2012/01/07 - Time-lapse Demonstration: Melting Ice

This demonstration shows how a moving camera can be used to change the viewing angle during time-lapse photography. The camera follows the path of an arc of a circle. This motion requires control of three axes (X, Z, and TILT).

The video is arranged from 500 frames captured one minute apart, and played back at 24fps. The melting process lasted 8.5 hours in real time. Two exposures were taken at each step with different lighting conditions.

High quality download (25 MB): Melting Ice Timelapse - 4 View Compilation.mp4

High quality download (25 MB): Melting Ice Timelapse - Normal Lighting.mp4

High quality download (25 MB): Melting Ice Timelapse - Dark, Glowing.mp4

High quality download (25 MB): Melting Ice Timelapse - Stationary, Normal Lighting.mp4

High quality download (25 MB): Melting Ice Timelapse - Stationary, Dark, Glowing.mp4

2012/01/04 - Stop-Motion Demonstration: Silverstone Cable Camera

This video is the first animation created using my Moving Camera system. It demonstrates the ability of the camera to follow complex motion paths, in this case simulating the path of a cable-mounted camera such as the one used for Formula One Racing coverage at the Silverstone Circuit in 2011.

The animation is compiled from 710 frames, animated at 30fps. Motion-blur was applied during rendering to smooth the transition between frames.

High quality download (20.1 MB): Stop-Motion Racing Car, Cable Camera Demo.mp4

Achieving this effect involves five axes of automated control: a linear horizontal axis, a linear vertical axis, a rotational pan axis, a rotational tilt axis, and control of the camera's zoom. The following videos show the moving camera from multiple exterior angles.

High quality download (28.6 MB): Moving Camera Demo, 3 Angles + Chart.mp4

High quality download (19.7 MB): Moving Camera Demo, Angle A.mp4

High quality download (19.7 MB): Moving Camera Demo, Angle B.mp4

More demonstrations will be posted in the next few days.