Time-lapse advice to document build

[mkarlin]

We are two weeks from breaking ground on a 140x50 x15ft shop(is actually a 100x50 with a 40x36 on the end for aesthetics). Will be stick built with a full foundation

And wondered what people have used for timelapse. I was thinking of a game camera mounted on a tree, or have people just take a picture from the same spot every day?

Any help would be appreciated

Mike

 

[itgoze211]

If you happen to have an old cel phone laying around, you could mount it on a tripod and use one of several time lapse apps and just put it in the exact same spot or each day put it in a different spot and highlight different aspects and angle of the build. I use an app on one of my old android phones called LapseIt and have got really good results from it. But there are several other apps that are available...just haven't used any of them so I cant speak to their quality.

Looking forward to seeing the progress and finished product.

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[AMFJ]

whatever you decide on, play with the camera before the build starts. I'm currently using a gopro to do mine. The first time I did a time lapse I set it at 5sec/pic. It was unwatchable how fast things went by and with the gap in between events. I'm down to 2sec/pic. I've also had to play with a few other settings.

Just for reference, a 2 second/pic time lapse will cause a roughly 10 hour work day to be about a ~10 minute video. So a 5 second setting would bring that down to around ~4:30 video.

 

[CJseven]

I used a game cam, set it up and once a week down loaded the pics. I just let it bump 24 seven never shut it off.

 

[krod]

I'm using an old GoPro for my time-lapse video. Currently have it set at a 60sec interval for the site prep and foundation excavation. I'll probably step that down to 30sec intervals for the framing and finishing work.

I'm using a cheap case from amazon that allows a power cable to pass through to keep a weather resistant connection. I run the battery for an hour or so, then I connect it to a power bank and it lasts a good 10 hours. If you have a good source of power, you can just plug it in to charge the entire time.

 

[walta]

I made this video with a game cam (Plotwatcher Pro) it took a picture every 5 seconds during the day. I edited out the parts when no one was on the site and speed up something like 20x. 16 days =9 minutes

All the contractors knew there was a camera on the site.

Walta

 

[ddawg16]

I vote GoPro....

More important....make you have a spot to mount so it does not move. Like a big pole....

The effect is much better if all the shots are from the same exact spot.

Looking forward to seeing the result.

As for interval? For a multi-day/month project, I'd be inclined to go with 5. That is 12 frames an hour....or about 120/day.

Or, 60 sec...but expect to do some heavy editing

 

[Kevkx125]

Walta do you have pictures or video of the finished product?

 

[walta]

Walta do you have pictures or video of the finished product?

The YouTube link I posted should show you the second of the 7 videos I made of my home build. The other 6 should be on my Youtube channel.

Walta

 

[zippyslug31]

I used a Brinno TLC200 Pro when we built our place. The interface on the camera isn't spectacular if I'm honest, but the battery life, options, and results are pretty damn good. Here's the vid of my barn going up:

 

[pmiranda]

Sounds fun... I"m just trying to stand in roughly the same spot each day when I snap a picture. Metal building on slab in temperate climate so I don't expect very many images

 

[cj8lvr]

I'm looking to do this too. Concrete hopefully starting next week.
I have a good game camera and was going to mount it to my house chimney which would provide a great perspective of the shop as it's built and be stable and consistent each shot.
My question, if I download the files regularly and dump them in a folder....
How do I assemble them into a video, are y'all using a certain software or what?

 

[walta]

Before you get started understand your camera will be generating tons of data. Seems like 32 gigs a week so a 7-month build is most of a tera bite in raw video. You will likely need another drive or you will need to delete a lot.

I used a very old copy of Adobe Premiere Elements. I am sure there are newer and better options.

Walta