Creating Time-Lapse Video

Learn how to speed up time with time-lapse photography, from selecting your scene to camera settings. Then transform your footage into a time-lapse video.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. What Is Time-Lapse Photography?

• The end product
• Why shoot with a stills camera
• What you're shooting for: Objectives to achieve

2. Technical Essentials

• Frame size for delivery of time-lapse video
• Frame size for the acquisition of time-lapse video
• Delivery frame rate of time-lapse video
• Post-processing choices for time-lapse photography

3. Equipment: What You'll Need, What You Might Want

• A solid tripod for time-lapse shooting
• Using an internal intervalometer
• Using an external intervalometer
• Weather gear
• Extending the power of the camera
• Using a spare camera body
• Memory card selection

4. Choosing a Shooting Format

• Shooting source images in JPEG format
• Shooting source images in RAW format
• Shooting time-lapse video as movie files

5. A Better Timeline Panel

• Choosing a frame rate for time-lapse photography
• How long should you shoot?
• Tracking the sun's position
• Working the scene

6. The Exposure Triangle In-Depth

• Choosing the right aperture for time-lapse photography
• Choosing the shutter speed for time-lapse photography
• Choosing the ISO for time-lapse photography

7. Using a Slider

• Shooting time-lapse photography with a slider
• Setting up for the shot
• Shooting the source images
• More from Keith Kiska

8. Shooting Time-Lapse Video on a Smartphone or Tablet

• Stabilizing the phone
• Setting up the shot with Lapse It
• Using Lapse It
• Using iStopMotion for iPad

9. Managing Data from a Time-Lapse Shoot

• Using a card wallet
• Choosing a working drive
• Transferring data

10. Organizing the Images for Post

• Using stacks in Adobe Bridge
• Previewing in Adobe Bridge
• Removing unwanted frames
• Renaming and renumbering image sequences

11. Developing the Images for Post

• Basic exposure of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
• Selective recovery of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
• Advanced recovery of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
• Reducing the noise of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
• Removing spots in a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
• Compensating for lens distortion of a time-lapse sequence
• Stylizing the time-lapse sequence images with Adobe Camera Raw
• Exporting the time-lapse sequence images to sequential files
• Alternative time-lapse workflow with Lightroom and LRTimelapse: Part 1
• Alternative time-lapse workflow with Lightroom and LRTimelapse: Part 2

12. Assembling a Time-Lapse Movie with Adobe Photoshop

• Importing the time-lapse sequence into Adobe Photoshop
• Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop
• Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop
• Exporting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop

13. Assembling a Time-Lapse Movie with Adobe After Effects

• Importing the image sequence into Adobe After Effects
• Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects
• Frame blending a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effect
• Creating variable speed effects for a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects
• Adjusting the time-lapse sequence in Adobe After Effects
• Adding camera moves to a time-lapse sequence in Adobe After Effects
• Reducing flicker in a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects
• Working with raw time-lapse sequences in Adobe After Effects
• Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Adobe After Effects

14. Assembling a Time-Lapse Movie with Adobe Premiere Pro

• Importing the image sequence into Adobe Premiere Pro
• Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro
• Color grading the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro
• Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Adobe Premiere Pro

15. Assembling a Time-Lapse with Movie Apple Final Cut Pro X

• Importing the image sequence into Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Color grading the time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X
• Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Apple Final Cut Pro X

Conclusion

• Next steps