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Hyperlapse

Jim — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:26:09 +0000

This video illustrates a fascinating new video technique that takes selected frames from a first person view camera, such as the GoPro, and creates a special time-lapse version with smooth motion. You have to see it to believe it! Even more incredible, this new technique was developed by Microsoft!

Essentially, the technique involves recreating the scene in 3D space along with a smoothed out path that approximates the original path. The scene is created from individual frames from the original video.

I’m sure as the Hyperlapse technique is refined, we will be seeing more interesting videos!

Canon low light video

Jim — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:26:21 +0000

Canon set its sights on the Yaeyama-hime fireflies on Ishigaki Island off the coast of Japan. Shortly after sundown, the Canon team managed to capture a forest full of lightning bugs in full HD in near-dark settings. Yes, those little flashing lights are actually fireflies imaged in HD with the new 35mm low-light sensor that Canon is developing! Who needs lights to make videos?!

Hyperlapse created with Google Street View

Jim — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:12:40 +0000

This is really cool – Teehan + Lax has come up with a program that allows you to take street view images from Google maps and create a “Hyperlapse” time-lapse video. Best of all, the program is offered free!

The results are pretty spectacular, and the free online tool allows you to create a hyperlapse video showing transit between any two points in Google Maps. While the video is playing, you can pan around the view just as you would when using Google Street View in its conventional mode. The default controls are minimal (and by default, the hyperlapses rush between points A and B very very quickly), but the source code for this tool is available on GitHub, allowing developers to experiment with things such as different frame rates.

Click here to read the full story on the Teehan + Lax blog

Click here to create your own Hyperlapse

If you make a video of your own, please let us know and share it with us!

DSLR No Idea

Jim — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:01:36 +0000

C’mon – you don’t know anyone like this – do you? Do you? Sure, we all do. Have a good laugh and enjoy – watch The Fotobug podcast and we will see you don’t make these mistakes! Of course we realize this satire should also include those with their cellphone cameras, point and shoots, etc – not just owners of DSLR cameras. Watch The Fotobug podcast and we’ll make sure you don’t fall into making these same errors!