In Premiere, I dropped 1800 sequenced photos into Project Assets with Get Media, then dropped all photos onto Video 1 Timeline. In preferences, I changed duration to 1. At 30 frames per second, that makes each frame display for 1/30 second.
The GoPro shoots in 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 second intervals. They also make free editing software called GoPro Studio Edit Software. It is specifically for creating time lapse and slo-mo videos. A couple of days ago I published my first time lapse video (Galapagos Sunset). My choice of camera for Time-Lapse Photography. If we consider that 1080p video is only around 2 megapixel resolution, and that even 4k resolution is only approximately 8 megapixel resolution, it might appear that the 36-megapixels of the Nikon D810 camera is overkill. No talking viral timelapse video of Shawn James off grid log cabin build by one man alone in the wilderness of Canada, from 1st tree I cut to last floor boar. Persecond makes timelapse videos, and beautiful timelapse videos have never been easier to make. Import an image sequence, trim the length, adjust speed, playback direction and you’re done. Export in broadcast quality. Drag and Drop – Drag and drop or browse for an image set. Persecond sorts them automatically.
The Version history describes what changes were made in prior versions
As of version 2.1.0.6, both Timelapse and TimelapseEditor version numbers are updated whenever there is a change made to one or both programs.
V2.2.3.7
New features
Copy/Paste menu item added to each data field’s context menu
Edit |Restore default values for this file : new option will restore default values (as specified in the template) for a particular file, essentially resetting the data for that file.
Rank by probability
For those using image recognition (i.e., with Microsoft’s Megadetector)
This section is only relevant to those using image recognition data generated by Microsoft’s Megadetector.
Custom Selection Dialog: Image Recognition now includes a checkbox called ‘Rank by confidence’. This will sort the images returned of all selected recognized entities (e.g., Person) by the confidence. That is, it will allow you to scan your images from high confidence to low confidence, in order to determine where the detector seems to do well and where it starts to produce many errors.
Microsoft’s Megadetector can now generate both detector data (animal/person/vehicle bounding boxes) and classification data (e.g. deer, elk, etc). However, as classifications are still experimental, Microsoft is releasing that data only to a few select agencies who are helping them determine an efficient classification workflow.
If you are one of the agencies working with Microsoft to test its classification data, Timelapse will now display both detection and classification data, and also allow you to select by classification (e.g., ‘Deer’). Note: the manual does not yet explain how to exploit classification data, as that still has to be determined.
If you are not one of the agencies, then Timelapse will only display detections as in prior versions.
Bug fixes
Fixed various (mostly rare) bugs reported by users
Fixed crash on propagate from last value to here that happens when there are no ‘true’ last values
Fixed issue when time zone on local machines is not set
V2.2.3.6
A major change that you may not even notice
Sorting defaults: when loading an image set for the first time now sorts by Relative Path and then by Date/Time. That is, your images will be grouped and sorted by its folder location, and within each group images will be sorted by their date/time. The Sort menu options have changed to reflect this. The previous default was sort by ID (the order that images were read into Timelapse), which often – but not always – will produce a similar sorting effect.
New features
File | Export selected images and videos copies all files in the current selection to a folder of your choosing
User interface tweaks
Adjust image appearance user interface changed somewhat
Delete images can be cancelled for long operations
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Now accepts filenames with quote (’) character
Merge now works if a merged database with the same name already exists
Lots of other minor changes and fixes
V2.2.3.5
User interface tweaks
Overview and zooming are now more responsive (including for videos).
Locate missing folders and files dialogs are now available via the Edit menu
H key presses now temporarily hides both episode and detection bounding boxes when pressed in both the overview and normal view.
Adjust image appearance now includes an option to apply its settings to every image
Episode navigation: <control>→ or <control>← navigates to the 1st image of the next or previous episode. Alternatively, select View | Next episode or View | Previous episode.
Episode information display was slow in certain situations – it is now fast.
Magnifying glass on/off state now saved on a machine vs. image set level.
Videos: showing video frames as thumbnails in the overview is somewhat faster, uses FFMPEG with MediaPlayer as a fallback
Missing folders dialog: When the user specifies the first missing folder, Timelapse searches that folder to see if it can find the other foldrs.
Panning now follows cursor (it did not before)
The Selection state is no longer saved between sessions.
Preference dialog: new color-blind friendly option for detection bounding box colors
Popup episode: now displays detection bounding boxes, if any exist and detections are turned on
Code
lots of cleanup.
refactored various DrawBoundingBox methods so it is now invoked as a single method in the BoundingBoxes class
Bug fixes
Error message now replaces crash message on a particular Timelapse issue
Autoplay fixed so that videos do not play in the background when navigating in the overview
Import image recognition bug fixed, where it wasn't importing data when a subset of folders had data but the rest did not
V2.2.3.4
New features
Options | Temporarily Adjust Image Appearance raises a control that lets you temporarily adjust an image’s brightness, contrast, gamma, and sharpness, to emphasis edges, and/or to open the image in your default Windows photo viewer (so you can use that viewer’s controls to manipulate the image appearance). A much-requested feature.
