The silent DNG captures are about 1930x1087 pixels, which
for a static HD timelapse is OK. But what about if you wish to do some panning
and/or zooming? Well I could buy some expensive motorized track or head to move
the camera as I capture the timelapse images. I can also use LRTimelapse, for
example, to pan around in a virtual sense. But this doesn't correct for
perspective, so the results can look unnatural.
This is where Panolapse (http://www.panolapse360.com/ ) comes in, as it applies perspective correction to create natural panning. It adds rotational motion to a sequence, essentially acting as a (virtual) motorized-head. It also does:
This is where Panolapse (http://www.panolapse360.com/ ) comes in, as it applies perspective correction to create natural panning. It adds rotational motion to a sequence, essentially acting as a (virtual) motorized-head. It also does:
- Panning. Simulate rotational panning with perspective correction.
- Zooming. Animate a lens zoom in or out of your scene.
- Blend frames. Interpolate RAW metadata like exposure, contrast, white balance, saturation, and more.
- Deflicker. Smooth out changes in brightness.
- Autoexposure. Get perfect exposure no matter what camera settings you're at, analyzing changes in aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
- Combine JPG images into a video. Export to high-quality images or video (jpg, mp4, mov).
- Fisheye Lens support. Works with both normal lenses and fisheyes.
- Animate stitched panoramas. Supports 360° equirectangular panoramic images.
So, after trying
out the Panolapse demo, I bought a full license, after all it was less than 20
Starbucks!
It is early days;
however, so far I have adopted the following workflow:
- Set up the ML-enhanced timelapse sequence as before;
- Ingest DNGs into the PC;
- Open up PS-CC and under scripts select Image Processor…
- Carry out a batch upscaling. For example to 3800 wide, which gives you more pixel real-estate for virtual panning and zooming;
- Finalize your ‘masterpiece’ in Panolapse, including deflickering etc.
Here is the result of
tonight’s experiment: an HD quality timealapse, with panning and zooming, and captured without a single 5DIII
shutter actuation; the real time was just over 65 minutes.
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