Videomaker's Time Lapse 101

Issac discusses what time-lapse technique is, how it is accomplished with editing software and how it can improve your videos. To learn more great video tips and tricks, download our free report "How to Make a Storyboard: Movie Storyboarding Examples" at http://www.videomaker.com/r/559

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[DARKONON137]

what is that program to speed it up?

[videomaker]

Most video editing programs allow you to modify clip speed.

[inofaith]

THIS IS NOT TIME-LAPSE.

This is just fast forwarding.

Real time-lapse is taking pictures at certain intervals, using a photo camera or video cam.

for example taking a picture every minute for 8 hours.

Using software and a photo or video camera hooked up to the computer.

remember that a normal video camera can never record 8 hours, and imagine all the space that would take on your harddrive even if it could. (1 hour = 10 GB of DV footage)

It's better to use intervals.

Watch my time-lapse video

[bgkmad]

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils

[sonukhan463]

muktyarkhan rolsabsar

[MangaManiac321]

@kmotocrossracer A video editing program that allows pictures and videos would be the best to use. Just add some background music, save/render it as a movie file, and watch your masterpiece.

[camroon1000]

can i do this with adobe after effects???

[kmotocrossracer]

how do you take pictures that you have put them all together and make it a slideshow with music?

[Railrodder]

Hi, I may be wrong, but is this not just video sped up to give the impression of ' time lapse'? Time lapse requires multiple frame exposures taken at timed intervals.

[inofaith]

@inofaith And even if you would have a purpose for 5 to 80 second intervals... the way video cameras record images is very different from SLR cameras.

For instance: long exposure photos (stars photos at night) can take 30 seconds PER PHOTO.

While a video camera shoots 1/25th or 1/30th of a second per photo which is way too short to capture any low-light things.

Also think of the amount of video you would be wasting just to get 1 frame.

Anyway, you could use it.. but to an extend.

[inofaith]

@catcatttt Hey, yes you COULD do that. But after some calculations I see that there are some limits to this and it only emulates real time-lapse. Basically its still fastforwarding.. (which time-lapse is not by the way).

I always use 12 fps to piece together timelapse photos.

Final Cut Pro can speed up video to max 100.000%.. which means you can speed up video so it looks like 83second intervals. And time-lapse generally goes way beyond that. Like 1 or 2 minute intervals or even 10, 30 or 60

[catcatttt]

@inofaith can i use FCP to just pick a frame every 5 second and then speed it up a bit to create the time-lapse effect?

[Toca91]

Here's a tip: If you don't have memory for recording such a long time, try setting your alarm clock and taking a picture from the same view for example every hour.

[MasterTxJ]

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