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tom95521 started following My next computer monitor , First impressions about PTE Video Optimizer , More Blur Options and 4 others
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First impressions about PTE Video Optimizer
tom95521 replied to Igor's topic in PTE Video Optimizer (Beta)
Hi Igor, I have been testing it on my Mac mini and it works well. A few of my video stabilization tests. I think objects near moving water are difficult to stabilize and movement of bicycles during road construction. I will continue to test on my Mac. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3fALeAR4PXyvtVcaZhsp87LWUpZG7vX Thanks, Tom -
We have gaussian, bokeh, and directional blur. Maybe in the future additional blur options like zoom blur, radial blur, and tilt-shift blur could be added. Tilt-shift can be simulated with a feather mask but it would be easier if it was a blur option. Thanks, Tom
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Topaz Video AI is also slow on my M2. Maybe it requires a faster NPU with higher TOPS. DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro are fast compared to Topaz. I think FCP and DVR are both very good for slow motion. I'm testing Blackmagic Camera on my Pixel 7 phone. Tom
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Hi Mark, After more testing I think DaVinci Resolve Optical Flow retime process with Speed Warp AI motion estimation is just as good as Final Cut Pro and Topaz Video AI. I am running Topaz Video AI on a M2 Mac mini with 16 GB RAM. Speed Warp is only in the studio version which is a one time lifetime purchase of $295 USD with free upgrades. Great software. I also tried a demo of Twixtor in Final Cut Pro but I don't think it's worth the price. Tom
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There is also a free video slow motion converter Flowframes that works great. https://github.com/n00mkrad/flowframes
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Updated version including Premiere Pro and Topaz Video AI. Fast moving dynamic water is difficult to convert to slow motion. I think PTE and iMovie use frame duplication (3 extra frames for .25x) while the others use frame blending or optical flow. Final Cut Pro was faster than Topaz Video AI and my subjective opinion is that they were nearly identical. Thanks, Tom
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Hi Jill, After reading your message I ran a quick test. I assumed it would be the same as iMovie but I think PTE looks slightly better. Neither have frame interpolation option like the others. I have access to Topaz Video AI and Premiere Pro so I will try to do a more detailed comparison and post again. Thanks, Tom
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Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming a standard feature in personal computers. The new silicon chips have neural processing units (NPU) that can perform 50 trillion of operations per second (TOPS). AI can be used for many things in multimedia including image generation, sharpening, video stabilization, motion tracking, audio adjustments, slow motion, ... Here is a short example of slow motion. VideoProc and Final Cut Pro are using AI for frame interpolation. I think DaVinci Resolve has optical flow but not AI (maybe in the new version 19). The bubbles close to the far bank are not smooth in DaVinci Resolve or it would come it second place. Tom
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Hi Mark, When I use one of my videos from your menu it opens the video file but does not autoplay. If you wanted that I would probably create a .pteav file of the video so it auto plays. Also when I click on a .pteav file in finder it always plays the file without having to open it. On the Mac If you right click on the file and select "Open With" it should have PTE AV Player as the default program (you can change it in Finder using "Get Info") . Maybe you have multiple versions of PTE installed and the Mac is using the wrong version. I don't have an app like Parallels virtualization so I can't check running Windows .exe files. Tom Mac mini M2 16GB Sonoma 14.2.1 PTE 11.0.12
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This might be useful in slideshows to animate images. From https://lumiere-video.github.io Tom
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Computers are getting so powerful it's hard to keep up with the new capabilities. I am amazed how realistic computer generated water looks. Tom
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Hum a few notes and then AI will add the instruments. https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/transforming-the-future-of-music-creation/ Tom
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If I ever have an extra 2 billion dollars this is my dream monitor. I'm sure PTE shows would look great on this device. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_(venue) Tom
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Hi Rosy, It looks like all new cameras will be using usb-c in the EU countries. https://petapixel.com/2023/10/31/eu-common-charger-law-may-be-final-nail-in-coffin-for-dslrs/ Tom
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Hi Igor, On the Mac in iMovie the reverse option is under speed control. The change is immediate in the preview window even viewing full screen. Maybe it is a Mac only API. Transcoding would be fine if it is not too hard to implement. Thanks, Tom