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Smooth Zooming and Panning Time Lapse
I have worked out a method to allow zooming and panning for time lapse movies. More work is still needed, but here is a short sample of storms last Saturday.
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Driffield Train Time Lapse
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A five second video I made today from the footbridge of a Hull to Bridlington train stopping at the station in Driffield. As the train arrives in the station you can see the level crossing barriers behind it go up and traffic resume. Bookmark to: Hide Sites
Motorized Panning During Time Lapses
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A time lapse video can be made to look really good if the camera is panned while the picture taking happens. The result is smooth motion during the video, and there are plenty of examples of this on You Tube. There are lots of ways to make cheap panning mechanisms, with the most popular involving…
Tucson to Phoenix in Less Than Three Minutes
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Another time lapse, this time of a trip I took yesterday. Created using a Canon A480 and CHDK. Bookmark to: Hide Sites
Storms Time Lapse
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Here is another time lapse of storms building over the Santa Catalina mountains. The black specks that keep appearing are birds going to and from our bird feeders. It was generated with 3750 pictures taken two seconds apart using CHDK. Bookmark to: Hide Sites
CHDK and Canon A480 Quick Start Guide
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CHDK is an alternative firmware for some Canon cameras. It provides access to lots of cool features that are found only on high end SLR cameras, plus some features that are not found anywhere. Why the Canon A480? Because refurbished cameras are available for $75 from Adorama with a one year warranty and only one…
You Tube, H.264, High Definition and FFmpeg
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Recently I had the need to take a set of jpeg images and convert them into a high definition time lapse video, then upload to You Tube. Easier said than done… To get the best quality I wanted to use H.264/MP4, which is also recommended by You Tube. I also wanted 1080P. The problem is…
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about 13 years ago
O-O is this donw with the a480?
TELL ME HOW PLS!!!
((awesome blog greets frum germany))^^
about 13 years ago
Custom software. I may release it someday if there is interest.
about 13 years ago
YES PLS!!
Im about to get a a480 just as you,
releasing the software would be very nice!