How to create a time lapse video in FCP7

Hi Guys,
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
bogiesan

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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
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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)
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I recorded an approx. 45-minute long video on my Canon point and shoot digital camera, then imported it on to my computer. (The file format is .MOV)
Now I would like to turn this video into a time lapse, of about a minute or two long. I know that iMovie HD has a time lapse feature, but it seems to only be for camcorders?
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Kirk, I think Nancy wants to just take a frame from her video every minute or so, so that the 45 minute video runs for, say, 45 seconds.
I don't think she wants to "speed it up" and make it run at breakneck speed, but wants to put together frames taken at a particular interval ..e.g; one frame per minute.
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(..Otherwise, Nancy, choose a point in your video - using iMovie - about one minute into the video and then use 'Create Still Frame' (or ShiftApple'S') and make the new still frame just a few moments long ..repeat through your 45 minute movie. Drag all those 45 stills together and you have a time-lapse movie. You could make each of them one-and-a-half seconds long, and apply a half-second Cross Dissolve between each of them. You'd then have a less "stuttery" and smoother time-lapse video..)

How to create a time-lapse with Premiere Elements?

To whom it may concern,
I have a DSLR (Rebel T3i) and I am planning to set it to take pictures every so often. I heard there was a way to do it within Premiere Elements and would rather save money since I already own this great software. I would like to have the steps to do so as soon as possible.
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Adobe Pat 206

Adobe Pat 206
Lots more details, but for starters please check out my blog post on Premiere Elements Time Lapse basics.
http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/07/pe-time-lapse-video-basics.html
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Welcome to the forum.
If you are ONLY using Still Images, and no Video, then you will want to determine your delivery, say DVD-Video, or BD, or posting to YouTube in SD, or HD. That will determine the Project Preset that you will choose.
Let's say that you will wish to deliver the Project via a BD (Blu-ray Disc). If so, then you can choose a 1920 x 1080 Project, at either 30 (29.97) FPS for NTSC, or 25 FPS for PAL.
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As for Import, there are probably two ways to handle that, but someone will have to give you exact instructions on the second, if PrE now supports Importing Numbered Stills Sequences, like PrPro does. I believe that it now does, but use PrPro for such, that I have not explored it. The other is pretty straight forward. When I Scale my Still Images, I number them sequentially, so that file ____00001 is followed by ____00002, etc. through the last Image in the sequence.
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Good luck, and let us know what works best for you. Also, keep an eye out, because if PrE does support Numbered Still Sequences, that will save you some time. Steve, Neale, John T., or another will verify that PrE has that capability, and where to locate it.
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Viele Schnittprogramme bieten die Möglichkeit aus einem (Live-)DV Strom per FireWire nur jeden x-ten FrameFrame im Glossar erklärt zu capturen
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Bobclarkfiber
Please read my blog post very details how to for Time Lapse video and Premiere Elements.
http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/07/pe-time-lapse-video-basics.html
and my less preferred way
http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/08/pe-numbered-stills-in-time-lapse-and.html
Please review and consider. If you have questions or need clarification on any of the above, please do not
hesitate to ask.
Thank you.
ATR

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