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Time lapse video
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Manchester, UK
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I've a couple of architect clients who are interested in time lapse sequences of land mark buildings they are working on.
Has anyone done this or have any ideas for a solution.
The projects would run for approx 2 years and whatever 'shooting' system we suggest might need to be battery run in a specially constructed housing .... with minimum attention ( and at minimum cost).
Is there a relatively cheap DV camera that will power up at a set time each day, record 1 min of video and then power down??
Or would it be better with a computer + USB still camera + specialist program??
I guess there could be other off-shoots of this in providing a 'web cam' type service as well... but my main interest is in creating a video sequence of these projects.
I have a full FCP edit suite to cope with whatever is generated.
TIA
Steve
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In my job we have run across this scenerio many times. The best solution that we come up with is a single channel security DVR that will take 1 or 2 frames a day. It does require power be present. Usually we can set everything up in a construction trailer and then mount a exterior camera on a pole near by and run the little bit of wire that would be needed
secondary note that isn't that much video that would actually be recorded about 2 sec a day or only about 12 minutes a year
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...."a single channel security DVR"
I guess that would be a VHS machine - if so then that would be too low in quality. If it's DV or DV Cam then can you be specific as to which make/model?
I have found a piece of software 'BTV Pro' which looks promising - but it would mean a camera + a computer which is getting a bit expensive and again needs mains power.
BTV pro
TIA
Steve
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DVR = Digital Video Recorder DVR doesnot = VHS
Of Course I am also not saying that it would be the worlds best quality video either as it is usually a motion JPEG or MPG4 codec being used
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