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Constant lights vs strobes

There are tons of different possibilities to set up your lights for your bullet-time shots. Here's an overview of the differences between using constant or strobe lights.

Constant lights

This is the best option if:

You want to have the same visual for the user experience and the end result
You're doing interval or jump-and-freeze triggering
Your cameras are in perfect conditions and are triggering with great accuracy

Some examples:

3x Neweer LED 480: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv-e_MJgMkc/
3x Voyager: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjyZsNgK3_/
9x Unicolor: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwzmufmg5K8/
Stage lights: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZUxb-5HuxP/
Custom made LED strips: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbN3VRrH7Gi/

Tips:

Make sure that your constant lights are not flickering. Otherwise, you'll see flickering and trigger glitches
Try to match your white balance with your lights for greater colors

Strobes (flash, popup flash)

This is the best option if:

You need the best accuracy to freeze your subject
You're on a budget (you can get away with a single popup flash on one of the cameras
Your cameras are getting old (lazy shutter) and you start to see trigger glitches when using constant lights

Some examples:

Popup flash on the first and the last cameras: https://www.instagram.com/p/BucrOIBgiIM/
Two Canon 600ex speedlights: https://www.instagram.com/p/BytXM--DlK9/
Two Profoto D1 1000w: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvE2H8tjGbM/
Four Profoto D1 1000w: https://www.instagram.com/p/Btv3DJeDRem/

Tips:

Always shoot with a shutter speed of 1/60s when using strobes