UPSB v3

Presentation / Spinning Effect

  1. RifleCow
    Date: Wed, Sep 12 2007 00:39:01

    Presentation board feels a little empty so....

    Whats your favorite spinning effect?

    Is an effect created by an insert or just the natural pen better?

  2. P0T4T0
    Date: Wed, Sep 12 2007 01:41:48

    I think that how u spin it, and color combination

    for example, red and blue looks better than dark green and pink.

  3. K4S
    Date: Wed, Sep 12 2007 02:21:46

    Favorite effect is an LED mod in the dark...but spinning in the dark is kind of tricky. Next up is the effect you get with a black/white striped cap.

  4. Sfsr
    Date: Fri, Sep 14 2007 20:47:04

    The thwirling of the comssa caps, late in the evening, outside, when the light is fading <3

  5. ZaX
    Date: Fri, Sep 14 2007 21:11:14

    On my ext. namae are Anyball grips. . 4 stripes skyblue, 1 stripe black, 3 stripes orange, 1 stripe black if you spin it with a black backround. . it's soo awesome

    <3 orange/teal

  6. Mats
    Date: Fri, Sep 14 2007 22:04:38

    Spinning in front of a computer monitor has a wicked effect. Natural pen or insert, both are a matter of personal preferance to me, it's the tricks that count.

  7. Merkuury
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 12:48:27

    Black pen with white background is so wicked.

  8. toast
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 14:17:52

    agreed^

    and try not to have stark white over a pure black background. the FPS tends to decrease.

  9. Eso
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 14:48:14

    I try to use dark colors against a lighter background. It's somewhat easier on the eyes, but I avoid having pure white backgrounds. Too much light will "blind" the camera and makes it hard to focus on the spinning. So on that note, I like to use a pale yellow towel or an off-white towel so that it's easier on the eyes.

    As for spinning effect, I don't spin Comssas, so I mostly rely on the insert and grip colors.

  10. Webo Splash
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 17:08:56

    My favorite would probably be a black pen, followed by a real bright color like blue or yellow. The effect is super noticable and I happen to spin better with nice combinations haha.

  11. Sfsr
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 17:12:54

    Has anyone got a video of a black pen/a pen with black caps and white body against a clear, shiny, all white background?

  12. Le0n
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 20:19:16

    the Stroboscope-effect when you spin in front of your TV in the evening ^^ looks cool

  13. UnEmploymentDude
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 21:02:01

    If it leaves a trail, its cool.

  14. wtE
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 21:27:36

    are u talking about movie making or just for the eyes in rl?

  15. K4S
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 22:02:58

    Whatever effect you can see with your own eyes it will look even better on a video since the fps in videos is usually 15-30fps. However if you start recording at say 60fps then you will see on video what you see with your eyes. Which brings up another issue...what fps is it best to record at to get maximum spinning effect while still keeping the video looking decent enough that people can actually see what you're doing.

  16. UnEmploymentDude
    Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 23:18:20

    29.5 FPS
    Any slowwer and its choppy. For me I never liked High speed cameras, they look,... to smooth. Doesnt look real.

  17. Stalky
    Date: Wed, Sep 19 2007 20:25:40

    The shutter is of great importance, too, if the time is too high most of the pen (especially the end of course) will be almost invisible because of motion blur, if the time is too low you will see frozen images without any visible movement, the pen will jump around making it more difficult to follow. The best time depends on the spinning-speed, it's best if the pen has a small trail so that you can see the dynamic.

  18. CPC
    Date: Wed, Sep 19 2007 20:35:19

    An all white pen has a nice effect espcially with a couple black grips on each end.