Video Player – significant enhancements
now plays .ASF video files, along with .mp4 and .avi
controls for setting video playback options: speed ( .5x, 1x 2x), autorepeat, autoplay
‘Play externally’ button opens the video in your default Windows video player
magnifying lens is now included: toggle it on / off (M) and adjust its magnification up (U) or Down (D)
zooming and panning now included via the mouse wheel, and then click/drag
clicking on the video or pressing spacebar now plays/pauses it
Detection Bounding Boxes now visible in Overview: If you use detections, bounding boxes are now visible in the overview. Pressing the H key will temporarily hide the bounding boxes.
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Fixes a rare and hard to reproduce bug where setting the Timezone to 0.0 crashes timelapse.
V2.2.3.3
New features
Merging databases is a new feature that lets you merge all databases found in sub-folders into a single database. See Merging Databases section in the user manual for details.
Episode popup: pressing the P key over an image will temporarily raise a pop-up showing the surrounding images in an episode, if any, regardless of your selection. This can help interpret what is in an image by letting you quickly review its related images that don’t happen to fit the selection. Let me know if this is useful to you, or suggest improvements to it. See Episodes section for details
Detection Bounding Boxes: If you use detections, pressing the H key over an image will temporarily hide the bounding boxes.
Bug fixes and performance improvements
For users of the original Timelapse1 system, migrating data from old ImageData.xml files now works better.
- Long file names exceeding the limit are now skipped and message displayed
Lots of other minor changes and fixes
V2.2.3.2
Major feature changes
Progress bars now appear for most lengthy operations
Importing CSV (spreadsheet) files. See Section 11 in updated user manual for details
Import data from a CSV file… is much more robust and useful. You can easily open your data in Excel, modify it, and import the changed data back again. Or import old CSV files created outside of Timelapse.
UpdateCSVFile.exe is a new separate utility program available on the TImelapse web site, where it may helps transform CSV (spreadsheet) files into a format understood by Timelapse.
Lots of other small (but still useful) feature changes that you may or may not notice.
User manual
Updated to reflect the above changes.
V2.2.3.1
Bug fixes
catch crash when reading in old databases that occurs on reading an image where ImageQuality was previously recorded as Unknown.
rare case when marker was erroneously recorded at Infinity,Infinity.
Detection bounding boxes now display or don't display correctly depending upon the confidence preference and the confidence selection
fixed a weird exception where invoking 'IsDisplayable' when a video image was being displayed by coding a work-around.
fixed (rare?) but where datatable was being dropped and rebuilt due to differences in .tdb and .ddb templates but was also clearing detections as a side effect, since it was a foreign key. Fix was to turn off f foreign keys (with pragma), drop the table, then turned foreign keys back on.
Altered import recognition data to require an exact match between folder paths in the recognition file and the ddb file, as previous attempts to look for subfolders cannot handle all conditions. Message boxes are raised to describe how well it worked.
When clearing rows in a database table with a foreign key, foreign keys must be off as otherwise it hangs / takes a massive amount of time if the table is large.
eliminated crash when importing quickpaste items from another .ddb before a quickpaste window was opened
Enhancements:
Redid Custom Selection/Detections dialog and custom selection code to:
include All as a category that covers the union of categories with actual detections
Empty now includes confidence range so that it includes images with no identified detections, plus those with at most a low confidence of detections (i.e., the inverse of All where 100-confidence)
Several other changes to make it work a bit better and more accurately.
Populate / /Inspect image Metadata: Users can now choose between metadataExtractor ors Phil Harvey's Exiftool to inspect and retrieve an image or video metadata. MetadataExtractor is faster but less up to data with specific camera's makernotes, while Phile Harvey's Exiftool is more comprehensive but slower.
Quickpaste enhancement. Editor window now includes buttons to select or clear all Use checkboxes
Package Updates to: MetadataExtractor, Newtonsoft.JSon, System.Data.SQLite
V2.2.3.0
Bug fixes
Reverted AvalonDock as it was causing a crash when trying to restore a floating window on startup
a few other bug fixes
Feature changes (for image recognition only)
Adjusted the position of image recognition bounding boxes so that they don’t obscure the animal
Image recognition bounding boxes will always appear within a selected confidence range
V2.2.2.9
Bug fix
Using markers on counters no longer causes Timelapse to crash
Features
Custom selection: Selecting Empty on detections unchecks the confidence box, as that should not be used with Empty
User manual
Updated Part 3 Recognition to include several workflow variations
V2.2.2.8
Major functional changes
Can import and use Image recognition data produced by a 3rd party. As the 3rd party currently does this by invitation only, features are turned off by default. If interested, contact me.
Loading / adding images searches all subfolders for images. New images are added, but previously loaded images are automatically skipped.
