Timelapse

[Shockwave.2CC]

What would you say is the best time interval to use when filming a timelapse video in a car?

or

What is the best interval to use while driving in a car using timelapse?


These are the intervals I can use:

1sec
2sec
5sec
10sec
20sec
40sec
80sec

[beth]

well i suppose it depends how long yr driving for/ how long you want the video to be i guess.

[SackRace]

i dont understand this lol

[Samantha.]

I'd go for the 80 seconds! It's always best to have too much footage than too little. When I did a timelapse we filmed for like 15 minutes ha.

[Shockwave.2CC]

ok ok

So I want to do a timelapse while im driving in the car but i wondering which interval I should use (look at 1st post), I want it to go faster then normal speed, but not to fast.

The journey I was thinking of doing will take about 30 - 40 mins

[Samantha.]

I'd say 20 seconds would be a good speed to do it at!

[Neversoft]

You haven't worded the question very well. What do you even mean by 80 seconds? One frame every 80 seconds, or 80 seconds of video at a normal frame rate, or what? I don't think anyone in this thread really understands what you've written.

[:odey:]

Get the most footage, then could out what you don't need, always seems to work best :)!

[Shockwave.2CC]

You haven't worded the question very well. What do you even mean by 80 seconds? One frame every 80 seconds, or 80 seconds of video at a normal frame rate, or what? I don't think anyone in this thread really understands what you've written.

I mean it takes a pic every second so if you have at an 80 sec interval it will take a pic every 80 secs

[Neversoft]

I mean it takes a pic every second so if you have at an 80 sec interval it will take a pic every 80 secs


In that case, if you're going to be in a moving car, the higher the frame rate (for example, one picture every two seconds as opposed to every 80 seconds) the better.

[Shockwave.2CC]

So would the 80 sec interval be better

[Neversoft]

So would the 80 sec interval be better

Not if it's going to be taking one picture every 80 seconds. That would be good for a very long static timelapse, but if you're going to be in a car and the scenery is going to be changing, it will just appear very random and spasmodic. You want one picture every five seconds at the most. Honestly, a moving car isn't the best place to record a timelapse from.

[JerseySafety]

i'd do 10 seconds, you move fast in cars any longer and you will miss heaps!

[geo]

I agree with Neversoft; if the scenery is going to be changing it'll look very random with a long timelapse so maybe something like 5 seconds (or less) would be appropriate.

[Showder]

20 Seconds, for me, that's a good one ayy?

[beth]

if you want it to look smooth, chris is right. you need to go with the higher capture rate. i'd say at the LEAST 1 every 3/4 seconds. if you get too many you can edit it post-capture and trim down shots you don't need.