmbH successful in the video, which can proceed successively. In the figure, work areas with a slow-motion of 50 times (illustrated in red), time-lapse of 11 times (illustrated in blue) and an additional 4 times slow motion (illustrated in green) were added. For more information, see the lesson speed processing and in the workshop.
© proDAD GmbH The selection Use of original frame-rate uses the frame rate of the original video (source video). For Use of standard frame-rates, standard is set, detailed settings are not possible. When selecting Use of custom frame-rate, the frame rate can be manually adjusted. The duration or the speed of the video will not be changed. Speed Control Options - Speed & Setting the Duration You define the speed in the video between 1% and 500% in the area Speed.
© proDAD GmbH (currently shown in green) by a click and an entry of the new time. By using Apply, your are accepting the new Target Duration. Sub-Frame Mode In the area Sub-Frame Mode, 3 different calculation methods are available. 1. Calculation method is automatically selected between fast and high quality: This method automatically selects between fast and high quality (Optical Flow). We recommend to first work with this standard setting.
© proDAD GmbH The respective selected method is displayed in the work area of the timeline. Also note the quality settings for the display of the video at a changed speed in the program preview. Display Options - Still Frame Quality & Playback Quality In the display area, you define the Still Frame Quality (1.) and the Playback Quality (2.) for the playback in the program preview. 1.
© proDAD GmbH reduced quality is now only used during the playback; after stopping the playback, the settings are further used for the Still Frame Quality. a. For the Screen-Display Precision: Here are 2 settings available (Good and Best quality for the video display in the program preview). Best quality (2 stars) also means more processing effort. b. For the optical flow (only available after the activation): The quality setting for the processing mode Optical Flow is possible here.
© proDAD GmbH After completing the pass of the video analysis, the option of checking the stabilized video exists in the program preview. Note: You can stabilize the complete video or define your own trimming range in the timeline. Only this selected video segment is then stabilized. ReSpeedr also offers the Rolling-Shutter Compensation. The Rolling-Shutter Compensation may reduce available distortions or wobbling effects (appearances such as "jelly") in the video.
© proDAD GmbH moving camera (e.g. from a car), strong distortion of the entire image may result, severely impairing the quality of the footage. The image may acquire a parallelogram form compared with the subject's true shape, but it may also be squashed or stretched. Common rolling shutter effects are: • • • Jello effect Skew, geometric distortion occurring in pan shots Wobble (similar to heat shimmer) Sample videos: 1. Minicam-wobble.wmv and on www.prodad.com.
© proDAD GmbH You can then select the exported video directly from ReSpeedr and play it using the media player. Note: After exporting several videos, these will also be available for playback via the media player. Export into a Video file ReSpeedr exports in the MPEG4 and MOV format. Change to the Export Optimized Media register. Mark the option Export Files into another Directory then the option to define your own export path exists. Click on the marked arrow and the dialog Search directory opens.
© proDAD GmbH 1. For the Screen-Display Precision: Here are 2 settings available (Good and best quality for the video display on the monitor). The Best quality (2 stars) setting also means more processing effort. 2. For the Optical Flow: Furthermore, the quality setting for the processing mode Optical Flow is possible here. 5 different qualities are available here. More stars mean a higher quality in the speed change in the video; however, this requires a higher processing effort when exporting the video.
© proDAD GmbH © proDAD GmbH www.prodad.
