Time Lapse Software: I have become interested in time lapse video using a series of still photos from my Canon T4i. What software has been found to best blend such a series of photos...

orindaman

I have become interested in time lapse video using a series of still photos from my Canon T4i. What software has been found to best blend such a series of photos into a short video?

ted45 Loc: Delaware

orindaman wrote:

I have become interested in time lapse video using a series of still photos from my Canon T4i. What software has been found to best blend such a series of photos into a short video?

I have found Photoshop to be quite good at this. However, any video editing software will do the trick.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I can walk you through the steps in Premier Elements if you want. Basically, you load the photos after setting a short default display time and output a video.

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

I use Quick Time Pro to process the final TL video.

Here's a 23 second one I did last week of evening clouds and sunset at the marsh pond.

http://vimeo.com/78875125

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Swamp Gator wrote:

I use Quick Time Pro to process the final TL video.

Here's a 23 second one I did last week of evening clouds and sunset at the marsh pond.

http://vimeo.com/78875125

Right! QuickTime Pro is a popular choice for time lapse. I've used it, and it works great.

However, rather than put thousands of clicks on my expensive camera to make a 30-second movie, I got a Brinno TLC 200. It's a little time lapse camera.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=brinno+tlc+200&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=20202894595&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=19329002401900996437&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_4z6wyh4qua_b

GreenReaper

I was and still am interested in time lapse. I put together a little circuit with a solenoid to run my C-5050. Worked great! The best software I have found for putting one of these together can be found in Picassa. Easy to use and the best part, it's free. look at it and give it a shot. When Picassa finished I brought it into iMovie (Mac) and did my final editing. Transitions, music and tittles. Worked great and I wish you luck with your project, it can be a lot of fun. Keep smiling.

Steve M Loc: Chester, NS, Canada

Swamp Gator wrote:

I use Quick Time Pro to process the final TL video.

Here's a 23 second one I did last week of evening clouds and sunset at the marsh pond.

http://vimeo.com/78875125

Swamp Gator: For myself as well as the rest, could you explain how you set up your camera, how many images were used in the video as well as any other info a person might need to do something like this. Great video by the way.

Many thanks

Steve

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

Steve M wrote:

Swamp Gator: For myself as well as the rest, could you explain how you set up your camera, how many images were used in the video as well as any other info a person might need to do something like this. Great video by the way.

Many thanks

Steve

Steve that was 550 total images, one taken every five seconds, for approx. 45 mins. using an old Canon 30D DSLR (which I have dedicated for this purpose)

I did a batch adjust and resize in Photoshop (but you don't have to do that) and then processed the final video at 24fps using Quick Time Pro to get the final 23 second video.

BobEssner Loc: Missouri

The new Olympus OMD E-M1 has a built in time lapse feature that provides the ability to put in the number of pictures to take (up to 999) and at what time interval between pictures. It will then, within the camera software, create the video. Pretty expensive option but it's pretty awesome.

Steve M Loc: Chester, NS, Canada

Swamp Gator wrote:

Steve that was 550 total images, one taken every five seconds, for approx. 45 mins. using an old Canon 30D DSLR (which I have dedicated for this purpose)

I did a batch adjust and resize in Photoshop (but you don't have to do that) and then processed the final video at 24fps using Quick Time Pro to get the final 23 second video.

Thanks for the info Swamp Gator. One of those camera you tie to a tree to get wildlife would be perfect for this sort of thing. Not sure if I could do that with my SX50, stand there and take 550 pictures. Not sure the battery would last that long, LOL.

Worth a try.

Steve

GreenReaper

That looks really great!! Keep it up. FYI, motion picture is 24 FPS and video is 30 FPS. To figure out how many seconds of "film" you have, just divide the total frames by either 24 or 30. I have used film cameras that ran 5000 frames per second. 200' of 16mm film didn't last very long :) Yep battery life was an issue with me. Shooting every 15 seconds, using a 2gb card I could go almost seven hours.

orindaman

Thanks for all the replies. Will make a start and see what I can accomplish.