Time lapse, anyone done much with them?
Dec 22, 2023 12:15:12 #
Here is what I have done. I did a time lapse on the construction of our cabin in Colorado. Mt intervalometer (homebuilt) was set for one shot every 15 seconds. It would run for about eight hours shooting .jpg files. That went on for about 30 days. It didn't do to bad.
After I bought my Canon EOS t-6, still no built in intervalometer, but I did purchase an external one for about $30. I did a time lapse of a Christmas cactus blooming here in Arizona. I set the interval for one second, used .jpg files again, using a 64gb card the amount of frames available was 9999. I just set it up on a tripod, framed my shot turned everything on and let it do its thing. As far as exposure went, I used aperture priority and auto focus. It ran for eight hours non-stop and it was a good thing as there were only about 30-45 seconds of usable frames of the actual blooming. Don't be afraid to "over shoot", the more frames the smoother the final product. I then assembled everything in Apple's Final Cut Pro X. Hope this helped, and good luck, I'd like to know ho things turned out for you>
After I bought my Canon EOS t-6, still no built in intervalometer, but I did purchase an external one for about $30. I did a time lapse of a Christmas cactus blooming here in Arizona. I set the interval for one second, used .jpg files again, using a 64gb card the amount of frames available was 9999. I just set it up on a tripod, framed my shot turned everything on and let it do its thing. As far as exposure went, I used aperture priority and auto focus. It ran for eight hours non-stop and it was a good thing as there were only about 30-45 seconds of usable frames of the actual blooming. Don't be afraid to "over shoot", the more frames the smoother the final product. I then assembled everything in Apple's Final Cut Pro X. Hope this helped, and good luck, I'd like to know ho things turned out for you>
Dec 22, 2023 12:21:23 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
GreenReaper wrote:
Here is what I have done. I did a time lapse on th... (show quote)
Thank you for all this info. Very helpful. I like the idea of more is better and smoother. I will be sure to update this thread once I have a day of footage captured.
Dec 22, 2023 12:21:23 #
In my opinion, sometimes people tend to overthink things. MoPic frame rate is 24 fps and video is 30 fps. So, staying with the 24 fps (because I was a MoPic photographer in my early days in the Air Force) every 24 frames you shoot is equal to one second of viewing time. So, in reference to my last post, overshoot, that is a short interval between shots, you won't regret it. Easier to shorten it up the it is to lengthen it. Good luck!
Dec 22, 2023 13:20:01 #
Dec 22, 2023 13:22:41 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
coolhanduke wrote:
Have you considered using an iPhone?
I have used my IPhone for short time lapse stuff but I wouldn’t be able to tie it up for 8-10 hour days for several days. It’s a great idea though.
Dec 22, 2023 14:37:50 #
Resqu2 wrote:
I have used my IPhone for short time lapse stuff but I wouldn’t be able to tie it up for 8-10 hour days for several days. It’s a great idea though.
Do you have a camera store that rents equipment? May just want to rent a video camera.
Dec 22, 2023 15:09:38 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
coolhanduke wrote:
Do you have a camera store that rents equipment? May just want to rent a video camera.
Nothing local but I have a full frame Canon R6ii and it does time lapse. I’m just trying to work out settings.
Dec 22, 2023 15:11:44 #
Resqu2 wrote:
Nothing local but I have a full frame Canon R6ii and it does time lapse. I’m just trying to work out settings.
Is it time lapse "video" or are you going to shoot "frames"?
I think you mentioned something about doing the frame approach.
I only ask because when I got my D850 I played with that feature. It's on. YouTube. I'll see if I can find the link.
Dec 22, 2023 15:26:55 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
coolhanduke wrote:
Is it time lapse "video" or are you going to shoot "frames"?
I think you mentioned something about doing the frame approach.
I only ask because when I got my D850 I played with that feature. It's on. YouTube. I'll see if I can find the link.
I think you mentioned something about doing the frame approach.
I only ask because when I got my D850 I played with that feature. It's on. YouTube. I'll see if I can find the link.
I’m wondering if there is a difference in the two? My Canon R6ii has a time lapse option when in video mode. Lets you choose the seconds between shots and number of shots which is capped at 3600. At the end it puts it together into a 2 minute video.
I could also do interval shots in photo mode but I’d probably have to put it together in Final Cut to be a video but I’m not sure. So far I have only experimented with the video side.
Dec 22, 2023 15:30:24 #
This is a time lapse I did sometime ago. I think I took like 650 frames. Thought it was my D850 but I think it was my D810.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjQLKBTGNs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjQLKBTGNs
Dec 22, 2023 15:43:20 #
If it has a time lapse "video" mode, I would use that.
Shooting a bunch of frames and linking them together is not very efficient. I did it in Photoshop.
Shooting a bunch of frames and linking them together is not very efficient. I did it in Photoshop.
Dec 22, 2023 16:09:34 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
coolhanduke wrote:
This is a time lapse I did sometime ago. I think I took like 650 frames. Thought it was my D850 but I think it was my D810.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjQLKBTGNs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjQLKBTGNs
Great job! I’m hoping mine will turn out somewhat like this.
Dec 22, 2023 16:15:41 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
So my first experiment today was a 2 1/2 hour video set at 4k, a shot every 4 seconds aimed at my bird feeder. This made a 1 min:30 second video. It looked great I think. My battery still shows full charge which is great and the file was almost 5 GB which is way more than I want. I’m not sure if the 4k means anything?
I’m now set up in my window pointing at the sky for a 4 hour video set on 1080. I want to see what the 1080 setting does over 4 hours to the file size.
I’m now set up in my window pointing at the sky for a 4 hour video set on 1080. I want to see what the 1080 setting does over 4 hours to the file size.
Dec 22, 2023 16:19:12 #
in shooting the time lapse with "frames", you could probably lower the resolution on the file. That would make it smaller and I don't think it would impact the quality that much.
Dec 22, 2023 16:20:08 #
Or, use Photoshop and do a batch image size at something smaller and see how it looks. That way you will always have the original file size.
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