Answers.Body: <p>I would invite you to experiment a bit and to answer your question yourself.</p>
  
  <p>But yes, I can think in several cases where you should shot at higher framerate where this motion blur is actually a problem.</p>
  
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  <li><p>The first case is the one you describe. The camera shake will produce blur on directions we do not want.</p></li>
  <li><p>Another case is time-lapse. You can have objects moving in different directions and different rates. Some programs process the images to produce different artificial blurs, so you could experiment on different shutter speeds-lapse ratios. If you want a cartoonish look you can simply shot at a fast velocity, for example, to give you a stop motion effect.</p></li>
  <li><p>When you are shooting on a green screen to be composited later. A blur on a green screen is a pain to remove. Shooting at a higher speed will produce sharper edges on moving parts that will be easier to extract.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>It is always easier to add blur than to remove it.</p>
  
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  <p>In my opinion, the best practices are the ones works for you.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I usually record in 24 fps or 30fps using the 180 degree shutter rule for smooth motion blur.</p>
  
  <p>On a recent trip I was recording hand-held footage of landscapes in high wind, which resulted in quite a lot of camera sway. I found that Resolve did a good job of stabilising the footage, but the resulting clips looked quite soft because of the motion blur left-over from the camera movement.</p>
  
  <p>This left me thinking: if the main source of movement is likely to be camera shake (that will be stabilised in post) rather than motion of the subject, would results be dramatically improved with a faster shutter speed?</p>
  
  <p>Are there accepted best practices on this?</p>
  
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Title: Breaking the 180 degree shutter rule when stabilising footage
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ThreadText: # Breaking the 180 degree shutter rule when stabilising footage
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-19)
  
  I usually record in 24 fps or 30fps using the 180 degree shutter rule for smooth motion blur.
  
  On a recent trip I was recording hand-held footage of landscapes in high wind, which resulted in quite a lot of camera sway. I found that Resolve did a good job of stabilising the footage, but the resulting clips looked quite soft because of the motion blur left-over from the camera movement.
  
  This left me thinking: if the main source of movement is likely to be camera shake (that will be stabilised in post) rather than motion of the subject, would results be dramatically improved with a faster shutter speed?
  
  Are there accepted best practices on this?
  
  **Tags:** stabilisation, shutter
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Nice question...  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  I would invite you to experiment a bit and to answer your question yourself.
  
  But yes, I can think in several cases where you should shot at higher framerate where this motion blur is actually a problem.
  
  * The first case is the one you describe. The camera shake will produce blur on directions we do not want.
  * Another case is time-lapse. You can have objects moving in different directions and different rates. Some programs process the images to produce different artificial blurs, so you could experiment on different shutter speeds-lapse ratios. If you want a cartoonish look you can simply shot at a fast velocity, for example, to give you a stop motion effect.
  * When you are shooting on a green screen to be composited later. A blur on a green screen is a pain to remove. Shooting at a higher speed will produce sharper edges on moving parts that will be easier to extract.
  
  It is always easier to add blur than to remove it.
  
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  In my opinion, the best practices are the ones works for you.
  
  
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