Why I Do Not Like Conventional Hyperlapse/ Timelapse Techniques

[pmshop]

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Hyperlapse and time lapse should forever be accelerated video.
Too jumpy and "stop motion-esque"

 

[teebone]

I don’t get what your saying...?

 

[pmshop]

I don’t get what your saying...?

With conventional time interval photos, the action is too fast and looks like a stop motion rendering.
Plus, with accelerated video, I can get more timelapse/ hyperlapse per flight than the 4 to 10 seconds per battery on a Mavic Mini - less on a Mavic Air/ Spark.

 

[ChrisOutdoors]

He's saying recording video then accelerating in post produces superior results VS taking a photo every X second and stitching it all together.

Thing is, you have much more control in a timelapse when doing interval photos VS accelerated video. With photos you can shoot in raw and mass edit all of them in lightroom then use Photoshop to align individual frames while in premiere you can adjust how "fluid" it appears. It's all in simple calculations done before you take the timelapse that make the difference.

Accelerated video is an easier route for a smooth product but doesn't allow as many options nor produce superior results.

 

[teebone]

Yea I used to go with video but you have so much more room in post with pictures to achieve the exact look your going for.

I feel video is the easy way out, and you don’t get the buttery motion blur that you get with a 1/4 second shutter speed. But yes if you don’t have the means of going the photo route the video route isn’t too far off

 

[Shwagg]

100% the photo taking method produces superior images with much higher resolution, detail, and post production options. I use litchi to do my hyper lapse routes for all my drones except for the MM. The key to keeping it from looking like stop motion is to use ND filters and drag the shutter. Also I never use the generated hyperlapse video the drone produces except as a preview to determine if it worth editing. I then edit the mid point photo and apply it across the sequence and import into PremierPro. Ive been practicing this for the past year and achieved spectacular results. Photos are really the best approach for a night hyper lapse to get that long exposure motion blur. Here is a video I made that demonstrates what I'm talking about. It begins with a parallax hyper lapse using NO ND filter (didn't have any yet) and as the video progresses I do incorporate them later on. IMO the ND filter is the awesome sauce for killer time/hyper lapses.

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