Create Slow Motion WIth A Timer?

I had asked in another forum if it was possible to have 2
different FPS's in a movie. And the answer was no. What i wanted to
do was have some slow motion parts in my movie. The same person who
answered said that it is possible with a timer. I have never used a
timer. And all the research i do on it comes up with Countdown
timers, and clocks, everything but what i would assume i need. Can
anyone help or clarify this for me?
I am making a sprite movie ( i know learn how to draw). I
think there fun. And mine are a bit more creative than most as far
as story and things in it. But there are some parts of the action
that i would like to slow down.
Let me know if you need anymore info.
Thanks.

I think WOWZA (
http://www.wowzamedia.com/)
has examples of it running
from their server. Not sure if the demo is online, but it
comes with the
server install. Developer versions are free. Maybe it'll give
you an
idea how.
Manno
eLearningDeveloper wrote:
> seeking clarification - it appears there is no such
thing as slow motion with
> FLV, though it can be sort-of emulated using a timer. Is
this correct?
>
> Looking at the AS3 specfication for netstream seek(),
and the discussion of
> so-called I-frames and P-frames, it would appear that,
with the correct
> settings on the server (EnhancedSeek), and video of a
certain quality (I-frames
> every 10 frames, with a high fps rate in the FLV) an
actual real slow motion
> could be attained.
>
> Are there any experts who know?
>

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As you can see in each of the images above, when the QT player software recognizes my 720p120 GoPro video file and automatically displays a secondary playback control bar below the standard controller. This controller allows a user to set "in" and "out" points for slow motion playback. In the case of the sample above, the movie begins playback at 120 fps, plays the middle segment at 30 fps, and then switches back to 120 fps for the final video segment. Thus, these players can be used to preview slow motion editing potential. By adjusting the position of the "in" and "out" markers, a user can play all, some, or none of the video clip play in slow motion. Such previews can even be shared as "proofs" with other Yosemite/IOS iCloud users but since they contain the original source data scripted with slow motion playback data/instructions, they are frequently too large for emailing as simple attachments to anyone else.
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Use high frame rate recording modes if you think there is even a remote possibility that you will be creating slow motion clips/segments from your recorded content AND you have sufficient storage media AND battery life to handle the project at hand.
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