Using a Kitchen Timer To Create Panning Timelapse Movies
We have had a post before where we shoed how to use a canon G9 camera and a bunch of opensource photography software (mainly CHDK) to create amazing timelapse movies.
This time we are taking it up a notch and adding some movment to the movie. The idea is simple, using a mechanical kitchen timer (I used a fancier one :) and a bolt we created a rotating camera. Movie with tutorial and samples after the jump.
Since I as still living in a construction site, I took a a few quick test pans of the workers (well, quick to the extent that they were about 15-30 minutes long)
I used a G9 for this, but apparently the newer G11 is also supported by CHDK (as well as a bunch of other point and shoots).
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Totally awesome
This is totally awesome!
Even better
Maybe if you'd attached the kitchen timer to a skateboard! Or two! than you have panning and movement.
roundabout
hey, guys!
here is my video made with an egg-timer and an iphone.<br><br>
http://www.vimeo.com/15835817
you can get a very cool app called timelapse in the appstore.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timelapse/id301050966?mt=8
i found a very solid egg-timer
http://www.amazon.de/couchpotato-md-Küchentimer-Zeitmesser-Retro-Magnet/dp/B00175TIA0/ref=pd_sim_k_1
it works also with my d90.
so have fun and i hope to see more cool timelapse videos.
Simple and pure genius!
Simple and pure genius! Everyday objects put into exceptional use.
Great!
Great idea!
I think this one will be a hit!
PEACE
You could even glue two
You could even glue two timers together, for double / half speed :)
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