timelapse

A Timelapse Rig Fit For A House Plant

A Timelapse Rig Fit For A House Plant

Timelapse videos have a magical feeling to them. They give us the ability to sit back and watch time fly by lets us see patterns and movements we would normally be completely oblivious to. In this case Jordan, from I Want To Make, shows us how to create a timelapse rig for a plant that […]

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World Maker Faire Timelapse 2011 (video)

Maxwell Cohn has produced some mesmerizing time-lapse videos, and we’re glad he edited one together especially for World Maker Faire 2011. Pay special attention to the tilt-shift shots taken from above.

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Tool Review: Brinno Time Lapse Camera

Tool Review: Brinno Time Lapse Camera

When I first came across the Brinno TLC100 Time Lapse Camera online, I thought it would be perfect for documenting project builds on video. Previously, I’ve used my DSLR and a DIY intervalometer, which would produce a series of JPG images that I could combine into a video in QuickTime. However, this can be a bit cumbersome and ties up my DSLR for the duration of the project.

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Time Lapse Lunar Eclipse over the Acropolis

Time Lapse Lunar Eclipse over the Acropolis

Time lapse video by Elias Politis, uppermost, and single image composite of same, immediately above. It’s NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 25.

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Open Source Photo Motion Control Clearinghouse

Open Source Photo Motion Control Clearinghouse

Our own Matt Mets just pointed me at OpenMoco.org, a fantastic online resource for those interested in building and experimenting with moving time-lapse or other DIY photographic motion control applications. They have a bunch of downloadable software and, most interesting to me, promulgate a “reference design” that really helps to quickly wrap your head around the various applications and their hardware and software elements.

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