Time-Lapse Blog

The video above shows my first experiment with macro time-lapse. I’ve used affiliate links where practical because they allow me to fully share my techniques for free. The $42 Solution…

I’ve never attempted a long construction project time-lapse, but it’s one of the questions I’m asked the most. I’ve found a few ways others have approached this challenge and included…

This tutorial describes how to make star trail photos that can be used in time-lapse videos. I go through the process of making a Photoshop action to batch edit star…

It’s been a while since I listed exactly what I’m using for time-lapse. So, after a couple requests, here it is. I’ve used Amazon affiliate links because I bought most…

What is Deshaker? Deshaker is a filter for the video editing program VirtualDub that reduces unwanted motion in your videos.  It can be used in any video with distracting camera…

Click here to go to the Youtube video I thought I’d get away from my usual time-lapse tutorials to post something I hope anyone interested in online video will appreciate….

Picasa, Google’s free picture editor, is one of the easiest ways to create free time-lapse videos even though it lacks many advanced photo and video editing features. My step-by-step tutorial…

This video is an update of the original, written post below. Go full screen HD for detail. Related Links QuickTime Pro download: Windows Mac Vimeo compression settings —————————————————————– Often mentioned…

After a couple years of making time-lapse videos, I often forget that people visiting this website for the first time might want to know the very basics. This post came…

Last year, Microsoft came out with an updated version of its free movie making software now called Windows Live Movie Maker.  With the introduction of Windows 7, all new PCs…

Click here for my new video tutorial that updates this action with some tips and tricks. I show you how to adjust the length of the trails and go step-by-step…

When I began taking long-exposure photos of the night sky last year, I noticed that any shot over three seconds required an equal amount of time before the camera was…

I recently posted about making a webcam time lapse from a photo feed found on the internet.  The method I used in that post involved using a piece of free software…

Since I began making time lapse videos, I’ve occasionally come across a high quality webcam feed on the internet and thought that it would make a great time lapse video….

This is my final post in the HDR series.  I’ve already discussed the basics of HDR photography and how I batch the HDR images.  This post is about finishing the…

In a previous post, I described the basics of HDR photography.  Today’s post is dedicated to using one particular piece of software, Photomatix Pro, to generate multiple HDR images for…

Love it or hate it, HDR photography is here to stay. HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a fairly new method of merging different exposures of the same photo in order…

Along with clouds, sunrises and sunsets are some of the most recorded time lapse subjects.  That’s why this tutorial is dedicated solely to knowing where and when sunrises and sunsets…

  Bam! Open VirtualDub and you’re immediately hit with one of the most desolate user interfaces around.  There’s no flashy logo or timeline, just a wall of gray.  You’d be…

(This is for an older version of Movie Maker.  Click here for a tutorial of the newest version if you’re using Vista or Windows 7.) So, you’ve taken a few…

Today’s post is about white balance (WB). There are plenty of good explanations of WB on the internet, so I won’t go into too much detail, but I’ll focus on…

In a previous post, I talked about installing the free CHDK software onto your PowerShot in order to access a bevy of new features. This follow-up post completes the installation…

One of the best reasons to use a Canon PowerShot camera for time lapse videos is the CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) firmware addon. This free piece of software increases…