Bayleaf Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm fancying having a go at time lapse. I've got a remote/timer and I'm reasonably happy with it, but I don't have any Windows software to string the images together. I use Paintshop Pro X6, but it doesn't have a suitable option. Please can anyone recommend suitable software, preferably ,but not necessarily, free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markbaby Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Not tried this, but at least it's free convert jpg images into a video JPGVideo can create a video (AVI) file from a series of JPG files. If you have a webcam that automatically takes a snapshot every few minutes, you can use JPGVideo to combine the captures into a time-lapse movie. The program can automatically drop frames that are identical (or nearly identical) and sort the file sequence by time or file name. JPGVideo is not limited to webcam captures, you can use any kind of JPG images, as long as they have the same dimensions. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/jpgvideo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Is your Paint Shop Pro the old original one by Jasc Software, or is it newer the Coral version. The Jasc ones include Animation Shop (or at least mine does) so you wouldn't need to "re-learn" a new program. In case it has, but you haven't seen it, it is here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Bayleaf, what version of Windows are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Made with Windows Movie Maker My Movie.wmv http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2012/08/07/introducing-the-new-windows-photo-gallery-and-movie-maker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thanks for the help everyone. I'm using Widows8 Steve, Vox, unfortunately it's the newer Corel version. Movie maker and Jpgvideo sound worth trying, thanks for the suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thanks for the help everyone. I'm using Widows8 Steve, Vox, unfortunately it's the newer Corel version. Movie maker and Jpgvideo sound worth trying, thanks for the suggestions! I have Jasc Paint Shop pro 9 with Animation Shop, bought it off ebay about six years ago. I don't have any use for it, so it's yours if you want it, pm me. Works on Windows 8, I've just tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Windows Movie Maker again, used a tripod this time ...... My Movie_1234.wmv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I have Jasc Paint Shop pro 9 with Animation Shop, bought it off ebay about six years ago. I don't have any use for it, so it's yours if you want it, pm me. Works on Windows 8, I've just tried it. Thanks Steve that's very generous of you. I'll have a go with the other suggestions first though thanks, and thanks again to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thanks Steve that's very generous of you. I'll have a go with the other suggestions first though thanks, and thanks again to everyone. All depends on what format and file size you want the end product to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Not tried this, but at least it's free convert jpg images into a video JPGVideo can create a video (AVI) file from a series of JPG files. If you have a webcam that automatically takes a snapshot every few minutes, you can use JPGVideo to combine the captures into a time-lapse movie. The program can automatically drop frames that are identical (or nearly identical) and sort the file sequence by time or file name. JPGVideo is not limited to webcam captures, you can use any kind of JPG images, as long as they have the same dimensions. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/jpgvideo.html Tested it. With 30 jpeg images @ 4.45 MB each. At one frame per second, the uncompressed coversion result was 783 MB At one frame per second, the MPEG-4 (V3) came out at 6.01 MB Both conversions are good in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Tested it. With 30 jpeg images @ 4.45 MB each. jpg video.jpg At one frame per second, the uncompressed coversion result was 783 MB At one frame per second, the MPEG-4 (V3) came out at 6.01 MB Both conversions are good in quality. Here are the full reports. Complete name : C:UsersPublicVideosJPGVideo.avi Format : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave File size : 783 MiB Duration : 30s 0ms Overall bit rate : 219 Mbps Subject : JPGVideo Copyright : © NDW Ltd. 2014 (Email:- support@ndrw.co.uk) Video ID : 0 Format : RGB Codec ID : 0x00000000 Codec ID/Info : Basic Windows bitmap format. 1, 4 and 8 bpp versions are palettised. 16, 24 and 32bpp contain raw RGB samples Duration : 30s 0ms Bit rate : 219 Mbps Width : 3 488 pixels Height : 2 616 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate : 1.000 fps Bit depth : 8 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 24.000 Stream size : 783 MiB (100%) ============================================================ Complete name : C:UserssteveDesktopJPGVideo.avi Format : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave File size : 6.01 MiB Duration : 30s 0ms Overall bit rate : 1 682 Kbps Subject : JPGVideo Copyright : © NDW Ltd. 2014 (Email:- support@ndrw.co.uk) Video ID : 0 Format : MPEG-4 Visual Codec ID : MP43 Codec ID/Info : Microsoft MPEG-4 v3 (pre-standard) Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft Duration : 30s 0ms Bit rate : 1 681 Kbps Width : 3 488 pixels Height : 2 616 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate : 1.000 fps Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.184 Stream size : 6.01 MiB (100%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Same 30 images converted to wmv with Windows Movie Maker. Complete name : C:UserssteveDesktopMy Movie - Win Movi Maker.wmv Format : Windows MediaFile size : 4.88 MiB Duration : 30s 36ms Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 1 362 Kbps Maximum Overall bit rate : 5 705 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2014-11-24 17:38:15.289 MediaFoundationVersion : 2.112 Video ID : 1 Format : VC-1 Format profile : Main Codec ID : WMV3 Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 9 Codec ID/Hint : WMV3 Duration : 30s 30ms Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 5 500 Kbps Width : 854 pixels Height : 480 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 29.970 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.448 Stream size : 19.7 MiB Language : English (US) Audio ID : 2 Format : WMA Format version : Version 2 Codec ID : 161 Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio Duration : 30s 36ms Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 192 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Bit depth : 16 bits Stream size : 704 KiB (14%) Language : English (US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Same 30 images converted to MPEG-4 with Windows Movie Maker. Complete name : C:UserssteveDesktopMP4 - movi maker_My Movie.mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 Codec ID : mp42File size : 2.12 MiB Duration : 29s 952ms Overall bit rate : 594 Kbps Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : Baseline@L3.1 Format settings, CABAC : No Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=30 Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 29s 952ms Source duration : 29s 997ms Bit rate : 588 Kbps Width : 854 pixels Height : 480 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.048 Stream size : 2.10 MiB (99%) Source stream size : 2.10 MiB (99%) mdhd_Duration : 29997 Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Format profile : LC Codec ID : 40 Duration : 29s 952ms Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 2 250 bps Nominal bit rate : 192 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel positions : Front: L R Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 8.23 KiB (0%) mdhd_Duration : 29952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Bayleaf, will your finished time lapse project look like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Bayleaf, will your finished time lapse project look like this? A brilliant bit of time lapse work there by the guys who put this one together, - really good, professional results. They could call it, - SHEFFIELD, - A CITY ON THE MOVE Oh, wait a minute though, - someone has already used that title for something else!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Wow! Now, do I feel inspired,or do I sell the timer and take up fretwork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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