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Go pro timelapse??

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parkrider.
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i just got a new go pro for christmas and was wondering how to make a timelapse is it actual video just speeded up or is it the picture mode every numerous of seconds. yeah i have no idea how to put it together and if it is an easy thing or not i just know that the camera can do it.

thanks for the help
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alev
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well most timelapses are made by simply turning your camera on and letting it sit. its that simple.
you can also do a continuous photo mode on a go pro. you can adjust it so it takes photos every 2, 5, 10 seconds or even every minute i think.

but seriously, read your instructions about how to do continuous photo mode and make a timelapse. then you put all the photos into your editing program whatever it is, set the photos for about half or quarter second or so, and then it looks like its video.
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parkrider.
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ohhh ic yeah ik how to put it so that it takes the pictures i just thought it put its self together so my real problem is that i have no editing software on my computer that i know of that can put the pictures together and play them at like a quarter second.
whats some good editing software thats somewhat easy to use or at a decent price to do some editing
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MrLarsen
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adobe photoshop is good, maybe not cheap, but good. If you use google it shouldn't be to hard to find other software and tutorials..
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Sklar
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quick time player can do timelapses, just go to import, then import image sequence and tell it the frame rate
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cobra_commander
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most time lapses are done through the photo method. The video method is expensive in terms of bit size.
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hjb
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Vegas
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49566738265
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This is a bump for a pretty simple question, I think.

So if I have about 3,000 pics (from any camera, not a GoPro specific question) and I want to play with the speed, is it better to:

-Export video at a faster framerate than the 29.97 that I'm used to playing with
-Import it into Final Cut and accelerate the video
-Combo of both

I don't want to waste time playing if someone has some good advice on what prevents dropping frames and other effects that could diminish the quality of the final product.
14 years ago
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49566738265
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And if a mod sees this can you please move the thread to M&A? I'll probably get more quality responses there and that's where this thread should be anyway. Thanks!
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lorax
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go into the settings menu and hit the mode button until you get to p2 then press the shutter buttton until its set to p30 (a photo every 30 seconds) then press the mode button until you see esc press the shutter button and it will exit the settings menu and be in video mode. press the mode button until you are to phot mode. hit the shutter button to start taking pics and press it to stop taking pictures. than upload them to any movie editor and play eeach shot for maybe .3 seconds.
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49566738265
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Bump for an answer to this!
14 years ago
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hjb
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Did you find an answer to this?

I would also like to know what to do in a similar situation. I made a timelapse with a gopro using Vegas, I initially had it at 24fps, but it lasts too long. When I up the frame rate to say 50fps, it runs for the right amount of time to fit in the edit I'm making, but I seem to lose a great deal of detail.

Am I better off going with the slower frame rate initially, render, then put the video file into my edit and then speed video up? Or is it better to stick with what I have, i.e. a faster frame rate?
14 years ago
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hjb
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Just realised this is still in gear talk. Kind mod please move to MA?
14 years ago
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DGski
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i did this with my gopro. i set it to take pictures every 10 seconds of the clouds, i looked up how to make a time lapse with windows movie maker and i put a song. profit?
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MrLarsen
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You still have the initial images? I'm pretty sure you can use photoshop to set the desired images you want per second in a timelapse video.

And yeah.. some mod please move to M&A
14 years ago
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Will.T
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Hi guys.. i have a question too..

When I do a timelapse.. How can i do a timelapse and the camera move?

Like this at:

1:54 or 2:25

14 years ago
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MrLarsen
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Timelapse dolly.. http://www.dynamicperception.com/
14 years ago
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Throwaway.closed
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or do it when you are editing by zooming into the video and pan out around the shot.

14 years ago
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Will.T
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too much professional for me, ahah.. $$$

And i don't have adobe premiere..

thanks enough guys. k+
14 years ago
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4FRNT
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The easiest way to play with framerate is to use Cinema Tools and conform it to whatever rate you want. It doesn't change any of the data, it just tells the video player what speed to play it back at. That way you can dial it in without having to render a new movie every time.

If you need something that is 29.97 fps, but shorter, you can just import the clip into final cut and change the duration. Then just re-export as usual.

Another option is to pull out every other photo and just do the time lapse with half the images.
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