![]() Your interval MUST exceed your exposure time. There is one stipulation you need to follow as you do your calculation: Interval must be longer than exposure Sometimes you may need a specific length compilation to fit an assignment or a storyboard segment in a larger time-lapse work. Whatever the case it’s good to do some back of the photography journal calculations. Too long and you will have unneeded extra frames to transfer and process (not a huge deal though unless you are short on card or hard-drive space). (ever see a 4 second time-lapse, by the time you realize what you are watching, it’s over). Think about how many pictures are required to give you the compilation scene length that you want? Too short and you won’t have enough frames to make a meaningful compilation. Things photographed with a telephotoįast growing plants (ex vines) (90 – 120 seconds)Ĭonstruction projects (5min – 15min) How long do you want your time-lapse compilation to be, and how long to shoot? To give you a feel on where to start here are some common scenes with possible intervals: The exposure and time-lapse interval tutorial video above shows a side by side comparison of a short and long interval and the resulting speed change. Observe: How fast the scene before you is changing. If you want “jerky” motion, where it looks like things pop from one location to another (instead of blending) use a longer interval in a fast scene.ĭecide: How you would like the final compilation to flow. A slower changing scene can allow a longer interval to still achieve smooth playback. For example if you have a fast changing scene and you want to record smooth fluid motion then you will want to set a shorter interval. ![]() Also think about how you would like that change to be displayed in the final time-lapse compilation. Think about how fast the scene is changing. What event and how much of the event you want to capture is the first consideration in determining your interval. This post on Choosing a timelapse interval is part of a larger road-map outlining timelapse photography called The Massive Time-lapse Photography How to Guide…ĭetermine: How long you need to be present and snapping to record what it is that you want to include in your time-lapse compilation. ![]() What specific event do you want to capture? Is it a full sunrise, a start to finish construction project, or a clip of cars at night on a busy highway, etc. Here are a few things to think about: What do you want to capture and how long is the event? (***amature tutorial warning*** □ These were the first I’d ever made, updated videos in the works) I queued up the time-lapse exposure video to the beginning interval section. It still pays to do a little “back of the photography journal” calculations. ![]() While these guidelines will help you set a proper time-lapse interval framework, no two scenes or events are exactly alike. A time-lapse interval, in relation to the speed of the action in front of you, essentially determines the speed of your output video. ![]()
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