GH13 GH13 Timelapser

I've never had a mac so I don't know. The application works by using the right-click context menu "Send To" or "Open With" in Windows. If these's no way to access these in Wine then it can't be run that way.

Your other options are to use a command line in Wine, but that's certainly less than ideal, or some sort of wrapper script that will call Wine/GH13Timelapser from within the Mac file explorer environment... Then there's vmware fusion.
 
Jalad, lad...

What's the best quality settings I can scram out of this using PTOOL?

I only need 8-12 second (realtime) bursts of footage in 1080...
 
Shauno said:
Jalad, lad...

What's the best quality settings I can scram out of this using PTOOL?

I only need 8-12 second (realtime) bursts of footage in 1080...
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It really comes down to how much footage you want to compress in to that 8-12 seconds. Recording at 2fps you get 120 frames per minute, so 5 seconds of timelapsed footage per minute of recording (at a destination frame rate of 24fps)

But you can record for an hour and and squeeze that in to 5 seconds of timelapser footage as well, using the interval/shutter feature in GH13 Timelapser.

The real question is how much source material you want to record. As per the instructions here http://timelapser.net/about/ to give you an idea of quality/recording times:

Quality 400: ~20 minutes recording time.
Quality 160: ~60 minutes recording time.

To my eye quality 160 is perfectly fine, especially when you record longer sequences and use the shutter feature in GH13 Timelapser which does frame blending. If you want super high quality you won't be using this method anyway as MJPEG at 1080p is much "softer" than AVCHD.

For the best quality timelapse footage, invest in an intervalometer, but don't get a JJC unit - get this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pixel-TC-252-RS1-cable-Timer-Remote-Control-Panasonic-GF1-GH1-GH2-G2-/170744521413?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash=item27c12aa2c5

Let me know if you have any more questions.
 
Hello Jalad,

I'm putting together my GH13 (just waiting now on lens and battery) I've shot timelapse before and I have researched this thread and your site intently :) Looking forward to shooting time lapse without an intervalometer and save that shutter.

I have a couple potentially tricky questions, I'm not the best with the technical math with the settings in timelapser and ptools, wondering if you could help with advise on potential settings:

You have settings for 2 Fps, this is 1 frame every 0.5 sec's -> I would like to shoot time lapse at 1, 2 or 4 secs per frame (for a possible long length 4+ hours).

Would the Ptools xfps setting work at 0.5 , 0.25 , 0.125 ? (or would the values potentially be -2 or -4 fps etc)

If so what would the Timelapser Interval and shutter settings be assuming this might work? To get a typical frame rate playback.

Hope this makes sense, I'm keen to find out and test how the interval and shutter settings on timelapser interact here.
 
Here is my first Timelapse via Timelapser and my new GH13!

I used a tilt adapter

Please keep in mind this is a test piece and not an intentionally composed work. Very overcast day.

http://youtu.be/xGiVeX_1Lao?hd=1

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What I am thinking of doing next is going to 720p size resolution and cranking up the quality of the E1 table to 400. Rather than going for 1080p and ending up with a softish picture anyways. Once I have a great location(s) and a nice bright sunny day, I will see how sharp the E1 400 @ 720p MJPEG looks.
 
How did you get that effect of looking small. (There is a name for this technique but I can't remember it)...
 
i used this a few times already and it has been working fine.. however i have a question.. on the main screen.. what differences does choosing .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 fps effect the output?

here is one of my examples

 
Niceone Blueridge,

I like in your video the change from light to dark. Obsessive traditional timelapsers using still images, use what is called a "Bramper" derived from the words bulb ramp. This ramps the length of exposure to match the change in the amount of light from a day/night transition. Looks like you have handled this quite well.

Does the GH1 adjust it's exposure on the fly? I imagine it's doing something like this. If so that's a $200-$300 saving on a piece of equipment due to this ptool setting using MJPEG video :)

It would be interesting to test some settings values around this to see how the camera reacts compared to a Bramper, in day/night transitions (to try and achieve some great exposure range). I'll be having a play with this ;) thanks for the inspiration.
 
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hambulance said:
Niceone Blueridge,

I like in your video the change from light to dark. Obsessive traditional timelapsers using still images, use what is called a "Bramper" derived from the words bulb ramp. This ramps the length of exposure to match the change in the amount of light from a day/night transition. Looks like you have handled this quite well.

Does the GH1 adjust it's exposure on the fly? I imagine it's doing something like this. If so that's a $200-$300 saving on a piece of equipment due to this ptool setting using MJPEG video :)

It would be interesting to test some settings values around this to see how the camera reacts compared to a Bramper, in day/night transitions (to try and achieve some great exposure range). I'll be having a play with this ;) thanks for the inspiration.
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yes i read up on the bramper and other devices that help control exposure with bulb during shifts in lighting.. i didnt use anything other then M mode.. but i did move the camera zoom in closer half way thru that piece and thus cut it out and faded the 2 together so maybe thats what you are seeing :) I have used Aperture mode and it does a good job with adjusting during sunsets.. i have a few sunsets taken with my GH1 using a intervalometer.. but lately if i see something real quick I will use GH13 timelapser to do it instead.. i plan on getting a better low light camera to do some astro time lapse but for daytime and sunsets the GH1 does a great job i think..
 
hambulance said:
Please let me know if you find a good value low light camera, what model you find.
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sure... i see you sub my youtube channel.. thanks.. i sub yours.. i am waiting to see what canon announces on march 2nd.. t4i is supposed to be announced.. i want to see what it will have in store.. the sensor in the t3i is the same in the 7d and 60d.. so i imagine the t4i might be close.. i would LOVE to have a full frame sensor.. but they are very expensive.. if i win the lotto lol :)
 
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