Image Quality
now only includes Dark and Ok.
will disappear soon, to be replaced by a ‘Dark’ flag.
Select Menu changed – you can now select ‘by Folders’.
Dark classification is no longer an option when loading images for the first time. However, it can be done after loading via the Edit Menu.
Performance improvements
Loading / adding many images should be several times faster.
Bug fixes
Episodes adjusted to indicate episodes that are excessively long.
User manual: new / heavily modified sections
Part 1, Section 2: Best Practices for Organizing your Files and Folders
Part 3: Automatic Image Recognition
V2.2.2.5
Bug fixes – somewhat rare but critical
fixed crashing issue when closing an image set when in the overview
fixed appearance of counters when entering data for multiple images in the overview
Internal changes
Put in working stubs where video thumbnails can be cached, which improves the display of videos (instead of black). This is still hidden from the user until it is fully implemented. However, ffmpeg.exe (used to generate thumbnails) is now included in the binary release.
V2.2.2.4
Feature addition
Episodes – Timelapse identifies a sequence of images separated by a short time interval (e.g., an animal moving through a scene) and numbers them (e.g., 1/10). Useful for analyzing a sequence of related images as a whole. Try Options | Show Episodes. See User Manual – Episodes for details.
Tabbing – skips system-supplied fields by default as these are rarely edited (DateTime, ImageQuality, DeleteFlag), but you can change that using Options | Preferences
Navigating images – left/right arrow key works everywhere except on a note or date field that has the focus (as they navigate the text in it). You can use Shift-left/right arrow keys, which always navigates images.
User Manual updated
Bug fixes and fine tuning
Code checks / repairs NULL in file table, against prior versions in version compatability
Fixed bug in bouncing floating data panel
Fixed bug where defaults were not being added to the schema
Hotfixed arrow keys on QuickPaste
Hotfixed bug in classifying dark and corrupt images
Various others, some critical.
V2.2.2.3
Feature addition
Many UI fixes / tweaks
QuickPaste – a major new feature that lets you paste multiple data field values in a single click.
Copy Previous Values button and QuickPaste display previews of the values that would be pasted, where data fields flash to verify pasted actions
Tabbing and keyboard data entry improved: fixes made over the prior version.
Bug fixes
various
fixes dropping a column due to template changes failed, and default values were ommited in the updated table
fixes crash when rapidly navigating images
User Manual
updated to include the above changes
V2.2.2.0
Feature addition
Sort Menu (new!) allows you to sort images by your data fields, e.g., by DateTime, FileName, by a combination of any two data fields, etc. Each image set will remember its sort setting.
Options | Advanced | Timelapse Options… now provides several settings to manage DeletedFiles
Tabbing and keyboard data entry vastly improved:
Tab / Shift tab between fields, the Copy Previous button, and File Navigator Slider
Flags (Checkboxes) activated via ‘Space’
Choice menu: items navigated via arrows
Copy Previous button activated with space, left/right arrows navigate files
The active data control is highlight to rapidly identify them
UTC dates and offset management simplified (as rarely used)
User manual
new sections / additions describing the changes (e.g., sections on sorting and tabbing)
Bug fixes
Rare bug reading files stored on network discs fixed
Various other bug fixes as noticed by users.
Database (.ddb file) modified
Timelapse adds new fields to the ImageSetTable in the.ddb file, used internally to store settings. Earlier versions of Timelapse will still work on these .ddb files.
v2.2.1.7
Bug fixes
Repaired issue where left clicking on a marker caused Timelapse to crash
Added checks to handle some (but not all) cases where file paths are too long for Windows to handle
Added check to ensure that new template files will always have a .tdb suffix
v2.2.1.6
Bug fixes
Critical fix: Timelapse didn’t run if Windows set to various non-English regions. Regions format numbers and dates differently. A portugese user had Timelapse aborting on startup. This is now fixed.
Window positions weren’t remembered. Now fixed.
DateTimePicker control fixed. Minor bug where calendar was not synced with the text.
User Interface
Added a warning to the Instructions pane that appears if you have Windows set to a region other than English (US) or English (Canada), as other regions could introduce issues.
v2.2.1.5
Minor changes
Feature addition
Options | Adjust FilePlayer playback speed… raises a dialog box that lets you adjust how many images per second you would prefer to see when using the play forward/backwards buttons on the File Player.
Bug fixes
Warns about very long file paths. Windows does not allow file paths longer than ~256 characters. Timelapse will warn you if you have files longer than that, but leaves it up to you to shorten your path (e.g., by moving or renaming your folders).
Internal code cleanup
various small things
v2.2.1.4
Minor changes
Feature additions
Timelapse checks if the root folder name stored in the database differs from the actual root folder. If so, it will ask the user if he/she wants to update the database to store the current root folder name instead.
Bug fixes
fixed bug in importing old ImageData.xml files
Performance
SQLite updated to the latest version
v2.2.1.3
New features
Window Layouts, including window location and size plus location of panes are now saved between Timelapse sessions.
