Time laps software

[disco2td5]

Would like to give time laps photography a go and was wondering what software I would need to put one together.

[ricktas]

you just need video editing software. you then need to insert all your still images into it and generally set each frame to display for between 1/15th to 1/30th of a second. the more fps the smoother it will look. the number of fps you use also tells you how many photos you need to create each second of your video.

[Rattus79]

alot of people use widows movie maker, or quicktime. I've discovered that you can do it in photoshop elements, but that was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

[chubb]

cool, im going to try this as well!

[Steve Axford]

I'd love to see what you do. I do quite a bit myself and it can produce outstanding results, but it does take a lot of computer power. I use Quicktime Pro which does cost 20 or $30. You need the pro version to create a movie from a series of stills. I now use LRtimelapse, but that costs over $100 and you need Lightroom 4 to go with it.
Remember you need 10 to 15 seconds of movie, so you'll need about 300 shots. That assumes you will use PAL which is 25f/sec. You can use less, but you need to see what it looks like. Most timelapse (eg of clouds) will be about 1 frame every 5 seconds but that can vary a lot.

[NCHANT]

LRtimelapse I have found to be a very valuable tool for time-lapses, I still use the free version (limited to 400 photos a time) and it works a charm. Especially going from day to night, vice versa, and the deflickering tool is just amazing!

I also use Magic Lantern (not sure if Nikon has a similar thing?) for an internal intervalometer with bulb ramping. Takes a bit of getting use to but once you've nailed the settings, you'll never look back!

here's one I made a while ago when I was learning the software, still a bit of flicker but upon re-editing I can smooth that out now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSv5Sx2tW1U&feature=plcp

[OldNick]

so wot hapend to th OP? MADICON