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Tag Archives: time lapse
Review: iPad App Timelapse Camera HD
As I continue to look for ways to make my iPad useful beyond being a lightweight web browser / game console, I came across a handy app for creating timelapse videos: the aptly named Timelapse Camera HD. This elegant and … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Video Editing
Tagged Cateater, DC, iPad, iPad app, stop-motion, time lapse, timelapse, Timelapse Camera HD, Washington
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TimeLapse on Vimeo
I’ve been continuing to research better timelapse video, and found a great channel on Vimeo. I could sit and watch these all day! I’m concluding the best way to do landscape/nature timelapse where you may be operating in low light … Continue reading
Weather Stop-Motion “how-to”, vol 2
You’ve all seen it on Survivor: someone takes an interesting weather feature, such as moving clouds or a sunset, and either uses stop-motion techniques or radically speeds up the footage to create an interesting effect. It’s a fun technique that can make for a useful clip to use as an intro, outro, scene-setter or transition. The big-time moviemakers probably use something fancier than what I’m about to describe here, but virtually anyone can do this with consumer video-editing software. As I found out, however, it’s a little tricker than I thought. Continue reading
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Tagged clouds, how-to, stop-motion, sunrise, time lapse, time shift, weather
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Weather Stop-Motion How-to
After seeing the video I put together for the “Going Green” contest, a friend who’s starting down the addicting road of video editing asked me how I did the intro to the video – speeding up the movement of the clouds while retaining the sound. In truth, it’s pretty easy, and a trick I like to use often as an establishing shot, or as a background for the end credits. To tell you the truth, I got the idea from “Survivor”…! Continue reading