Creating a time lapse from a video

Is there a way in iMovie 09 to discard frames in order to create a time lapse from a video that has already been shot? I realize that the normal way to create a time lapse is to assemble a group of stills into a video. What I'm looking for is sort of the other way around. If this is not possible in iMovie, does anyone know of other software that can do this?
Thanks,
Bob

Yes. For example, you can set the speed to 800%.
Also see [this article in MacWorld|http://www.macworld.com/article/143736/2009/11/speedimovie_video.html?lsrc=rssmain]

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Making a time lapse from a video

Is there a way in FCE HD to discard frames in order to create a time lapse from a video that has already been shot? I realize that the normal way to create a time lapse is to assemble a group of stills into a video. What I'm looking for is sort of the other way around. If this is not possible in FCE HD, does anyone know of other software that can do this?
Thanks,
Bob

Isn't speeding up a clip a lot the same as discarding frames? I've done Modify -> Speed and changed it to 1000% and it looks time-lapsy to me, especially if not much is happening in the clip.

How can I create a Time Lapse from clips in FInal Cut Pro?

Currently have 3hrs of footage from an event....wondering how I can create a time lapse of it all in FCP. I want to make it shortened down to around 4mins if possible. How is this created?

Try exporting a reference quicktime of your sequence and reimporting it into your project. Drop it in a sequence. Use the Time remap tool (click and hold in the select edit points tool until you see the icon that looks like a clock and choose it). Click and drag the end of your clip until it's at the 4 min mark.
Andy
PS: This is for FCP 7. Earlier versions of FCP require use of the speed dialog (CMD+J) or Time Remapping in the Motion Tab of the viewer.
Message was edited by: Andy Neil

Creating a time lapse

I imported video from my newly bought HD video camcorder and was wondering if anyone out there knew how to make a time lapse from the video, as in speed up or down the time in which the video was taken. Just wondering if there is a way to do this in imovie rather than final cut.

I imported video from my newly bought HD video camcorder and was wondering if anyone out there knew how to make a time lapse from the video, as in speed up or down the time in which the video was taken.
Time lapse and fast/slow motion are different effects. In any case, no, you cannot really do them from within iMovie '08. You can either is iMovie HD here, or create the motion effects externally using an application like the JES DeIntelacer.
TUTORIAL 001: JES DeInterlacer
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Problem to create a time-lapse video

Hello all,
I'm encountering a problem with my CS5.1 , let me explain . I want to create a time-lapse video from many pictures i've taken, But when i go to File------Automate------Batch , then I'm supposed to find in Actions something called "Time-Lapse processing " or something like this, but it's not there !!
Can you help me in how i can get this work,please ? much appreciated.

Welcome to the forum.
It appears that you are looking to process your Still Images in Photoshop, with an Action, and then via Automate to Batch. Is that correct?
Premiere Pro does not use Actions, and has no Automate>Batch.
However, if one is doing Time-Lapse Video, PrPro can do that nicely.
First, will you have any Video, or only Still Images?
If ONLY Still Images, then you must address your intended delivery, say DVD-Video, or BD, or streaming media. That will determine your Project/Sequence Preset.
Let's say that you intend to create a BD (Blu-ray Disc), in full-HD, then you can choose a 1920 x 1080 Project, at a FPS for where you are, such as NTSC = 29.97 FPS.
After you have perhaps Scaled your Still Images in Photoshop, and named them in sequence, such as ____00001 through ____0000x, all in one folder, you can then Import that Numbered Still Sequence into PrPro, and even add a Transition, if needed.
For most true Time-Lapse, one would choose a Duration of 1 Frame, but for a bit of a Stop-Motion "look," then 3 - 5 Frame Duration might be better. You can always experiment with a few of your Images, to see what suits your tastes and desires. For most of what I do, the Stop-Motion look is my choice, and I will usually choose a Duration of 3 Frames, with a tiny Cross-Dissolve between those Frames. This is your artistic choice. There is no right, or wrong choice.
Hope that helps, and for the Photoshop aspect, you might want to post the question here: http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/general
Good luck,
Hunt

Has anyone created a time-lapse video with Final Cut Pro X?

I've taken a series of 2,631 I'd like to create a time-lapse video from. The process has been excruciating so far. I'm getting tons of spinning beachballs. I'm running Lion, 10.7.1.
Before I do any more hair pulling, has someone else out there successfully used FCP X for creating time-lapse videos? Any tips you can offer?

