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Chris_PA · 10-27-2007, 06:00 PM

This time I did it during the day

I saw the storm clouds form the last week starting to move out
Came out pretty decent IMO

564 images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN3O-D_Z06E

**TROLL** · 10-27-2007, 06:49 PM

thats cool, do you mind sharing your technique for shooting it and more importantly your technique for tuning it into a video? i was never sure how to do that in any type of automated way.

Chris_PA · 10-27-2007, 07:02 PM

It's really pretty easy, easier than I thought it would be

For the exposure part
I take a test shot, get the exposure right, set the camera to manual and set the timer (I do 5-10 second intervals)
If you shoot in any priority mode or auto it won't come out good
Your exposure will be all different and the movie will look really choppy (hard to explain)

I use my Macbook Pro with my camera USB'd to it
I use EOS Utility for the timer and it automatically downloads the pictures into Digital Photo Professional on my comp.

After I am done shooting I select all, open iMove, drag and drop all the pics into iMoive
Then you click the Media tab ---> Photos ----> Show photo settings
I set the time it displays each pic for 0.03 seconds (default time is 5 seconds)

Compress to .MOV and done

Make sense?
Maybe a little?

**TROLL** · 10-27-2007, 07:38 PM

except that i lose because i dont have a mac

maybe there's a pc-equivalent program for turning the individual frames into a movie...

Chris_PA · 10-27-2007, 07:42 PM

Probably not cause PC's fail

haha
There has to be, I just wouldn't have the slightest clue what it would be

BlackTypeR · 10-27-2007, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

except that i lose because i dont have a mac

maybe there's a pc-equivalent program for turning the individual frames into a movie...

Would you be able to do it with Adobe Image Ready and save it as a *.gif? Or would the final product be too choppy....

Chris_PA · 10-27-2007, 08:38 PM

that would be the largest .gif evarrrrr

It would have to be a video format

Tigawoods · 10-27-2007, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_PA

Probably not cause PC's fail

haha
There has to be, I just wouldn't have the slightest clue what it would be

haha +1 for macbook pros, when i get my slr i will have to try that. thanks for sharing bro

vwcorradokid · 10-28-2007, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

except that i lose because i dont have a mac

maybe there's a pc-equivalent program for turning the individual frames into a movie...

ProShow Producer. I use it to make slideshows for weddings and such. It's a really nice program for that kind of stuff.

ikozhukhin · 10-28-2007, 04:06 PM

How bout Windows Movie Maker. I've used it to make slide show's also. I think it comes installed as part of windows and its not hard to use at all.

Chris_PA · 10-28-2007, 04:27 PM

Pc.

Lose.

vwcorradokid · 10-28-2007, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikozhukhin

How bout Windows Movie Maker. I've used it to make slide show's also. I think it comes installed as part of windows and its not hard to use at all.

it doesn't give you much room to do what you want, WMM is more of a cookie cutter program.

vwcorradokid · 10-28-2007, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_PA

Pc.

Lose.

Not always. My PC rivals most Macs.

BradC · 10-28-2007, 05:35 PM

what about using an NLE like sony vegas? You could just drop the pictures in, setup any transitions or whatever, then render it as whatever movie file you want.

Chris_PA · 10-28-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwcorradokid

Not always. My PC rivals most Macs.

Yea, but it's still a PC

vwcorradokid · 10-28-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BradC

what about using an NLE like sony vegas? You could just drop the pictures in, setup any transitions or whatever, then render it as whatever movie file you want.

That would probably work too, the same as Avid, Premiere or Final Cut. Basically any video production software can do this. It's just making a slideshow with a very short slide duration.

namdoogwerdna · 10-28-2007, 11:44 PM

That's pretty bad-ass, Chris. And yeah.. mac > all.

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Chris_PA Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Chester Member #1541 My Ride: 02 Exploder iTrader: (0)	It's really pretty easy, easier than I thought it would be For the exposure part I take a test shot, get the exposure right, set the camera to manual and set the timer (I do 5-10 second intervals) If you shoot in any priority mode or auto it won't come out good Your exposure will be all different and the movie will look really choppy (hard to explain) I use my Macbook Pro with my camera USB'd to it I use EOS Utility for the timer and it automatically downloads the pictures into Digital Photo Professional on my comp. After I am done shooting I select all, open iMove, drag and drop all the pics into iMoive Then you click the Media tab ---> Photos ----> Show photo settings I set the time it displays each pic for 0.03 seconds (default time is 5 seconds) Compress to .MOV and done Make sense? Maybe a little? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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