Timelapse photography is the process of taking a series of photos at a set interval with the intention of playing them back as a movie at a much shorter interval. This gives the appearance of high speed movement, such as in the growth of plants.
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Sunrise and Sunset Time Lapse Setting [closed]
I'd like to do time lapse for sunrise and sunset with the sun inside the frame as well. My gear is: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX , Canon 7D and a tripod + intervalometer.
What is a good ...
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How to deal with large exposure shifts during time lapse?
First - I've 30 yrs shooting experience. Not a novice.
But, total Newbie to Time-lapse. Just did my first couple of tests yesterday. My wife was shopping - had to occupy myself.... I kept them short ...
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What is it called when a series of photos taken over a few days is made into a video clip?
I saw this on a National Geographic programs when they had recorded the sky for a few days and then make a few seconds long clip from it. What is this called?
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Is there a quiet, affordable Nikon F mount camera (for timelapse)?
I'm planning to set up a long-running timelapse system to capture the view from my new office building. The problem is, other people work near me, and I don't want to disturb them with camera sounds ...
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What's the difference between using RAW or JPG with After Effects?
I am making some timelapse videos. And I have around 1500 photos in RAW format. I did some adjustoments in Lightroom and then imported these RAW files to After Effects. But After Effects processed ...
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Best settings for a daytime timelapse [duplicate]
Soon I will to try out my first time lapse session with a dolly that I built, for that reason I would like to ask to anyone that already did timelapse photography what are the best settings that you ...
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Why does time lapse not work on a Nikon D800?
I've bought a Nikon D800 a month ago. I'm trying to turn on the opportunity for Time lapse photography, but my camera doesn't give me the chance. Is it something to do to unlock this choice?
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What algorithm can be used for deflickering timelapse shots?
What are deflicker algorithms used to deflicker stills that should be composed to a timelapse movie?
(Flickering caused by shutterspeed adjustments in sunset/sunrise shots...)
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Time lapse over a month [duplicate]
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How can I find a camera for long-term time lapse use?
Next summer I'm going to make a trip through Europe with my cousin. We're taking our second car and then just go. ...
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How can I create a self-portrait time-lapse montage? [duplicate]
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How can I hold my face in the same place for a month long daily self-portrait?
I'm aiming for something like Noah Kalina and others have and are creating, and apps and ...
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How can I find a camera for long-term time lapse use?
For a oceanographic/atmospheric proof of concept project I need to set up a camera which will take a picture of the water's surface every 5 minutes during the day for up to two years. The pictures ...
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How fast can I take pictures with a remote control on my Canon EOS 550D?
I'm using an IR LED for controlling my Canon 550D/T2i for a time lapse.
If I shoot each 6 seconds everything is fine, but I want to shoot each 1 second. Then I have problems, it shoots at random ...
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Shooting a timelapse without any intervalometer?
I know that most of DSLR can shoot timelapses by using software solutions, sparing the purchase of an intervalometer. My questions:
Any recommandation or suggestion about the software I could use ...
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Panning Time-Lapse
How does one move the camera while capturing a time-lapse sequence in order to create a smoothly panning video?
Looking for solutions that works in both bright and low-light (short and long ...
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What to look for in an intervalometer?
What should I look for as a remote activated intervalometer? I am interested in experimenting with time lapse and interval photography.
I use a canon 550D.
I have briefly experimetned with the ...
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Digital camera with WI-FI and time-lapse function
Is there any digital camera, that can be controled remotely and upload images automaticly to ftp (something like Eye-fi) over internet and have ability to take pictures in time sequence every minute ...
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Does Apple Aperture have a way to change the exposure of many files at once?
I'm just editing a time lapse video I shot and have to change the exposure on about 1000 files. Is there a way in Apple Aperture to batch edit files?
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Night Sky Time Lapse Photography
This is an amazing video of night sky time lapse, which was shot with the following equipment:
Canon 60D and T2i
Tokina 11-16 ,Sigma 20mm F1.8, Tamron 17-50
According to Wikipedia , South Dakota ...
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Does the Sony a57 have a time-lapse function?
Does the Sony a57 have a built in time lapse function? If not, where can I pick up an intervalometer? Any suggestions for a specific intervalometer?
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What are proper settings to capture sun rise time-lapse?
I am a newbie to SLR world. The infinite settings are now a curse than a boon to me.
I would like to shoot sun rise in time lapse mode. The problem is, the photographs taken before sun rise are clear, ...
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What software can I use to stitch together thousands of photos into a time lapse video? [duplicate]
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Recommendations for time-lapse photography software
I have a ContourROAM camera which I want to use to do some time-lapse work. What is some software I could use to ...
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Metering strategies for time lapse
In short, my question is: what are the best metering strategies when shooting a time lapse sequence to avoid visible fluctuations in brightness? I'd like to make the day-to-night transition look ...
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Looking for camera control software (for Nikon DSLR) to shoot time lapse
What software is available that will let me control a camera from a computer, so I can shoot a lime lapse sequence?
The camera is a Nikon D60. I am looking for freely available software.
I am aware ...
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How can I prevent camera noise and light reflecting off the camera? [closed]
My camera is very difficult to properly hide for timelapses. About 5 inches long and 2 inches wide (it's a video camera that I use for photography). I'm trying to solve a couple of issues in the way ...
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How to deal with heat concerns when doing timelapse on a roadtrip?
I am going on a roadtrip through Europe in a few months, and I want to do a timelapse from start till end.
I am concerned about heat issues though, as I am planning on mounting the camera on the ...
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How to figure out the optimal interval for a time lapse movie?
