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Panolapse: A great tool for Timelapse

By June 11, 2013March 20th, 2016Photo, Video
Panolapse

What is panolapse?  This tool will add camera motion to your timelapse videos.  Panolapse uses perspective correction to create real-world rotational panning through your shot.

The following is from http://www.panolapse360.com/

See Video Below for example of how it looks:

https://vimeo.com/67080335#at=0

Animate a pan through a scene

Animate a pan through a scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pan across a fisheye lens

Pan across a fisheye lens

Batch render tasks

Batch render tasks

 

How Panolapse Works with Timelapses

The concept of Panolapse is similar to 360° panorama viewers. Panolapse uses perspective correction to rotate the camera through a scene over multiple frames to create an animation.

Panolapse

There are a few ways to create movement in time-lapse sequences. Some people mount the camera on a motorized track that slides, or a motorized head that rotates, or both. These systems are often heavy, fragile, and restrictive. Another approach uses standard video-editing software to digitally crop into a scene and slide the viewing window around. This approach can be helpful, but since it doesn’t correct for changes in perspective, the resulting video can appear flat and unnatural.

Panolapse’s movements are real-world accurate, allowing for natural panning motion. It cannot add sliding movement like a dolly on a rail, but it can add rotational head movement. Panolapse works best with wide-angle lenses, including fisheye lenses, allowing you to pan up to a 360° field-of-view.

Panolapse

Pricing

Panolapse is free for output resolutions up to 1280×720 HD. To unlock unlimited resolution, please support the project by buying a license (per installation).

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