A new Window menu (on menu bar) allows users to load default window layouts, or to save and load their own layouts
Bug and feature fixes
Minor performance improvements
Date corrections dialogs - many had a bug that stopped one from realizing the correction. This has been fixed.
Classify Dark Images window now fits on standard laptop screens
Double click in overview no longer creates marker on image if a counter was selected
Fixed focus issues on Data Grid
Fixed how data fields updates multiple selections under certain conditions
End and Home shortcut keys removed at a user's request. They have little value and are too easy to hit accidentally.
Bookmark state remembered between sessions (although zoom/pan may be off if the window size is changed between sessions)
Excel export now always tries to save in US date/time format (may be problematic if foreign date/time settings are used)
DateTimePicker fied to showing matching image numbers as one enters the new dates
DataTable now updates and scrolls correctly
and more!
User Manual
Updated to describe the Window menu
v2.2.1.2
Important bug fix
Counters sometimes did not correctly update their displayed valued during navigation. This usually happened if the data for the navigated to image had a ‘blank’ entries. This now-fixed bug was introduced in the last version.
v2.2.1.1
New features
Data Table (one of the three tabs):
highlights currently selected file(s)
click row to navigate to an image
click column to sort on that data
Overview provides better feedback
displays ellipsis in a control's data field when data differs due to multiple selections
Bug fixes
Fixed misreading of dates (using creation time instead of metadata image taken time) that occasional occured when loading images
Timelapse properly incorporates choice list changes made in the template
A right mouse up on the markable image (rather than a marker) no longer creates a new marker
overview enabling and disabling of controls work properly
data entry tab tooltip now displays
v2.2.1.0
New features
Overview added, which allows you to view and enter data for multiple images at a time. Switch to/from the overview by zooming out/in (via the scroll wheel, the ‘<’ or ‘>’ keys, or the zoom menu item).
Bug fixes
Important: fixes very slow image navigation that occurs on some (but not all) machines
Dialog boxes resized to fit within a typical laptop screen
Choice box displays properly within old versions of Windows
User Manuals
Updated to detail how to use the overview
Video Tutorials
New video : Using the Overview
v2.2.0.9
Test version, not released
v2.2.0.8
New features
File | Close Image Set closes the current image set, which allows you to open a new one without quitting Timelapse.
Edit | Find, or entering <control>-c, raises a ‘Find’ box that lets you specify a search term and find the next or previous image that contains that term.
Editor: File | Close closes the current template being edited, which allows you to create or open another template.
Bug fixes
Important: Fixed an issue where changes to the template were not being propagated to Timelapse.
Performance improvements in the Template Editor, for adding new rows and for altering the control or spreadsheet order
User Manual
Updated to include the new 'Close' and 'Find' features above
v2.2.0.7
New features
Major: If a template is changed to add / delete /rename controls, image sets opened with an earlier version of that template will detect those changes and incorporate them into the image set. A confirmation dialog box will be displayed.
If a template's choice list is missing an item that exists in the choice list of the image set, a warning is displayed.
Editor: template constrains the default values allowed in Choices, where it must match one of the items on the Choice list
When a folder is loaded via the add. menu, duplicate images are skipped - Timelapse now displays feedback on the fly about skipped images
Check for updates altered so that it is checked once a day
Bug fixes
Important: Fixed an issue where deleting multiple images could crash Timelapse.
Important: Fixed an issue where the wrong value may be displayed in a Note field
Editor - fixed an issue where fields that were not data labels were validated as data labels.
Editor - Flag field widths are now disabled as changing that width doesn't do anything meaningful
v2.2.0.6
New menu: Options | Advanced | Delete Duplicates will check for duplicates and delete them (partially fixes the problem reported in v2.2.0.5 (but does not deal with missing images)
v2.2.0.5
We recently discovered an issue with Timelapse versions released from April onwards (numbered version 2.2.0.0 – 2.2.0.4). While it may not affect all users, you should update Timelapse now. The issue occurs when Timelapse loads an image set for the first time. Instead of reading all images, it may occasionally skip an image, where it instead creates a duplicate of a nearby image.
Important! To check if any of your recently loaded data sets were affected, as well as how to fix them, read Instructions
v2.2.0.4
Marker creation now works more consistently on button click vs. panning
Videos no longer are indicated as corrupted
Advanced UTC DateTime and Time Zone Offset visibility fixed. They are not displayed in Timelapse and in exported spreadsheets unless the UTCOffset visibility is set in the template.
v2.2.0.3
Template Editor: Important bug fix to update controls after its field was edited and to reduce potential crash
v2.2.0.2
Template Editor: Important bug fix to update controls after its field was edited
Timelapse: With counters, double clicking on image fixed to generate only one marker
v2.2.0.1
Counter’s appearance altered to make its function more apparent
Template Editor: Important bug fix to update controls after its field was edited
Bug fix: About Dialog - Check For Updates now works properly
v2.2.0.0
Sampling of major new features
Tabs and Data entries panes
Data entry pane can be pulled out as separate window, or repositioned on the top, bottom or sides of the main window
Instructions and data table panes are now tabs that can be pulled out of the window
A FilePlayer control lets you play your images backwards and forwards at various speeds
Videos now appear in the main window rather than a separate window
Images can be optionally presented in time-order vs. name order
Note fields will autocomplete, where its predictions are based on previous entries
Counters can be toggled on and off
User manual updated to reflect changes
v2.1.0.8
Update recommended: various minor bug fixes, minor user interface improvements, and many internal changes
Visible changes
Tooltips on data fields now display the entered value. This is useful for seeing values larger than the entry field.