What would be the optimum shooting time interval if I wanted to make a time lapse movie over a period of ~7 hours? The setting is indoors (think office space). I don't want it to be blazingly fast-- I ...
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Intervalometer for Nikon D3000
I have a wireless control for my shutter release, and it works great. An intervalometer or really any device that will release the shutter at stated intervals seems hard to find for the D3000. A guy ...
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Do I need ND filters for a time lapse sunrise?
I need to shoot a time lapse sunrise for an internal promotion. This will consist of a one minute interval from 3:00 (black) to 8:30 (day) and I want the sun in the frame. Is this a situation where ...
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What type of cameras are best for low-maintenance time-lapse videos?
There are a ton of videos on YouTube where people have high-speed time-lapse videos of themselves driving e.g. from like NYC to LA. I am not sure, what they are using?
Because the camera stays on ...
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Using long exposures to make videos?
I would like to make a video that essentially shows a long exposure progressing as it is exposed. Essentially it would be initially dark and gradually get lighter. Lights that pass in front of the ...
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What Windows software can assemble a sequence of photos into a timelapse?
Do you know any good software for Windows platform that can be used to create a time-lapse video from a bunch of photos? I'm interested in free alternatives, but the paid ones are also OK.
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Timelapse software for Linux
I was looking for software to create timelapse from a collection of pictures, that is compatible with Ubuntu. It would good if it could make HD videos and also has an option to add a background score.
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What is bulb ramping?
What does the term bulb ramping refer to and what does it bring the world of time-lapse photography?
It seems you need a specific type of intervalometer for bulb ramping. How do these differ from the ...
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Where can I find a “bulb ramping” intervalometer which will work with a Canon T3i?
I am looking to do time-lapses during sunset and sunrise. I have a EOS 600d/T3i. My current intervalometer is pretty cheap and will not work for this. I believe I need a "Bulb Ramping" ...
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How can I get exposure times shorter than a second with an intervalometer?
I am learning to do timelapses and I have a "Shoot" brand intervalometer. The shortest exposure setting I can do on the intervalometer is 1 second. If the exposure setting on my camera is set to ...
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How can I take a photo every 1 min with my Fujifilm HS10?
I have a Fujifilm HS10 and I'd like to put the camera somewhere and take a photo from a scene every say 1 min. How can I do it? Is there any option in the camera to do it? If I connect to the camera ...
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How can I hold my face in the same place for a month long daily self-portrait?
I want to take a self-portrait every day over a period of a month. I want to turn these photos into an animation, so it is important that the face is in the exact same position on each shot (the ...
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Can I get a time-lapse camera for under $150?
I enjoy making time-lapse pictures with my Coolpix s550 and software. However, the shortest interval for the s550 is 30 seconds. I would like to know if there is a camera for under $150 that has ...
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What point and shoot can be used with an external trigger (for timelapse)?
I'm looking for a PS camera that has an external trigger.
Lowest priced I know of with a physical trigger is the G12 from Canon.
But any PS with IR is good enough for my use (time-lapse triggering).
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How to create frames from layers in Photoshop extended? [closed]
Is there a way to automatically create frames from layers in a Photoshop document?
Bridge lets you open several images into one Photoshop document as layers, now I would like to get these layers ...
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Is there OS X software for timed shutter release with a Canon 30D?
I'm trying to do some time lapse photography with my Canon 30D, and I'm looking for a program for OS X that I can use to fire the shutter over time instead of using an intervalometer.
Does the EOS ...
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Is there a webcam that can focus to infinity, for time-lapse landscapes?
Does anyone here know of a webcam (at least 720p) that has the ability to focus to infinity?
At least one webcam I know of (Logitech C910) doesn't allow that.
I would like to use it for time lapse ...
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What equipment for long-term time-lapse photography?
I'm looking to take time-lapse photography (likely one shot per hour over the course of a year) from a fixed position (indoors). I'm wondering what equipment would help with this to overcome ...
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Are Intervalometers different for standard Time-Lapse and HDR Time-Lapse
I am a Nikon D90 user and fairly new to photography. I am considering purchasing a wired remote shutter release as intervalometer for taking time-lapses. However since I'm also a fan of HDR, it will ...
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What settings should I use for a timelapse of my wedding?
I'm planning to do a time lapse of my wedding from 9 am to midnight (I know that's a lot of photos) Thinking of doing one every 5 seconds to capture everything (space is not really an issue).
I have ...
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How does the GoPro camera perform for photography?
I've been looking into the GoPro HD Hero 960 as an option for more creative photography pursuits. Examples include high speed exterior car photography, rock climbing, skydiving, bicycle riding, ...
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How do I prevent condensation on a lens when outdoors?
I was attempting a time lapse the other evening, outdoors and after a warmish sunny day, with a fairly cool air temp. I set my camera up and set it clicking away and left it for about 3 hours. Most of ...
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CHDK: Timelapse/intervalometer with gradually adjusting exposure or overexposure detection
I'm trying to tweak a CHDK script for my Canon PowerShot G12 to take pictures at a regular interval. The goal is to make smooth time lapse videos.
I've previously burned the sensor of a G11 because of ...
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Which P&S camera has wide lens, power adapter socket, and PC control via USB?
I'm looking for a camera that has all of the following traits :
Wide Lens (28mm)
Socket for external power
Controlled with software via the USB
Cheap (older model ?)
I want to do a time-lapse ...
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How do I set up a webcam to take one picture each minute for 24 hours (time-lapse)?
I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but I don't know of a better place. I need to set up a webcam to take a photo every minute for 24 hours, so that it can be ...
