Michael B McGee Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 can someone send me or post a link to a timelapse calculator? i tried Googleing for it. no luck. thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cli...nG=Search\ 3rd link and last link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 It is called a Steele Chart. If you are working in Film, print this out and laminate it. Here is the link: Steele Chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael B McGee Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cli...nG=Search\ 3rd link and last link. i had no luck with either of those sites. thanks anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 i had no luck with either of those sites. thanks anyways. ??? http://www.martweiss.com/camerad/tour_timecalc.shtml and http://mta.montana.edu/docs/savoiedocs/TL.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael B McGee Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 ??? http://www.martweiss.com/camerad/tour_timecalc.shtml and http://mta.montana.edu/docs/savoiedocs/TL.pdf thanks for your efforts, but that Camerad site doesn't allow me to download a calculator and i already have a chart. i just would like a calculator where i can punch some numbers into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin R Probyn Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is called a Steele Chart. If you are working in Film, print this out and laminate it. Here is the link: Steele Chart Thanks for the chart.. seems the easiest to use than the other two.... nice one... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hunter Hampton Posted January 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2009 I just do this and break it down to seconds of playback, you don't need a special calculator: FRAME INTERVAL (in seconds) x PLAYBACK FRAMERATE (i.e. 24fps) = REAL TIME SECONDS = 1 second of playback Sounds weird but here is an example: 1 frame @ 8 second interval x 24fps at playback = 192 seconds of real time (3.2 minutes) = 1 second So at 8 second intervals per frame with a playback frame rate of 24fps, its going to take me 3.2 minutes to get one second of footage. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 ..or just use the Steele Chart as every other DP, who specializes in Time Lapse Photography, has done for years and years... the bottom tells you how simple it is ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 thanks for your efforts, but that Camerad site doesn't allow me to download a calculator and i already have a chart. i just would like a calculator where i can punch some numbers into. Ah, ok. I thought you meant a chart. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael B McGee Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 ..or just use the Steele Chart as every other DP, who specializes in Time Lapse Photography, has done for years and years... the bottom tells you how simple it is ;) should i not use a depth of field program just because there's a chart for it? maybe i shouldn't be using my computer to write this. i'll send you a letter in the mail or a telegram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Now I am sorry I offered to help you. Your name has been noted for the future ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Rodgar Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Now I am sorry I offered to help you. Your name has been noted for the future ;) No good deed goes unpunished?? D'OH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted January 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2009 It's all well and good to make something.. hell use excel if you have it, the formula is there for you... but it's more important, perhaps, to have it as a chart, in your bag on set, or in your wallet for those times when you have a camera and no computer.... I doubt Reggio brought an Apple IIe with him on the "sets" of Koyaanisqatsi. I think that's all that's being noted by the people here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Ratner Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Hey, that Steele chart is great. I just wish I could VISUALIZE what the different formulas ultimately look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thanks Ira, The Steele Chart is the de-facto Time Lapse Conversion Chart. Oddly enough, it isn't good enough for some cocky newbies... but this is the risk we take when we let people in who have no resume and are not pre-qualified. We can only take names and ignore their pleas for help later. Lack of gratitude and a general lack of overall appreciation is the the downfall of many up and comers... who later... still find themselves as wannabes. I have a copy (of the Steele Chart) laminated and use it on every Time Lapse job I do... will be using it three days next week shooting Time Lapse. It is indispensable to my Norris Intervalometer and Capping Shutter kit! As far as getting a 'feel' for what the motion will look like, well, that takes time and experience. The best line I read on this is.. "go shoot a bunch of Time Lapse.. maybe one will work"... :blink: .... that is so true! Glad you and Robin appreciated it. Go shoot some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Borowski Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 David, ever see the SNL skit about Macintoshes being about things you can do on your Mac? This reminds me of that. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It has been one of those days.. here and on the 330K feature thread... who ARE these people??... where do they COME from? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hunter Hampton Posted January 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2009 ..or just use the Steele Chart as every other DP, who specializes in Time Lapse Photography, has done for years and years... the bottom tells you how simple it is ;) Right- or you could just use a Steele chart! But it is good to know the math so you can do things with out charts if needed. I'm going to print that chart out though, thanks for the link David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael B McGee Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thanks Ira, The Steele Chart is the de-facto Time Lapse Conversion Chart. Oddly enough, it isn't good enough for some cocky newbies... but this is the risk we take when we let people in who have no resume and are not pre-qualified. We can only take names and ignore their pleas for help later. Lack of gratitude and a general lack of overall appreciation is the the downfall of many up and comers... who later... still find themselves as wannabes. I have a copy (of the Steele Chart) laminated and use it on every Time Lapse job I do... will be using it three days next week shooting Time Lapse. It is indispensable to my Norris Intervalometer and Capping Shutter kit! As far as getting a 'feel' for what the motion will look like, well, that takes time and experience. The best line I read on this is.. "go shoot a bunch of Time Lapse.. maybe one will work"... :blink: .... that is so true! Glad you and Robin appreciated it. Go shoot some! Easy there Bubby Boy. i don't see the ASC after your name. so chill out. i'm always grateful for help. maybe you overlooked that part of my posts. i'm aware of the chart. i ASKED for a calculator. if someone asks you for a applebox, would you bring them a C-stand? i doubt it. your original comment was just as rude as anything i've said. "DP's have been using it for years". well, DPs have been using film for over a hundred years. does that mean i shouldn't embrace HD then? this is ridiculous. sorry for offending you mr. rakoczy. have a beautiful career in florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rakoczy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 can someone send me or post a link to a timelapse calculator? i tried Googleing for it. no luck. thanks, Mike uh, the Steele Chart IS a time lapse calculator :lol: sorry it doesn't have batteries, buttons and a usb :lol: sorry I don't have an asc :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Metzger Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 PCINE (or PCAM) had a feature where you can input whatever intervals you would like. I forget which one does it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hyslop Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 ..or just use the Steele Chart as every other DP, who specializes in Time Lapse Photography, has done for years and years... the bottom tells you how simple it is ;) The chart assumes 24fps - the formula takes frame rate into account. -- Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin R Probyn Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Easy there Bubby Boy. i don't see the ASC after your name. so chill out. i'm always grateful for help. maybe you overlooked that part of my posts. i'm aware of the chart. i ASKED for a calculator. if someone asks you for a applebox, would you bring them a C-stand? i doubt it. your original comment was just as rude as anything i've said. "DP's have been using it for years". well, DPs have been using film for over a hundred years. does that mean i shouldn't embrace HD then? this is ridiculous. sorry for offending you mr. rakoczy. have a beautiful career in florida. Just use Hunters formula... you can work it out on any mobile phone calculator... or a good producer can do it in their head and tell you its too expensive :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted January 26, 2009 Site Sponsor Share Posted January 26, 2009 PCINE (or PCAM) had a feature where you can input whatever intervals you would like. I forget which one does it though. PCam and PCine are a set of very useful apps from A LA AC named David Eubank they are currently available on the Palm OS platform and others (through emulation) they should be available for the IPhone next month (?? or so) check out www.davideubank.com there is a TL calc in there amongst all the other useful tools... Or you could use the chart and experimentation which works... -Rob- timelapse.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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