Some menu items now show icons next to them
Date/Time handling improved somewhat
Editor user interface is improved somewhat (e.g., tabbing is now possible within a row), and various bugs fixed
Internal changes
Many changes made to clean up the code base.
metadata management changed from ExifTool to MetadataExtractor
various packages updated.
v2.1.0.7
Update very strongly recommended as it fixes a critical bug.
Important bug fixes
Timelapse no longer crashes when loading older already analyzed image sets, i.e., older versions of the Timelapse .ddb file.
v2.1.0.6
Update very strongly recommended! This version fixes a nasty bug that caused Timelapse to crash when loading images, as well as other lesser bugs. It also changes when it tries to classify dark image. Details are below.
Important bug fixes
Timelapse no longer crashes when loading image sets. This sometimes happened on older versions of windows or older machines.
Timelapse editor no longer crashes when you try to re-order controls or spreadsheet columns
Important feature changes
Timelapse no longer automatically classifies images as 'Dark' or 'Okay' on loading. Only some users needed this feature, and classification slows down loading. To do classification, you now select the menu option:** 2x speedup on image scrolling when using arrow keys
Edit→Classify dark images – invokes dark image classification, or
Options→Advanced→Timelapse Options lets you set Timelapse to automatically classify dark images on loading. This is the old behavior.
Options→Advanced→Timelapse Options dialog now includes an Adjusting Performance section, which lets you tune image display for fast vs. slow computers. It allows you to tweak how fast images are displayed when first loading or when navigating through images.
Other changes
Timelapse bug fixes
Double digit numbers entered into counters now work properly.
Tooltips on controls correctly display the text specified in the Timelapse Editor.
Timelapse feature enhancement
Version update dialog has a new look.
Version History
Version History: Timelapse2
v2.1.0.3
New features
Date correction for cameras with slow/fast clocks
Fixes
3x speedup on image loading
2x speedup on image scrolling when using arrow keys
Counter data controls can be cleared (i.e., empty)
Context menu (Copy Forward etc) now appears properly
other minor bug fixes
v2.1.0.2
This is a major release with too many changes to list.
Major changes
Videos now handled
.mp4, .avi files as produced by some cameras
a video player is included under the View menu
New image handling
images can be stored and loaded from multiple sub-folders (ideally located under the root folder containing the template)
additional sub-folders can be added to a Timelapse image set at any time e.g., new batch of images can be added as they arrive
Better management of special cases
handles the case where no images are loaded or all images are deleted
User Manual
Manual is now up to date with this version
a better tutorial image set was created and included to accompany this manual
Code changes
much of the code has been refactored and modified for better maintenance and extensibility (Thanks to the effort of Todd West).
Github site created
v2.0.2.4 (Not yet released)
Minor fixes
Custom View Filter Dialog
minor changes in explanation text
removed 'Glob' expression from counts, as special characters cannot be entered
v2.0.2.3
New feature in the Edit menu: Populate a Field with Image Metadata.
Cameras often record metadata into an image file, some of which could be useful to record using Timelapse. To do this, a dialog lists all your data fields (Notes, Data and Time), and the metadata fields found in one of your images. You then select the data field and metadata field of interest. That data field will then be populated (across all images) with a metadata value from the corresponding image file. For example, if your image files have a metadata field called 'Temperature' you can import that image's recorded temperature into one of your data fields (e.g., a Note field called 'Temperature' that you could create using the Template Editor).
Thanks to Phil Harvey and his Exiftool project at http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/, which Timelapse uses to extract the metadata (you will see that program is now included in the Timelapse folder).
New feature in Filter menu: Custom Filter
Raises a dialog box that gives you the ability to select one or more of your data fields, a search condition (e.g., =, <, > etc), and some value. As you create the expression, it tells you how many images match your search condition. When you are done, it will filter the images to show only those that match. It also allows you to reset your search to all images.
Changed feature: Export to CVS
Now limits the export to the images currently displayed in a particular filtered view. Thus you can export any subset of your data (or all your data if you select ‘All Images’ as the filter).
