How much can I slow down a 60 fps clip?

On a 30 fps timeline, to 50% without repeated or blended frames; on a 24 fps timeline, to 40%. Slower than that, your editor has to invent frames, which can look smeared.

Is a clip labelled slow motion already slowed down?

Usually yes: high-speed footage is often published already conformed to normal playback speed. Check its frame rate and watch the preview.

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Free slow-motion footage: high frame rate clips

Free slow-motion stock video: water, launches, animals and motion shot at high frame rates, with the fps shown so you know how far each clip can be slowed down.

Clips: 19 clips
Sources: from 2 sources
Cleared for commercial use: 5 cleared for commercial use
Editorial use only: 19 editorial-only
Direct downloads: 19 with direct download
Updated: October 28, 2026

Search live for “slow motion”Use it from code or an agent

Picked automatically from a live search of 23 sites and refreshed daily. Hover a clip to preview it; posters and previews load straight from the source, never through this site. Each clip belongs to its creator: check its licence on the source page before you publish.

Time, stretched

Slow motion shows what the eye misses: a splash hanging in the air, exhaust curling off a rocket engine, a bird’s wingbeat. It adds weight to a moment and works as a pause in a fast edit.

Frame rate is everything

Footage for slow motion is shot at a high frame rate, 50, 60, 120 frames per second or far more for scientific high-speed cameras, and played back at a normal rate. The frame rate in each clip’s details tells you how much headroom it has. Some clips here were published already slowed down; others are at their native high frame rate and slow down cleanly in your editor. NASA publishes high-speed footage of launches and tests, and Wikimedia Commons holds slow-motion clips of nature and physics.

Hover any card to see its preview, straight from the source.

Where these come from

Licences

CC BY 3.0: 12
NASA media (public domain in the US): 5
Public domain: 2

CC0 and public domain: commercial use, no credit needed. CC BY and NASA media need a credit line; editorial clips are not for ads. Video licences explained

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From code or an agent

The same search over the REST API:

curl "https://video.shep.bot/v1/search?q=slow+motion&style=slow-motion"

Or give your AI agent the MCP server https://video.shep.bot/mcp and ask for “slow motion”. Setup

Questions

How much can I slow down a 60 fps clip?: On a 30 fps timeline, to 50% without repeated or blended frames; on a 24 fps timeline, to 40%. Slower than that, your editor has to invent frames, which can look smeared.
Is a clip labelled slow motion already slowed down?: Usually yes: high-speed footage is often published already conformed to normal playback speed. Check its frame rate and watch the preview.

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