I love using FCPX for time lapse movies, here is an example:
http://vimeo.com/27460065
My workflow is as follows:
1. I import the photos to QT player 7 as an image sequence
2. I save the resulting movie in QT7 in Prores HQ, keeping the original movie size (eg. 3500x1940)
3. I import the movie to a 1920x1080 project in FCPX.
4. I can now easily create pans and zoom ins without losing quality.
I hope this helps.
Izhar

I am having problems exporting my time lapses from quick time pro i need to save my files as photo jpegs but the standard video compression window will not open fully,

i am having problems exporting my time lapses from quick time pro i need to save my files as photo jpegs but the standard video compression window will not open fully, it just keeps my mac (old 1.6Ghz 2.5 GB sdram G5 still good for most stuff i need) spinning for ever but i can see compression type H.264 selected and the other setting but i can not select any other options as it still thinking but never opens! why is this happening how do i get round it?
my work flow is: 300 images shot on a 5d mark II medium jpegs opened in Light Room cropped to 16:9 then exported and opened in quick time i can save a .mov H264 giving me files sizes of 14 mb for a 16 second time lapse, mp4 9 mb. the only way i can get large files is saving as a self contained movie then i get 300mb files.
i need to save my files 1920 x 1080 photo jpeg codec as i want HD quality.
i am sure there is a simple way round this?
thanks guys!

It is very difficult to offer troubleshooting suggestions when the "os version" you are using is unknown as each os has their own troubleshooting solutions.
How large is your hard drive and how much hard drive space do you have left?

Time lapse vs. Video

I went to shoot a sunset yesterday and it wasn't anything special. So I thought I would try time lapse instead of video just to see how it would come out. It's kind of interesting. I am not yet sure how I feel about it. The focus is a little soft but it pretty much looked like that due to the hazy day.
I saw a cool video that was all stills, but included some bursts of photos. I want to try that next. Amtrak Trains or BART trains probably. And maybe airlanes landing or taking off (or both).
Anyone have any advice before I get too deep into this?

About 2 years ago this "timescape" thing was being edited and the guy was looking for "pre-orders" to help finance the edit and glass masters and etc....so I ordered a DVD. Got it a around last May. I like helping to support art people like that. The DVD is good quality and it's a nice film. Well done.
http://timescapes.org/
In the 'about' area ( I think thats the area ) the website shows some of the rigs. There's more info on those rigs around on web, and for motion control stuff in general. Nowadays 'robotics' is very popular in schools ( high schools etc ), and most of that stuff is easily ( along with RC model hobby equipment ) modified to make your own motion control stuff.
The dolly with skateboard wheels is exactly what I was talking about... and of course the size of platform is entirely arbitrary. The main thing with time lapse ( if you go this far with it ) is you need to determine what the move it ( camera from point A to B ). Then the time you want to travel that in ( if its stars etc then it's the length of the night ). Once you know that you can fix the "speed" of the dolly in your head. The thing now is to divide that into "parts" so that you can do a process of shoot, move, shoot, move, shoot, move, shoot, move ....from point
A to point B....and be done at the time desired. That, like your stage movement Bill, is all there is to it and now ( due to popularity of robotics and rc remote control stuff ) can be done using circuit boards ( interfaces ) with PC and software that lets you plot that without having to use basic language or C+ etc. on your own.
The motors available have many variations of gear systems for power and torque etc, and you could even just use ( like Steve said ) a winch ( with spool and cable ), as long as you work out the distance to travel and the time to do that in.. then you can use the interface to just turn it on and off to do your move, and your remote gizmo to "expose" x number of frames per position. Basically it's a simple motion control thing IMO ??
Stuff is typically really expensive in film biz mostly cause there's not much competition in manufacturing, so making my own stuff is often the way to go. Skateboard wheels ( and bearings ) can be ordered from hobby stores where they sell skateboards. They also have the spacers ( like, you know.. the part that traps the bearing in position away from the mount ? ).. and the bolt size that fits through the bearing is standard.. I think it's 3/8 but dont remember now.
Anyway, hehe.. yeah, Bill, you wouldn't believe all the stuff on the typical " grip " truck for locations.. cool things to build all sorts of tricky rigs etc.
In the end it is just about 'doing' it, not how its done. We used to use wood and rope for car hood and door mounts.. before using speedrail and ratchet straps...whatever 'works' is good to use.
Sliders are typically used to let the camera operator make minor " adjustment" ( lateral ) during a shot to basically keep a happy frame..
Let's say its two people yappin in frame and it's a dirty single. So you want a piece of the foreground person ( side of face from back ) in frame while focusing on the background person speaking.. will draw pic....
So, if the guy gets blocked operator can slide camera left to open up the frame...get the shot..
Usually this is pretty low ball stuff like episodic TV and not some big budget film for projection. Hard to explain, but due to time restraints ( meaning 'money' restraints too) the slider allows for hopefully saving shots that would otherwise have to be cut and another take done. If talent is good they dont do this sorta blocking thing hardly ever cause they 'know' what the lens is seeing and what mm it is ( how tight ).
Anyway, that's the real use of the slider.

