Comments on: Supper’s ready in 80 seconds…Playing with Time Lapse http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/ As an educational technologist, I am exploring ways to make learning more relevant, engaging and authentic. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: nala http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27833 nala Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:49:07 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27833 Nice Site! Nice Site!

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27783 Dean Shareski Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:21:19 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27783 Ann, I didn't use any program. That's the video straight off my Canon Digital camera. Ann,

I didn’t use any program. That’s the video straight off my Canon Digital camera.

]]> By: Ann O http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27782 Ann O Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:18:16 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27782 This was really neat. It has me thinking about some possibilities. What program did you use after you had all your time lapse photos taken? Ann This was really neat. It has me thinking about some possibilities. What program did you use after you had all your time lapse photos taken? Ann

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27779 Dean Shareski Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:36:33 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27779 Nice distinction...I kind of thought that but you've articulated it well. The sunset/sky scenes are what I want to attempt next. I'm also going to investigate using my GL2 Canon DV Canon to even better quality. See you in Winnipeg. Nice distinction…I kind of thought that but you’ve articulated it well.

The sunset/sky scenes are what I want to attempt next. I’m also going to investigate using my GL2 Canon DV Canon to even better quality.

See you in Winnipeg.

]]> By: Andy McKiel http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27778 Andy McKiel Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:28:35 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/11/01/supppers-ready-in-80-secondsplaying-with-time-lapse/#comment-27778 I think there's a huge difference between increasing the speed of standard video footage vs. capturing still photos and putting them together to create a time lapse series. Although they are similar in nature, I feel that sped up video screams sped up video. Time lapse is a little more subtle... For certain things that I've tried to capture through time lapse, it just hasn't been an effective technique to use. Sometimes the ability to take pictures as quickly as once a second just isn't fast enough. I, personally, don't like watching time lapse if it appears too disjointed. If I create a clip and it appears too random or 'busy', I don't think twice away deleting it, even if it took hours to capture. This is probably all just a matter of opinion, but I want to be able to 'predict' most of the movements and actions that I am seeing in time lapse. IMHO, this predictability that comes with good time lapse is something that you just don't find in video that's been sped up too quickly. The only application I've worked with to create time lapse is iStopMotion for the Mac. It's so easy to use that anyone can create very professional time lapse clips. You can choose your frame rate, then decide how often you'd like to capture photos: the number of seconds, minutes, hours, days... the possibilities are endless... This same application has basic voiceover capabilities, allows you to export your clips to a number of different video formats for use within other video editing applications, and even some basic compositing tools (you can change foregrounds or backgrounds. However, I've found that the picture quality of the built-in iSight cameras on MacBooks is far inferior to any external DV camera I've tried. I've lost several potentially beautiful time lapse clips of gorgeous prairie sunsets to the poor quality of the built-in iSight camera... Also, the compositing features of iStopMotion aren't nearly as classy as the chroma key work you do with your green screens, Dean ;-) I think there’s a huge difference between increasing the speed of standard video footage vs. capturing still photos and putting them together to create a time lapse series. Although they are similar in nature, I feel that sped up video screams sped up video. Time lapse is a little more subtle…

For certain things that I’ve tried to capture through time lapse, it just hasn’t been an effective technique to use. Sometimes the ability to take pictures as quickly as once a second just isn’t fast enough. I, personally, don’t like watching time lapse if it appears too disjointed. If I create a clip and it appears too random or ‘busy’, I don’t think twice away deleting it, even if it took hours to capture.

This is probably all just a matter of opinion, but I want to be able to ‘predict’ most of the movements and actions that I am seeing in time lapse. IMHO, this predictability that comes with good time lapse is something that you just don’t find in video that’s been sped up too quickly.

The only application I’ve worked with to create time lapse is iStopMotion for the Mac. It’s so easy to use that anyone can create very professional time lapse clips. You can choose your frame rate, then decide how often you’d like to capture photos: the number of seconds, minutes, hours, days… the possibilities are endless…

This same application has basic voiceover capabilities, allows you to export your clips to a number of different video formats for use within other video editing applications, and even some basic compositing tools (you can change foregrounds or backgrounds. However, I’ve found that the picture quality of the built-in iSight cameras on MacBooks is far inferior to any external DV camera I’ve tried. I’ve lost several potentially beautiful time lapse clips of gorgeous prairie sunsets to the poor quality of the built-in iSight camera… Also, the compositing features of iStopMotion aren’t nearly as classy as the chroma key work you do with your green screens, Dean ;-)

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