How can I get smooth slow-motion water splash when editing 60fps to 24fps?

[GregoryCJ]

I’ve been trying to get a smooth, slow-motion effect on a shot of water splashing, but it keeps looking choppy no matter what I do. I shot it at 60fps and my sequence is 24fps, so I know the frame blending should be handled, but it just doesn’t have that fluid, dreamy quality I see in other edits.

[Charles.H]

I get that dreamy slow‑mo vibe too. I filmed a fountain at 120fps and tried to land it on a 24fps timeline, but it still looked choppy and staccato in the midtones.

[Andrew31]

Could be the shutter angle or the way your editor samples motion. Even with the frame rates lined up, some shots just don’t bloom right.

[Matthew_G]

I once added velocity blur in post and ended up with halos around droplets. It looked slick in some frames and muddy in others, so I dropped it.

[GeorgeDL]

I’ve changed things up at the shoot: a bit more distance, softer light, less contrast, and the effect softened a touch but never the dreamy quality.

[Mark.H]

Part of me wonders if the water itself is the problem; tiny droplets have their own micro-motions and when you stretch that out the eye notices every little tick.

[LunaQJ]

Another time I relied on auto exposure and the tone shifted as it played, which killed the smoothness. Even small exposure changes can feel off when you slow things down.

[Scarlett65]

Quick question: are you sure the timeline’s actual playback is really at 24fps in your software? I ran into a mismatch once and it wrecked the motion even when everything else was right.