Small fixes / enhancements
corrected a date typo in ambiguous date dialog box
corrected dialog box positioning for large dialog boxes on small displays, where the title bar should now remain visible
v2.0.2.2
Limited test release of features found in 2.0.2.3
v2.0.2.1
This is actually a rollback to 2.0.1.9
A user reported a bug in the new Populate menu item, which puts the metadata in the wrong column
This rollback removes that feature until I fix it.
v2.0.2.0
New feature in the Edit menu: Populate a Field with Image Metadata.
Cameras often record metadata into an image file, some of which could be useful to record using Timelapse. To do this, a dialog lists all your data fields (Notes, Data and Time), and the metadata fields found in one of your images. You then select the data field and metadata field of interest. That data field will then be populated (across all images) with a metadata value from the corresponding image file. For example, if your image files have a metadata field called 'Temperature' you can import that image's recorded temperature into one of your data fields (e.g., a Note field called 'Temperature' that you could create using the Template Editor).
Thanks to Phil Harvey and his Exiftool project at http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/, which Timelapse now users to extract the metadata (you will see that program is now included in the Timelapse folder).
Small enhancement
The Reread Dates from Images now runs faster and with better feedback
Internal addition
A database function allows multiple fields to be updated with multiple values in one operation. A speed improvement.
v2.0.1.9
Small enhancement
Added a 'See Version History' button to the About Timelapse dialog, which brings the user to the web page describing version changes.
v2.0.1.8
Interface cleanup
All dialog boxes are redone with a common look and feel
v2.0.1.7
Bug fixes
Corrects a focus issue when editing notes and fixed choice, where characters were interpreted as shortcut keys if the cursor was moved outside the window.
Internal
Message Dialog boxes have been redone as a single DlgMessageBox to provide a common look and feel.
v2.0.1.6
Bug fixes
Fixed bug where fixed choice items called 'Unknown' were not appearing.
v2.0.1.5
Added feature:
Under the File Menu, new item called 'Rename the data file..' that allows you to rename the .ddb file on the fly, e.g., from the default TimelapseData.ddb to (for example) TimelapseData.Site0-Feb2-15.ddb .
As part of handling renamed files, the system now:
looks for a .ddb file in the image folder and loads that
if more than one .ddb file exists, it raises a dialog asking the user to choose one
renames backup files and exported .csv files to match the new filename
Timestamped backups of the .ddb and .csv are now created in the Backup folder on startup.
For example, TimelapseData.ddb backup is named TimelapseData.2016-02-03.13-57-28.ddb (if done at Feb 3, 2016 at time 13:57:28)
Older backup files are no longer over-written
When a CVS file is exported, a dialog box (that can be optionally hidden) and a status bar notification confirms the operation.
Bug fix
The color determination when judging dark images has been relaxed, as some cameras create what looks like grey scale images, but that actually have tinges of color in them.
v2.0.1.4
Added feature:
Under Options menu, new item allowing a user to customize how Timelapse determines light vs. dark images.
v2.0.1.3
Added feature:
Two new entries under the Edit / Date Correction menu
Re-Read Dates From Images restores the original date/time as recorded on each image
Check and Modify Ambiguous Dates lets you swap the day / month on a per day basis
v2.0.1.2
Added feature:
Now warns the user with they try to run Timelapse out of its home folder (i.e., the one with the SQL files in it that it needs).
v2.0.1.0
Major bug fix:
dates were sometimes recorded incorrectly when reading in a new image set. This should fix it on new image sets, but let me know if the problem persists.
Possible incompatible change:
The time is now recorded presented in 24 hour format including seconds. e.g., 19:01:15 instead of 7:01 pm. This change will only appear on reading in new image sets.
Added features:
Fixed choice menus now include an 'empty' menu item at its end. Select this to clear the current fixed choice entry.
v2.0.0.5
Minor bug fixes:
Fixed the link to the tutorial manual to point to the newest version, as it mistakenly pointed to the Timelapse 1 version
v2.0.0.3
Minor feature enhancements:
Remembers whether the controls were in a separate window, as well as the window size, and restores that the next time you load Timelapse
Fixes the layout of that window a bit, where fields now wrap around the Copy Previous Item button (internally changed the layout to a much more flexible FlowDocument)
Allows keyboard typing to select fixed choice items
v2.0.0.2
This is the candidate release of Timelapse2, distributed to users for testing
It is a major upgrade over Timelapse1. Because it uses a different file system, the files produced by Timelapse1 (CodeTemplateEditor.xml and ImageData.xml) must be converted to the new format before Timelapse2 can read them.
Version History: Timelapse2TemplateEditor
v2.1.0.2
This is a major release with too many changes to list.
Major changes
A new dialog box under the View menu allows a person to inspect image metadata
User Manual
Manual is now up to date with this version
a better tutorial image set was created and included to accompany this manual
Code changes
Code has been changed considerably for better maintainability (Thanks to Todd West)
Github site created
v2.0.1.5
Small enhancement
Added a 'See Version History' button to the About Timelapse dialog, which brings the user to the web page describing version changes.
