working with time lapse (still pics)

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working with time lapse (still pics)

I am building a timelapse out of a RAW series of photos. It was no problem importing the images into the timeline as an image sequence. I'm wondering now how to control the duration of each frame. Or how is the over all duration of the clip controlled? Additionally, is there a way to soften the transition between frames?

Aperture 3 allows me to create a simple slideshow and easily control both the duration and transitions. The only reason for attempting this in motion 5 is to hopefully take advantage of the file size of the photos. Ultamately, I would like to create some camera moves on the project.

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 20, 2012 1:10 PM

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GFXZen

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Mar 20, 2012 8:00 PM in response to Faulken

To change the amount of time you want each frame to display, you can do one of 2 things:

-Change the frame rate of the Image Sequence in the Media settings (select the layer and typ Shift F). If the frame rate is less than the project frame rate, your clip will play more slowly. If the frame rate is greater than the project frame rate, it will play more quickly.

-Change the Speed in the Timing section (Inspector->Properties->Timing). This is the method I think most people use.

To blend the frames, change the Frame blending option, also in the Timing section of the properties.

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Faulken Author

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Mar 20, 2012 9:18 PM in response to GFXZen

perfect

thanks !!

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Mar 20, 2012 9:32 PM in response to Faulken

If you have Quicktime 7 Pro or Compressor 3.5 or 4.... These programs can import stills as an image sequences and export them as a video. You can set the frame rate to your liking.

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Faulken Author

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Mar 20, 2012 9:59 PM in response to David M Brewer

Peyton !!

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Mar 21, 2012 9:52 AM in response to GFXZen

I'd also highly recommend you convert your RAW images to JPEGs and reduce the resolution to the max size you need to dramatically improve Motion's performance, since it needs to load every frame into RAM.

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Faulken Author

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Mar 21, 2012 10:30 AM in response to Mark Spencer4

great point.

I ran some tests with jpgs exported at original size from aperture 3. The files were much larger than the canvas which gave me ample room for alittle camera movement. My only concern was the resolution which didnt seem to be an issue at all.

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