Timelapse
Aug 6, 2017 11:04:17 #
I am interested in doing some timelapse photos. My photo club gave us a link to a program which I was finally able to figure out and I produced one decent 10 second video of clouds forming and changing over a 30 minute period. Then, my computer crashed and I lost that program. My club president recommended LRTimelapse, which is a lightroom plugin. I downloaded it, but have not been able to save the results in a useable file. Now the program will not even open.?????
Do any of you know of a free program (or at least inexpensive) that is fairly straight forward and not as complicated (at least it was to me) as the Lightroom plugin.
Thanks in advance.
Joe
Do any of you know of a free program (or at least inexpensive) that is fairly straight forward and not as complicated (at least it was to me) as the Lightroom plugin.
Thanks in advance.
Joe
Aug 6, 2017 11:23:27 #
Aug 6, 2017 11:32:02 #
RCJets wrote:
I am interested in doing some timelapse photos. ... (show quote)
This YouTube video is good, you need to import some presets to achieve the desired frame rate, all is explained in the video.
https://youtu.be/TM7EJZ-8HWw
Hope this helps.
Aug 6, 2017 11:56:06 #
As a Lightroom user, you might get good use out of Adobe's Premiere Elements as an all around video tool extension. Basically, all you do is load the still photos in sequence and put them on a video timeline. Then you can do any video like manipulation you want and then output an MP4.
Little known about Premiere Elements is that it will read adjustments made in Lightroom. In other words, you can take a sequence of RAW photos, "develop" one, sync the changes to the rest, set a default display time and then load them in Premiere Elements.
The normal price for Premiere Elements is about $90 but it goes on sale a couple times a year.
Little known about Premiere Elements is that it will read adjustments made in Lightroom. In other words, you can take a sequence of RAW photos, "develop" one, sync the changes to the rest, set a default display time and then load them in Premiere Elements.
The normal price for Premiere Elements is about $90 but it goes on sale a couple times a year.
Aug 6, 2017 14:13:04 #
Lightroom Timelapse is very, very capable, and very, very difficult to learn. Follow the Devloper's video tutorial. I had to go through it twice before I could finish a TL.
https://lrtimelapse.com/tutorial/
https://lrtimelapse.com/tutorial/
Aug 6, 2017 18:46:41 #
Aug 7, 2017 06:38:47 #
RCJets wrote:
I am interested in doing some timelapse photos. ... (show quote)
The problem I see with time lapse is that I shoot thousands of shots with my expensive DSLR to produce a 30-second movie. Instead, I use a little Brinno TLC200 time lapse camera. I adjust the settings, press the button, and wait. When it's done, I remove the SD card and watch the movie.
https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tlc+200&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Atlc+200
More on time lapse -
http://makeavi.sourceforge.net/
http://www.diyphotography.net/everything-ever-needed-know-shooting-editing-timelapse/
http://makezine.com/projects/how-to-capture-breathtaking-time-lapses-of-the-night-sky/
http://motion.resourcemagonline.com/2015/11/in-depth-tutorial-on-shooting-motion-star-timelapses/281/
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/time-lapse/tutorial/how-time-lapse.asp
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-time-lapse-video-with-your-dslr/
http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/ultimate-guide-to-time-lapse-photography/
http://www.joelefevrephoto.com/resources/MakingTime-lapseMoviesNotes.pdf
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-shoot-and-process-a-time-lapse-movie-quick-method/
http://www.lightstalking.com/10-tips-on-time-lapse-photography-to-help-you-create-breathtaking-videos/
Aug 7, 2017 07:10:20 #
bsprague wrote:
As a Lightroom user, you might get good use out of... (show quote)
Coincidentally, B&H has Elements 15 *and* Premier Elements 15 (both together) on sale *today only* (8/7/17) for $69.95 as either download or DVD. An "$80 saving over MSRP." The link is here:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/dealZone.jsp?sku=1281102-REG&utm_medium=Email%201651261&utm_campaign=DealZone&utm_source=080717%20170806&utm_content=Retail&utm_term=deal-1
Aug 7, 2017 09:31:19 #
"The problem I see with time lapse is that I shoot thousands of shots with my expensive DSLR to produce a 30-second movie. Instead, I use a little Brinno TLC200 time lapse camera. I adjust the settings, press the button, and wait. When it's done, I remove the SD card and watch the movie."
I agree it is a wear and tear waste of a camera's mechanical shutter.
I have three Panasonic cameras that do it all in camera using the electronic shutter from a simple menu. The finished product is a MP4 on the SD card. Optionally it will let you keep the stills for later processing in a computer.
On camera is a 5 year old camcorder. One is the small LX100, ideal for travel. The third is a more "serious" GX8. Top of the line for Panasonic now is the GH5 and it does time lapse with the electronic shutter option too.
I agree it is a wear and tear waste of a camera's mechanical shutter.
I have three Panasonic cameras that do it all in camera using the electronic shutter from a simple menu. The finished product is a MP4 on the SD card. Optionally it will let you keep the stills for later processing in a computer.
On camera is a 5 year old camcorder. One is the small LX100, ideal for travel. The third is a more "serious" GX8. Top of the line for Panasonic now is the GH5 and it does time lapse with the electronic shutter option too.
Aug 7, 2017 20:35:34 #
I have created several control systems using various Arduino compatible microcontrollers. Some (like the one that is time-lapsing my house being built) is uber-simple with a set interval and nothing but an on/off button. Others are adjustable for both interval and duration. They are not expensive to make (under $30 for the cheap ones, under $100 for the more complicated ones), but I have only (to date) interfaced with Nikon cameras. I DO use optical isolation on the circuitry, so there is no chance of the controller electronics damaging the camera electronics (or vice/versa) unless something generates a spike > 50,000 volts! Once I have the photos, I use Photoshop to render the time-lapse video.
Aug 7, 2017 20:43:05 #
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