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Changing the time lapse from Eloqua to SFDC

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Our current time lapse from Saleforce to Eloqua is 2 hours. Where would I be able to change this setting in Eloqua to 30mins?
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Creating a PAL DVD from NTSC Video camcorder

Can the latest version of iMovie create a PAL DVD from NTSC Video camcorder? What are best practices and workflow to create a PAL DVD from NTSC sources.

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How to create a time lapse video in FCP7

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I want to create time lapse video of my city which show the traffic in daytime and then gradually blends into the night, for this effect do i need to do anything expect change the clip speed once the video is imported from my video camera?
-A

My standard reply to timelapse inquiries is to post these links.
Pay particular attention to the top one:
http://timescapes.org/
http://www.gethincoles.com/
http://www.creativepro.com/story/howto/24670.html
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/time-lapse/thumbs.asp
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2006/07/timelapsemov/index.php
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/05/18/timelapse.html
http://www.timelapsedigital.com/
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/time_lapse_article/timelapse.html
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Will the latest version of Quicktime Pro(for Vista) create a Lime Lapse from a .Mov file (from a video camera)

Will Quicktime Pro for Windows convert a .MOV file to a time lapse?
I have a six hour tripcoming up next weekend, and want turn a full length bullet cam video(native .MOV) of it into a time lapse to post. I have found tons of info saying QuicktimePro will go from stills to time lapse, but only one reference to converting an existing 1080P .mov file into one.
Any and all help and or direction will be greatly appreciated!

QuickTime Player Pro can open image sequences and export to an image sequence. This will create a series of still image files, sequentially named to a folder you create.
Open the video and choose Export from the File menu. In the next dialog window choose "Movie to Image Sequence" and then click the "Options" button. Here you set the "frame per second" and the file format (JPEG, PNG, etc.) and other options (like target file size or compression).
Set the FPS to one and one image file per second of video will be extracted and compressed. If your source was 30 fps then the first frame of the first second of the file will be saved. Set the fps to two and the first and fifteenth frame will be captured.
Some words of cation:
Be sure to create a new folder prior to the export. You don't want hundreds (or thousands) of image files cluttering your desktop.
Edit the source file prior to export to get a "long" shot of the action. Scene breaks will look awkward when they are played at high speed.
Don't make a 1080 file export to image sequence. If your source is 1080 use the View menu to change it to "Half Size". These half size image files will help keep the file size down and help playback on older machines.
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True time-lapse from stills

There's been at least one post on this, but I have not seen any resolution.
I wish to import a few thousand stills created with my Sony HDR HC3 shot at 1 still per minute (or 10 minutes). I'd like end up with a HD movie, 30 frames per second, with each still providing one frame. Importing through iMovie HD gives various results. I try to "apply" 1 or 2 or 3 frames to each photo, but end up with 9.29 seconds per still photo. Basically, the media/photo import in iMovie seems designed for movies with embedded stills, not time-lapse. Is this the way to make true time-lapse in iMovie HD (6.0.2)?
If iMovie HD can't do this, is there other software that will package stills into HD video format at this fast rate?

Karl,
After thanking you and reporting that your suggestion for importing stills at 1 frame per image worked well, I find today that I can't get it to work again! Today I still get the imports set to 9.29 seconds each. Once this morning an import came in with 2 frames duration. In all cases, I selected a previously imported clip whose duration had been set the way you suggested to 1 frame. So this variable behavior makes me think that the KB code may be more buggy than just the text box.
Just to be sure I'm not misunderstanding you...I'm using File/Import command, and iMovie is in the "Clips" mode. The selected clip with the 1 frame duration is selected in the clips bin before importing a new still.
I feel a bit silly reporting that a computer is producing variable results, but it seems to be, and I'm no neophyte to computers.
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