Comments on: Testing time-lapse software

By: Fredrik Skog

Fredrik Skog — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:05:24 +0000

That’s a great way to document the building of an exhibition! I’ll hunt through our boxes with discarded cameras and see if I can’t find one that works for this. Thanks for the tip.

By: Jose Carrion

Jose Carrion — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:05:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I have always wanted to do a time lapse video, but never knew how to or what software to use. This is really awesome :)

I have a digital camera, but nowhere as clear as your video. What camera did you use to get such good quality?

By: david

david — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:51:12 +0000

For my time lapse photos, I use the Canon Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 which allows me to remotely fire off pictures and the programmed interval. This beats the need to carry around a PC. Check it out, it’s great.

By: Justin Heideman

Justin Heideman — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:27:24 +0000

@Colton Potter:

Ack, too many camera names that are all so similar. I actually used a 10D for this test, not a G10. The 10D works great with the Canon Remote capture software. We have a G10, but I did not test it using the canon software. It will work, however, with PSRemote, which runs on a Windows, to do timelapse capturing. In our final test, I ended up using a G9 and a 10D. The G9 ran with a newer version of the Canon Remote capture that came on the CD with the camera. The 10D ran using the old version of Remote Capture. The G10 might come with the same software as the G9, and it might work, but I didn’t test that combo…

Confused enough? Me too.

By: Colton Potter

Colton Potter — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:12:07 +0000

How did you use Canon Remote Capture with the G10? this software will not recognize my G10? I am on a Mac. I need to take photos at predefined intervals too, but i can not find a software to allow me to do that.
Any Help will be much appreciated.

By: Ryan Lee

Ryan Lee — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:50:26 +0000

If you have a mac with a built in iSight camera, another easy way is to use a program called iStopmotion, which gives you good control over things like interval and so forth. I’ve set my macbook on a shelf several times and watched what my dog does at work this way.

By: Justin Heideman

Justin Heideman — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:41:22 +0000

@Rachel: Time lapse is super easy to do. An older computer and camera work just fine, which is what I’m using here. Not sure about other brands, but Canon has pretty good support. If you’re on a PC, you might check out PSRemote or DSLRemote Pro, which support Canon cameras too.

@Martha: It’s just a Samsung 21″ Display that has a good viewing angle and can be rotated. I’ve changed the rotation angle in the Displays preferences in OS X. I like it a lot for working on websites. Makes it really nice to have Firefox open 1680px tall, giving plenty of room fore Firebug at the bottom.

By: Martha

Martha — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:42:58 +0000

Looks like great fun! I can’t wait to see the results of the rest of the project. May I be a bit off topic and ask about your vertically oriented external display?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:13:00 +0000

This is AWESOME. We always outsource our timelapses (expensive) but now I’m inspired to try this out. Maybe I’ll set one up near our office candy bowl….