Time lapse problems CS5

I've been having a go at a few time lapse movies using Photoshop CS5 on the Mac.
I have kind of 2 linked queries:
1) The easy way to make a movie is to use file>open and choose a batch of photos while ticking Image Sequence. However this doesn't seem to offer the option to reverse the frames which is quite important.
2) The other way I found on the web is to use a stack. I'm not entirely clear what the benefits are this way although it does allow me to reverse.
However if I go to Document Settings and change the frame rate, it doesn't seem to affect the length of the movie, whereas method 1) does invite you to set the frame rate at startup and this affects the overall length of the movie.
Thanks in advance for any comments.

Welcome to the forum.
When Still Images show as black, the first things that I investigate is the pixel x pixel dimensions of the images. With many Stills, even if they are within the allowed pixel x pixel range, one's computer's resources can be used up, and an alternate workflow might be useful - Scale the Images to match the Frame Size of the Sequence, prior to Import, in a program, like Photoshop. This ARTICLE might be helpful.
The second thought is that the video driver is no longer performing properly, and needs to be updated. What is make/model of your graphics card, and what is the current number/date of your installed video driver?
Good luck,
Hunt

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Long-time contributor Jon Walker created this Video Tutorial to show how to do this.
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I see an old article on the Forum, “Time lapse freeze,” at http://community.sony.com/t5/Alpha-NEX-Cameras/Time-lapse-freeze/m-p/49781#M524 that might be related to the Time Lapse problem I encountered. In that earlier case, the freeze was attributed to having a conflict with the Soft Skin Effect setting (Menu -> Camera -> Soft Skin Effect). In my case, I installed “My Best Portrait” app and tested it with a few shots just moments before installing the “Time Lapse” app, so I bet this Portrait app uses the Soft Skin Effect, which could still have been “on” when I installed Time Lapse. Which then froze up my camera for a couple days. Just a guess. I enjoy being able to shoot photos again so I don’t plan trying to test my theory! Still, if you want to install Time Lapse and play it safe, you may want to avoid installing the “My Best Portrait” app or using the Soft Skin Effect. Also, start with a fully-charged genuine Sony battery before installing each app, just to be sure that’s not a factor. I plan to re-install Time-Lapse on a later date once I get past some critical shooting that I need to do. If I have any further problems with it, I’ll report back!

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About a month ago I tried to make a time lapse with my Canon 7D.
I imported the pictures to Lightroom and exported them as JPG. Than in Premiere Pro I clicked on import, selected the first image and checked the "numbered stills" box. It all worked as it should.
Yesterday I tried to do this again. The only different thing is the cameras but I don't think that's the problem (it's the 5D mk2).
When I import the photos as numbered stills in premiere pro it and drop it in the sequence all seems ok. When I move the slider in the sequence forward and backward it also seemed ok at first but now it shows no pictures but only a black screen with some noise (like tv noise). If I export it there is no movie, just black screen with noise.
Where seems to be the problem?
When I drop it into the sequence I can also change the scale of the image to fit the screen and that all seems ok... :/
I can even play a preview inside the premiere pro and it's almost ok (it's not a smooth playback, but it plays as it should...tough it drops some frames).

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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 !!
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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.
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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.
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Is there a way to put together a time-lapse sequence shot with a DSLR (comprised of many stills) into a movie at 30fps, BEFORE putting it into the Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 timeline?
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I am having problems with importing still images into a time lapse sequence in photoshop and would appreciate any suggestions!
I want to create a time lapse using a sequence of still photographs. All file names are sequentially name/numbered.
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I've looked at a few other tutorials that outline the same sequence of steps, and tried them over and over, and then changing one step at a time to make sure that it was not a single step that caused the problem.
The thing that is really bugging me is that it works fine if I use the different approach of using the place command instead.
Anyway, thanks for all of your time. It's going to be a lot simpler to just stick with 'place' command and I will likely do that, but I tend take things like this as a challenge. I like to know WHY it won't work for me. Sometimes it seems that there is just no logical explanation!
Stuart

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Well, I will try to be more precise while answering your questions. But first let me thank you very much for your help : your comments, questions and remarks are very helpful to help me shape my project, as you shed light on particular problems I strictly had no idea before !
1) I can certainly get on well with digital output as my flash device is triggered by TTL signals.
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Time Lapse in Photoshop elements 10

If someone could be so kind as to help with doing timelapse in Photoshop elements 10 from step one to finish. I have listened to youtube and researched on internet and still having problems? Help
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Is this Barbara Brundage, if so it is my pleasure to have an email from you. I have just received your book "the missing manual". Thank you for the answer I will look it up in "the missing manual" manual. Greg
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If you have windows, the easiest way to do this in PSE is to create a flipbook (Create>more options).
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