Hyperlapse Basics

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Hi,

I have never tried a hyperlapse before. But they look really good and I might have a bigger play with them.

However might give it a go for the annual competition.

One of the requirements (assuming I can find a subject!) is

  • Hyperlapse - time compression of at least 5 to 1

Is this the interval?

I see that I have interval, length and max speed.

I am assuming having a time compression of at least 5 to 1, means the interval has to be 5 or above?

Have I assumed correctly?

Apologies for the basic question!

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Compressing five seconds into one - or fifty into ten, 150 into 30.

6 times the speed.

Some aircraft allow you to do this as a camera setting.

For extreme speed ups you can take a single still every x seconds then make them into a video at 24 or 40 frames per second.

Many, if not all, video editors allow you to change the speed of your snippet. This is one done in Resolve using “change clip speed”. Normally the speed is 100%, from memory this was 600% - close to the minimum 500% those swine of the Chall Com subject setting sonderkommando demand.

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Thanks. That just looks like a speeded up clip rather than a hyperlapse?

But 6 times the speed, thanks.

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I’ve done a couple of hyper lapses after watching this video. There’s an app that then converts it into a tilt shift which looks pretty good.

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Given the Mini 2 doesn’t do hyperlapse vid oob, can timed shots be used? Like do a 5s interval then stitch it together somehow?

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Yes, any editing software can do this

Quickest and easiest way to get into it

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Thanks @milkmanchris I’ll give that a try … :slight_smile:

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Hyperlapse doesn’t mean hyper speed. It’s a misleading term.

A timelapse shows a subject, speeded up and with the camera in a fixed position

A hperlapse is the same as a timelapse with the added factor of camera movement

It’s that simple:

https://www.howtogeek.com/773800/hyperlapse-vs.-timelapse-photography-whats-the-difference/

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ah okay - so it can be a speeded up video with movement (of the drone) rather than a large number of photos how the newer DJI drones would take them.

Both are hyperlapses?

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All the information you need is in this thread. It is the final result that matters, not how it was achieved

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I have made a hyperlapse today comprising almost 500 timed shots. The drone is following a vehicle moving left to right and I have big black bits creeping in from the left when viewing. It’s difficult on my slow line to upload to show you what I mean as it will take a couple of hours, then I need to fix it and upload again. Anybody have any ideas on how to sort it in davinci resaolve? I’d much appreciate it.

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“It”?

Without seeing it - even at low resolution (even 640x360) and high compression - really have not a scooby what it can be.

Screen shots, perhaps?

You’ve imported individual images to the timeline? Or video that you’ve slowed down?Have you done anything else to it?

A few clues would help.

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I dont know how but I’ve managed to squish it down in VLC and it’s busy uploading the 40mb file. I’ll paste the link when it eventually arrives

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So - you used some sort of tracking / stabilisation? Which one did you use?

Paste a screenshot of the settings.

It’s moving the images about to create the stabilisation - but, if you move an image that’s only as big as the project window, there’s nothing in the area it reveals.

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I tracked it manually on the mini 2. Camera was set to auto and take a jpg every two seconds

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I’m talking about in Resolve.

After you imported the media to the timeline, what else have you done?

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I’m going to have to go back and retrace my steps. I can’t really remember to be honest. I didn’t do anyting with the stabilisation or tracking in resolve. I put it together with the dji app, them opened in resolve to slow it down 50%, I think.

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I beg to differ - what you are seeing is precisely the result of setting(s) in a stabilizer/tracker not being correct … but, without knowing which of the several methods you’ve used I can’t help you correct it.

The video direct from the drone - does that show the problem?

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I bow to your knowledge, but I didn’t touch either of those on this project. BUT I did a couple of weeks ago on a previous one. Maybe the settings stayed the same? But no it doesn’t show in the video direct from the drone so you’re most likely correct, ok definitely!!! I’ll give it another shot and check the resolve settings as I go along. Thanks for your help by the way, this stuff makes my brain hurt!!!