{"id":8363,"date":"2010-10-06T20:30:16","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=8363"},"modified":"2022-08-07T22:11:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T14:11:44","slug":"how-to-make-time-lapse-video-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/how-to-make-time-lapse-video-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginners Guide to Making Time-Lapse Video With DSLR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time-lapse photography is an interesting technique that records a scene or object with a slow state of change and turns it into a video that plays back at high speed.<\/p>\n

The easiest way is to have your camera stationary on something that changes slowly (e.g., clouds, plants growing, etc.) and start taking a series of photos for hours or even days. Hours and hours worth of photos is compressed into a video with merely a few minutes of playtime, thus creating a time lapsing effect.<\/p>\n

In other words, it allows us to see the progress faster without having to wait along the actual time. Spotting the sun\u2019s movement from sunrise to sunset takes about 12 hours; it\u2019s boring, and you probably won\u2019t notice the changes. But seeing it rise and set in 10 seconds that\u2019s pretty interesting!<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll show you how to create your own Time-lapse video. To make things easier to digest, we\u2019ve split the content up into several sections:<\/p>\n

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  1. Understanding Time-lapse fundamentals<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Choosing your camera<\/strong> for Time-lapse project<\/li>\n
  3. Post-editing<\/strong> your Time-lapse photos<\/li>\n
  4. Combining photos<\/strong> into Time-lapse video<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ready? Let\u2019s do it!<\/p>\n

    1. Understanding the fundamentals<\/h2>\n

    We\u2019ll start by understanding some fundamental rules. Under normal circumstances, every second in a video comprises 24-30 frames of photos, calculated with the unit fps (frame per second).<\/p>\n

    If you watch a 2 minutes video at 24 fps, that means it\u2019s made up of 2880 photos (frames) animating at high speed.<\/p>\n

    To create a Time-lapse effect, you basically reduce the interval for each shot and merge them into a 24-30 fps video.<\/p>\n

    E.g., if the sun takes 12 hours to set and you take a photo every 1 minute, you will have 720 photos. With a 24 fps compression, you\u2019ll have a video of the sun rising to sunset in 30 seconds. Isn\u2019t it amazing!<\/p>\n

    Your subject<\/h3>\n

    You probably already have some ideas in mind, but here\u2019s what we can think of just in case you left your creative cap at home.<\/p>\n