Video can inform a narrative very completely different from the one that may be a nonetheless body. Once you put a complete bunch of nonetheless frames collectively, a time-lapse is born.
Seize
I set the digicam up in a vertical orientation to seize extra stars and a taller Milky Means. I initially deliberate to mild the foreground with the ISO cranked up as a consequence of no Moonlight and solely a bit of mild air pollution hitting the tops of the rocks.
Despite the fact that the foreground was lower than excellent, I made a decision to run a time-lapse as I needed to benefit from the stars and windfall took care of the foreground for me for the nonetheless body. Being that I used to be going to remain.
One body out of over 350 made, mild was passing by my scene as if by magic. I solely wanted that one body. Seems the sunshine got here within the type of automobile headlights a bit of over a half a mile away that had excessive beams turned on. Gentle raked over the scene and viola a beautiful foreground was born for the nonetheless picture! Digital camera settings have been 10 seconds, ISO 6400 at f/1.8 centered on the celebrities with a fish-eye lens.
Processing for the video
Working with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Digital camera Uncooked (ACR) makes it simple to course of quite a lot of pictures with the identical settings. I chosen 350-plus pictures after reviewing and eradicating just a few in Bridge.
After loading pictures into ACR, I utilized settings that opened up shadows and enhanced the colour. With Noise Discount utilized, pictures seem a bit of gentle within the foreground. In a time-lapse video that may be forgiven due to the movement. When completed in ACR, I pressed the Accomplished button vs. opening the information.
Adobe Bridge
My information have been returned to Bridge with directions on how they need to be opened within the included sidecar information. You’ll discover sidecar information are indicated within the high proper hand nook of the thumbnails in Bridge. Chosen pictures are processed and saved to a folder of TIFF pictures and a folder of JPEG pictures in a single go.
The TIFF information have been used for additional processing for the nonetheless picture utilizing Starry Panorama Stacker; see the processing article right here. Creation of the time-lapse used JPEG information. There are particular packages accessible for time-lapse creation, however on this case I used QuickTime Participant which comes customary with Mac laptop.
In QuickTime, go to File > Open Picture Sequence. Navigate to the folder of JPEGs. Choose processing parameters. I used 24 frames per second and H-264. QuickTime then makes the film.
Screenflow
I loaded the film into the display seize program Screenflow for additional enhancement. This can be a vertical picture with a horizontal time-lapse. I blended the nonetheless picture and used it as a background for the video.
Initially designed as a display seize program, Screenflow now does fantastic work within the video world. It does an important job at that. Many enchancment for including transitions, motion and soundtracks have been added through the years. I’m doing quite a lot of my video manufacturing in Screenflow because it simplifies the complicated in working with assembling video.
Music
Sound is essential to a video. Do this. Watch the video with the sound on. Then watch it once more together with your system muted. It’s a very completely different expertise! There are music suppliers, some freed from cost, some paid and a few blended. I used bensound. They’ve Royalty Free music some at no cost and a few paid. Music is cleared for all video platforms offered you pay or credit score in your video. You’ll word within the video there’s a 5-second credit score with bensound.com.
Yours in Artistic Pictures & Time-Lapse, Bob
