Soldato
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Here's my first attempt at a time lapse video.
720p viewing is best
I set the interval timing up to shoot every 5 seconds, and I left it for most of the evening. I ended up with 1961 frames in total.
Imported into iMovie '11, I created the video then RE-imported that video and sped it up more. I found that the first video it created was a little jerky, so I sped it up 300% again to create the smooth motion.
Now I need a bit of advice about exposure settings. I started when it was pretty bright, I think the settings were around 1/250th at f/11. I left that going for a while, but obviously as it got darker, the photos started becoming very dark.
While the interval timing was still going, I reduced the shutter speed (which you can see at around 19 seconds in).
I did this a few times. How do you adjust the settings so that you can smoothly go from capturing bright conditions, to sunset then night in one video?
Surely if I left the settings as they were from the beginning, I would get an almost black photo even when it's around dusk?
All advice most appreciated!
720p viewing is best
I set the interval timing up to shoot every 5 seconds, and I left it for most of the evening. I ended up with 1961 frames in total.
Imported into iMovie '11, I created the video then RE-imported that video and sped it up more. I found that the first video it created was a little jerky, so I sped it up 300% again to create the smooth motion.
Now I need a bit of advice about exposure settings. I started when it was pretty bright, I think the settings were around 1/250th at f/11. I left that going for a while, but obviously as it got darker, the photos started becoming very dark.
While the interval timing was still going, I reduced the shutter speed (which you can see at around 19 seconds in).
I did this a few times. How do you adjust the settings so that you can smoothly go from capturing bright conditions, to sunset then night in one video?
Surely if I left the settings as they were from the beginning, I would get an almost black photo even when it's around dusk?
All advice most appreciated!
