Timelapse

[ctvfilms]

How can I do timelapses without hitting the shutter manually? This is probably a stupid question but I googled it and found nothing.

[Nicko2410]

Well, it depends how long you want the time lapse to be. If it is in between a range of 1-15 minutes of footage, then just simply speed up the footage in your editing program. After effects and Adobe premiere both have an easy to use keyframing feature built in, but I don't know what program that you're using. But, if your footage is one of those awesome looking videos of an object or anything like that over a long period of time, then I'm afraid I can't really help. I found this page though, so hopefully that can help: http://www.joakimlinde.se/timelapse.php

[ctvfilms]

I want a couple hours of footage, with a d slr camera, I have a samsung gx-1. if that helps, thanks for the link btw!

[Nicko2410]

What software do you have? I'm sure you could dump the images into the timeline of your program, export it as a video file, then import the video file and speed that up. I think that could work.

[gryphern]

Time lapse is often done as a function of your equipment.

For example, my oldschool time lapse setup for filming plants growing is built around a VCR that can be set to record only a few frames per minute/hour. I just plug my camera into it and it only records to the tape however many frames per minute I tell it to, even though the camera is providing it with constant information. VCRs that are like the one I have can have built-in recording options, where you can switch between SP, LP, and then various timelapse modes.

But, most time lapse is a lot simpler than that! If you have a digital handheld camcorder or digital photo camera it may have a built in time lapse function you don't know about. My lower priced point-and-shoot digital camera can take timelapse video, but only if I select "video," then choose the video type from the subscreen menu, and it happens to have the same FREAKING icon as the time-dealyed photo function. I owned it for 8 months before I realized it could take time lapse video. My very, very old Kodak digital camera also had a timelapse function buried in it.

[ctvfilms]

http://www.vimeo.com/1279477

here's a timelapse I did tonight, this was done manually while I was driving down the freeway... dangerous, this is why I want to figure out how to do automatic timelapses, im going to look on my camera, and see if I can.

[sanftner2003]

i liked that video.
you did it manually?
does that mean u kept turning it on and off while driving?

[rrh]

He said it was an SLR, which is a still camera. So there's no turning on and off, he's snapping pictures. Probably shouldn't do that while driving.

Here's something I did, though it requires that you have robot lego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OiufAUwiaE

[jamie the lizard]

i use istopmotion

[klick123]

The camera I use comes with a program called Remote Capture.
You set the interval between each picture and how many pictures to take.
I don't know if it will work with your camera, though. You might be able to find it on Download.com.

[ctvfilms]

He said it was an SLR, which is a still camera. So there's no turning on and off, he's snapping pictures. Probably shouldn't do that while driving.

Here's something I did, though it requires that you have robot lego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OiufAUwiaE
nice! can you still buy Robot Legos?

[rrh]

http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8527

[ctvfilms]

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-make-a-time-lapse-video-with-your-dslr/

[rrh]

Yeah, I should add that a remote release is going to be cheaper than robot lego.