Time-lapse shot with 6mbits/s

[pailes]

Hi,

this is a little time-lapse test recorded with the lowest quality 1080i mode.
I love how this mode can store over 300 minutes on a single 16gb SDHC card :thumbup:

Now even with link:
http://www.vimeo.com/2193046

[PKraft]

Hi,

this is a little time-lapse test recorded with the lowest quality 1080i mode.
I love how this mode can store over 300 minutes on a single 16gb SDHC card :thumbup:

It's soooo sloooow, I can't see it.
Did you slo-mo the link, too :huh:

[pailes]

It's soooo sloooow, I can't see it.
Did you slo-mo the link, too :huh:
Duh. I always make the same mistakes :Drogar-Dum(DBG):

[ilauzirika]

Duh. I always make the same mistakes :Drogar-Dum(DBG):

hahahaha, it also happens a lot to me, I focus on writing the explanation and then I forget about the link.........

[matt s.]

nice! looks good

[PKraft]

Thanks for the link.
Nice clip.

One question: IMHO the picture flow has small steps in it.
Is there a reason for that or does it appear in vimeo only?

[pailes]

One question: IMHO the picture flow has small steps in it.
Is there a reason for that or does it appear in vimeo only?

I think it's because Vimeo plays all HD content at 24fps. Initially I deinterlaced the footage from 1080i to 720p to work at 50 fps (PAL) which looked pretty awesome and super-smooth.

Here is some footage with original frame rate: http://peter.nxbone.net/timelapse.mov

[PKraft]

Smooth :-)

[Thomas Lew]

I really enjoyed this =]

Very nice.

[Evro]

Wow that looks totally awesome!!

[BobDiaz]

Interesting idea. I never considered using the 6Mbps mode for time-lapse.

My guess is that a single 4GB file (FAT 32 limit) would cover about 89 minutes; is that what you have found?


Bob Diaz

[anthony jackson]

I like it ,thank you for posting.

[pailes]

My guess is that a single 4GB file (FAT 32 limit) would cover about 89 minutes; is that what you have found?

I think that's around the time recorded. Toast 9 shows 1h40min, maybe the 6mbits/s is just an average.

[studio1972]

Surely the camera can record past 4GB though, am I missing something?

[BobDiaz]

Oh yes, the camera can go way beyond the 4GB in a second file, third file, ...

I was talking about how much time would fit on a single file, the maximum size.


Bob Diaz

[Evro]

According to the manual, the camera will stop recording after 12 continuous hours regardless of media size, also any card has a maximum clip index of 999 files - I think the only time that will become a problem is when we're shooting on 128GB SDHC cards ;)

[studio1972]

Oh yes, the camera can go way beyond the 4GB in a second file, third file, ...

I was talking about how much time would fit on a single file, the maximum size.


Bob Diaz


It shouldn't matter though, as the files get joined when logging and transferring?

[pailes]

It shouldn't matter though, as the files get joined when logging and transferring?
I don't think this will be done. But I never tried myself.

[Bassman2003]

Thanks for posting.

I thought the HMC-150 did not do time lapse?

Could you tell how you did this?

[pailes]

Thanks for posting.

I thought the HMC-150 did not do time lapse?

Could you tell how you did this?

Record some hours and speed it up by 5000% :beer:

[BobDiaz]

It shouldn't matter though, as the files get joined when logging and transferring?

It depends....

On the MAC, we have to transcode to edit. I've read that there has been a tiny glitch either at the front or the read of every clip, where a little bit is missing. The glitch is in the transcoding and NOT in the camera's source files.

Now, with normal shooting (PH Mode) after around 22 to 27 minutes, we reach the 4GB FAT 32 limit for a file and a new file is generated. When users transcoded using VoltaicHD or Toast 9, this tiny break shows up between the clips. I understand that the Panasonic transcoder for the PC does NOT generate this break.

When shooting in the 6Mbps mode, the 4GB break should show up at around 89 to 100 minutes. I'm not sure if anyone would ever spot the break at 100x speed increase, but who knows....


By the way, while the HMC-150 does not do time lapse, it was VERY clever to use the 6Mbps mode and the speed adjustment feature on the editor to generate a time lapse.



Bob Diaz

[DefiniteDuality]

Wow, that was really cool! Thanks for sharing that with us!

[D.R. Gates]

Very cool!

[manglerBMX]

thanks for sharing this idea with us. i'm going to be doing a time lapse tomm of the womens ncaa court getting set up. i'll be shooting to a 16gb card as well.

[BrianMurphy]

Well done and thanks for sharing that with us!

[craigglaspell]

Can someone explain the '6mbps' you are talking about in here? is that something you would set in camera?

[Skilled]

Can someone explain the '6mbps' you are talking about in here? is that something you would set in camera?


Dito

[MadHMC150]

The lowest quality setting is HE 1080/60i which is about 6mbs... And yes its set in the camera under RECORDING SETUP / REC FORMAT. FYI this is one of the most important areas of the camera, Shoot PH unless you are doing a time laps or need extra long footage / longer record times.

[Skilled]

I understood all that..just didnt understand wear they got 6mbs out it.

Thanks

[MadHMC150]

I was wondering.... :P