Timelapse - How I did it
31/12/08 17:10
I thought I’d write a blog post on how I created the timelapse in the previous post. It can be done with a variety of software (for mac) I prefer Gawker since its free and easy to use (well for me). The error below always appears for me and did so on my previous mac.
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This does effect the file but we’ll look at that later. Go ahead and select your video device and click record.
For results like the one below I would recommend setting 2-3 seconds. Bare in mind increasing this number makes it faster and bringing it down make it slower. I always leave the frame rate as it is but feel free to adjust it for different results. Go ahead and record. it. When your done click stop and the movie will export to the selected destination.
Now I guess your ready to do some editing and adding finishing touches. This is where our error comes into play from before. If you import into iMovie 08 it won’t show anything and if you import into iMovie HD you will get this error:
We need to fix the file and I do so using a trial app called EasyWMV which will change it to a .mp4 which is then usable for import.
I usually like to put my videos on the web exported from imovie 08 so I use the following settings to make them suitable for the net:
You can now upload to the web and it will work without a stumble. Understandably it won’t work as fast when people have slower internet speeds. I hope this was helpful and credit / inspiration goes to Bayliss
Download Link
This does effect the file but we’ll look at that later. Go ahead and select your video device and click record.
For results like the one below I would recommend setting 2-3 seconds. Bare in mind increasing this number makes it faster and bringing it down make it slower. I always leave the frame rate as it is but feel free to adjust it for different results. Go ahead and record. it. When your done click stop and the movie will export to the selected destination.
Now I guess your ready to do some editing and adding finishing touches. This is where our error comes into play from before. If you import into iMovie 08 it won’t show anything and if you import into iMovie HD you will get this error:
We need to fix the file and I do so using a trial app called EasyWMV which will change it to a .mp4 which is then usable for import.
I usually like to put my videos on the web exported from imovie 08 so I use the following settings to make them suitable for the net:
You can now upload to the web and it will work without a stumble. Understandably it won’t work as fast when people have slower internet speeds. I hope this was helpful and credit / inspiration goes to Bayliss