Internal
Finished redoing Message Dialog boxes to a common look and feel.
v2.0.1.4
Bug fix
Fixed a small bug in the way Data Labels are corrected, where it inadvertently replaced some characters in other fields
Internal
Message Dialog boxes have been redone as a single DlgMessageBox to provide a common look and feel.
v2.0.1.3
Bug fix
Fixed system crash that occurred if a user was actively editing a cell but then selected another action before finishing that edit.
v2.0.1.2
Added feature:
Now warns the user with they try to run Timelapse out of its home folder (i.e., the one with the SQL files in it that it needs).
v2.0.1.1
Bug fix:
Fixed an issue where editing choice menus either produced no results, or replaced the wrong choice menu. This issue only occurred if the various data controls had been re-ordered at some time.
v2.0.1.0
Bug fix:
Added several addition checks to user-edited datalabels to ensure they did not match reserved words, and that they began with a letter and had only legal characters. While this bug rarely occurred, it was nasty for one user, as it caused Timelapse to show no images after reading them in correctly!
Fixed the message shown when the datalabel was a reserved word (it was the wrong message).
Feature additions
(minor) updated the About dialog box to look better and to be more informative
Internal:
Removed extraneous code that duplicated getting the version number
v2.0.0.5
Minor bug fixes:
Fixed the link to the tutorial manual to point to the newest version, as it mistakenly pointed to the Timelapse 1 version
Put a ':' after the Add label, as another cue that this isn't a button
v2.0.0.4
minor bug fix, where error checking for illegal data labels was accidentally applied to all columns.
v2.0.0.3
skipped a version
v2.0.0.2
This is the candidate release of the new Timelapse2TemplateEditor, distributed to users for testing
The Timelapse2TemplateEditor is new software that provides an interactive interface for creating templates. The software also lets you to convert legacy templates (i.e., the CodeTemplate.xml files used in Timelapse1).
Looking for some GoPro time-lapse tips because you just got a new travel camera and can’t wait to get some great shots?
Stuck wondering what the best GoPro settings are for time-lapses and general photography?
Unsure about which GoPro editing software you should use to edit time-lapses?
In this post I’m going to go over how to use a GoPro for taking amazing time-lapses.
Some of the things you’ll learn are:
How to take a quality time-lapse
The best settings for GoPro time-lapses
Proper positioning and the accessories you should get for great shots
The settings I’m going to tell you to use are the same ones that I use for the majority of my time-lapses and regular shots. I’ve spent a lot of time fiddling around with all of the settings and I’ve found a few good ones that result in the best time-lapses and videos.
The GoPro Editing Software I Use
Check out my more in-depth post on the best GoPro editing software!
If you’re looking for the best GoPro editing software for time-lapses I recommend using GoPro Studio to format all of the clips and a different software for piecing them all together, color correction, and for exporting and uploading to YouTube.
The options for best time-lapse editing software I would recommend are:
iMovie (if you’re using an Apple computer or laptop)
Those are the top 3 options for reliable and easy to use GoPro editing software.
I actually started out using Premiere Pro but after a year of never getting the hang of it I moved over to iMovie.
Premiere is an amazing software and Final Cut Pro X is also something you should consider using. All three options are popular and make an ideal choice for editing your time-lapses.
The Best GoPro Time-Lapse Settings
Taking a time-lapse with GoPro cameras is easy but getting the settings right is the hard part.
Once you’ve found your favorite editing software it’s time to head out and grab some footage.
Choose the right shooting interval
0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 30, and 60 second intervals
There are 7 different interval options for time-lapses and each interval is ideal for a different situation.
For example, if you want to capture a storm moving in and the clouds are moving pretty quickly you might want to go with a 2-second interval.
If you want to catch a sunset or sunrise you’ll probably want to go with something a little slower like a 10 or 30-second interval.
Here is a quick guide on the best time-lapse intervals (in seconds) for your GoPro:
0.5 – Driving, up-close shots of something small (birds, insects, fish tank, etc)
1.0 – People walking in a busy area, heavy traffic flowing, view from a moving bus or train
2.0 – Clouds moving quickly, popular tourist areas
5.0 – Sunset or sunrise, normal moving clouds
10 – Slow moving clouds, construction sites
30 – Nature shots, Shadows moving across the ground, puddles drying, storms
60 – Plants growing, shoot the entire day or night, long-term processes
It’s easy to choose the best interval setting for your GoPro.
After a few times getting some practice you’ll find the intervals which work for you and produce the results you want.
Pick the most ideal resolution (12MP)
The best resolution for getting high quality time-lapses is the 4000×3000 pixels, or the 12MP option.
Yes, these images do take up the most space per image on your memory card but they look the best in the end result. If you use GoPro Studio it will crop the images from 4000×3000 into the 1080p time-lapse video version and you’re left with an ultra-high resolution time-lapse.
Another benefit to shooting in 12MP resolution is that if you want to go back and grab a specific picture, say of a strike of lightning or something else interesting that happened while you were shooting, you’ll have a high quality image instead of something smaller and of lower quality.
