I've been putzing around with timelapse a little bit as of late. Here is a really little one I was able to steal during a break from shooting a short.

I've got another one which was more of a test from a couple months ago. I just need to get it online in a better res.

Also, have two new photo sets in car talk taken during my hiatus.

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That's a really cool shoot! The composition and mountain looking like it's on fire is sweet. I can't stop watching the clouds dancing around.

 

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^ That was cool!

 

Good song

 

Cool stuff Sarlacc!

Out of curiosity, do you happen to remember the intervals you were using on these? I tried an in-car timelapse with one of my point & shoot cameras but the minimum five second interval on the camera produced results that were too choppy looking.

 

I do indeed.

The mountain is 1 frame every 2 seconds. playback at 24fps

The car is 1 frame every 4 seconds playback at 10fps.

The car was a test, I really want to redo it with better rigging/framing and it needs to be at 1 frame every 2 seconds. It looks good up until I punch it, any part where I go over 60mph just gets lost. There were some cool twisties and highway moves near the end that you just never see.

 

that was very entertaining. I may have to try this out one day.

 

60 seconds takes 2 years to make

http://blog.wanken.com/2010/03/31/li...nd-the-scenes/

 

What was the rig used to mount the camera?

I don't think the 40D has the capability to do time lapse intervals...

Touche Nikon, touche.

 

With their TC-80N3 you can

 

Nikons with built in intravalometers ftw...

 

Haha, this is an ironic little crack at Nikon users, since that accessory is for Canon!

But there's one that's pretty much universal called the Pclix LT.
After shooting timelapses last week on my friend's Sony Z1U I've been wanting to find a way to keep shooting them. And the finished montages will probably make their way onto the Internet this summer . . .

 

Its not a crack at all...it was someone telling a Canon user what he needed in order to shoot timelapse...

And the Z1U is giant a POS.

 

Hmm. I kind of think the subject matter is a bit too chaotic for a good time lapse movie.

I think Time lapse movies are most effective when it comes to watching that happens slooooowly happen at a much faster pace. I like the cloud one you first posted.
I recall you did another one that I liked too - wasn't it construction of a set or something?

But this one - there's just stuff flying all over the place.
I dunno - doesn't really work for me. (nice music though)

- Frank

 

Remember this was a test. I dont think it was 100% successful either, but when I get the chance to make a go at another one, you might (hopefully) change you mind. Going back and shooting it again at one frame every 2 sec and 24fps should smooth things out a bit and make things less chaotic.

 

I must say I thought the actual excution of the time lapse was really well done. I'd be very interested in seeing how you mounted the camera.

- Frank

 

Tripod with towels on the feet, two legs extended...one into each footwell on the driver and passenger side. A sandbag on each leg, and a magic arm with a Mayfer Clamp (Super Clamp) holding one leg to the headrest post on the passenger side.

Did you watch on this small embedded window in this thread or did you want the larger HD version where you can actually see more?

 

Cool stuff sarlacc =) i did just long exposure in the car with almost the same setup rigging it in the back seat. I should use my magic arm to hold it to the head rest I like that Idea.

my question is what are you using to make it into a video afterwards? any pointers on something you read or anything?

 

I use Quicktime 7 Pro (thankfully SnowLeopard keeps it and hides it in the Utilities folder) because the new Quicktime X kinda blows.

Anyway....QT 7 > Open Image Sequence > choose frame rate = Viola.

When I import my pictures in LR I always rename them sequentially...and that is exactly how QT 7 compiles a timelapse/animation.

 

Thanks man I actually need to wait and try this returned the old core duo 15.4 macbook im getting the new one with i5 processor =P

 

Didn't realize you could click the HD thing actually -
I'll check it out again when I get home

- Frank

 

haha u were on the 10fwy

 

Nice!