10:39 pm Film
This is some field testing of prototype software to control the “milapse head” (meade telescope head). I filmed in real time on a JVC GR-X5 and sped up to a maximum of 2x. I was surprised how well it worked for real-time work as it was obviously designed for time-lapse. Shows the first level of capabilities with smooth start/stop pans…
Music:Sufjan Stevens
Actually at the moment it’s just: set a speed for the axis and accel/decel over a set time. The prog. then calculates how far the head will travel in each axis.
Posted by milapse, on January 21st, 2009, at 7:06 pm. #.
It’s a windows app… I’ve been away for a while but hopefully will make some more progress soon.
Posted by milapse, on January 23rd, 2009, at 11:12 pm. #.
its very good. Its been very interesting following your progress.
So how do you go about framing the shot? Do you manually have to type in ‘coordinates’ or can you set it at a specefic spot and tell the program to to stop there for x amount of time and then move to the next coordinate over x amount of time?
Posted by fergus247, on January 24th, 2009, at 9:08 am. #.
Gotta ask you, is this software you wrote/are writing, and if so how I’d love to know what your planning on doing with it when your done and whether its mac (hopefully) or windows based. Your stuff is great as usual,
thanks, Duncan.
Posted by mccloud47, on January 27th, 2009, at 11:36 am. #.
Masterfully done!….. I am a film maker and have followed your development of the time lapse heads with great interest. Has the software control progressed? I have a stop motion (claymation) project in the works. I have purchased the Meade head, tripod and the 495. A “poor man’s motion control would be most wonderful!
Posted by bahodgin, on January 29th, 2009, at 4:36 pm. #.
Masterfully done!….. I am a film maker and have followed your development of the time lapse heads with great interest. Has the software control progressed? I have a stop motion ( claymation) project in the works. I have purchased the tripod,head and 495 controller. If the software works then maybe it could be used as a “poor man’s motion control rig……Thanks for your efforts.
Posted by bahodgin, on February 1st, 2009, at 8:53 am. #.
Very good, and very interesting!
Posted by woodenshoesjeroen, on February 3rd, 2009, at 2:06 pm. #.
yes, and the choppiness is compression btw… it’s smooth as silk in the original video.
Posted by milapse, on February 5th, 2009, at 6:03 pm. #.
Is this with that telescope 2 axis controller?
Posted by joeo18, on February 8th, 2009, at 4:01 pm. #.
jay your vision is top notch! the possibilities are endless!!
Posted by organikmusic, on February 10th, 2009, at 6:22 pm. #.
Nicely done!, looks good.
Posted by comedyhunter, on February 11th, 2009, at 10:52 pm. #.
Thanks! I actually know his half sister so I’m patiently waiting for the opportunity to meet him…
Posted by milapse, on February 12th, 2009, at 7:54 am. #.
This I think might be one of my favorites of yours and theres not even any timelapsing really.
AND I LOVE SUFJAN STEVENS and now that I think of it theyre from Michigan so it makes alot of sense that youd like them. Kudos man!
Posted by Azorino, on February 12th, 2009, at 11:19 pm. #.
Simply wonderful…
Posted by forkoni, on February 16th, 2009, at 9:50 am. #.
nice background music
Posted by grasser1, on February 18th, 2009, at 2:18 am. #.
Cool! A question: Do you use the #494 controller and attach a laptop to it? Or do you need the #497 to do so?
Michael
Posted by MAGICTimeLapse, on January 20th, 2009, at 7:47 am. #.