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You should only go with a lower resolution if you don’t have enough space on your memory card for your trip or if you’re shooting something really long and don’t want to move the camera.
Choose the right playback rate
Deciding on the playback rate beforehand is a good way to not only get a high quality time-lapse but also determine how long you need to let the GoPro capture for.
I always use 30 FPS (Frames Per Second) for my video and I apply the same settings to my time-lapses.
30 FPS looks the best on YouTube and, if you converted it from 4000×3000, it looks incredible on TV’s as well. It’s the ideal playback rate for getting the most fluid-looking and realistic time-lapses.
Determine how long you need to film
If you’re filming something at an interval of 60-seconds you’re going to need leave the GoPro there for a while to get a time-lapse of any substantial length.
Just to get 1 second of time-lapse footage you would need to let the GoPro capture images for 30-minutes if it’s on a 60-second interval. Moneydance 2017 8 1691.
On a 1-second interval you would only need to wait 30-seconds to get 1-second of time-lapse footage. If you stand somewhere for 10-minutes you can get about 20-seconds of time-lapse footage and if you’re in a hurry or you’re just making a quick montage that’s definitely enough.
I like to go for 10-minutes at a time but if I’m going to be in the same place for a long period of time or I want to capture something specific i’ll stand there until the batter runs out, which is about 1.5 hours.
Practical GoPro Time-Lapse Tips
Find the right location
When you’re out looking for somewhere to take a time-lapse from try to find a spot where you can grab amazing and interactive footage.
Take advantage of the rule of thirds and always make sure you have a focal point of your time-lapse.
If you’re filming a popular tourist destination try to do it from a vantage point where you can see people moving or clouds floating by.
Nothing is worse than watching a time-lapse and it appears that nothing is really happening. Clouds, moving water, trees blowing in the wind, these are all things you can include to make a better time-lapse.
Use the right gear and accessories
You don’t want your time-lapse to be ruined because you couldn’t position your camera properly or a gust of wind knocked it over.
Make sure the camera is stable by using a GoPro tripod like theGorilla Podor the one that comes in the super useful 3-in-1 mount.
They’re quick to set up and give you a lot more options when it comes to vantage point and shots you can capture. They’re also super durable so you don’t have to worry about dropping your camera or having it blown over.
I would also recommend picking up a suction mount so you can stick your camera to flat surfaces and get more unique angles than if you were just using a tripod.
The battery that comes with the GoPro simply isn’t enough. Thimbleweed park™ (2017). If you want to get longer time-lapse shots you’ll want to buy a few spare batteries.
I carry around 4 different batteries and so far I’ve never fun out of juice. I personally recommend any of the Wasabi batteries since they’ve been good to me so far.
You could also get a longer power cord and with a USB adapter keep the GoPro directly plugged into the wall. This would give you the ability to do super long (multiple hour or day) time-lapses and not have to worry about switching the batteries out. I have a 6-foot USB cord and I use it every time I get the chance.
Also, make sure to keep your camera protected, especially when you’re in transit, and consider using a GoPro carrying case.
High storage capacity memory cards are simply one ofthe best GoPro accessories.
It’s a good idea to have 2 or 3 different 32 or 64 GB cards. This way you’ll never run out of memory and you’ll be able to record all you want.
Be sure to use a Class-10 or better because the GoPro writes data pretty quickly and a weaker card simply won’t be able to keep up.
5 GoPro Photography Tips (and Film)
Avoid scenes longer than 30 seconds. It’s a good idea to aim for 5-15 second clips so your footage is easy to organize and edit into a video.
Create the ultimate vantage point. Try to film or capture shots from a vantage point where you can cover both your subject and something interesting in the background or foreground. Try not to capture a scene where there isn’t any action, movement or an interesting centrepiece – boring!
Look for unique angles. Don’t simply shoot the regular POV angle you see in almost every video and picture. Try to find new and exciting angles and add a fun twist to your filming and photography style.
Tell a story. Always try to shoot footage and capture images with a story in mind. Don’t just capture abstract buildings or settings, continue to try to improve and build on your previous shots and always try to captivate your watchers.
Have fun. It stops becoming an interesting and exciting hobby once you stop having fun. Keep it fresh and always look for new and exciting ways/methods to film and take photos.
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What’s the best GoPro camera?
The best GoProis the one you can afford.
Lately the new “Hero” model has come out as the most affordable base model – I recommend avoiding that one and getting one of the older Hero 3+ models or waiting until you can afford the Hero 4 Silver or Black.
There is nothing wrong with the base model Hero but I guarantee you’ll fall in love with the GoPro and you’ll regret not getting a better model with improved specs and better features.
The GoPro can get so many shots that a normal point and shoot just can’t get from high-res wide-angle selfies to incredible time-lapses. This is what makes it almost an essential piece of travel gear for photographers, bloggers, or people who like making travel videos.