X70 Time-lapse (re-doing a roof) at DVinfo.net

Ricky Sharp · June 20th, 2015, 09:09 AM

Very nice day out while our roof was being re-done. Captured the entire job (8 hours). Thankfully only around 68 degrees Fahrenheit so camera didn't get hot at all.

XAVC-L 50 Mbps, 59.94p at 1 fps. f/3.4, 6 stops of ND (ND3) and 0 dB gain.

Original footage just about 8 minutes. But I sped that up by 4x (each second now represents 4 minutes).

Very minimal exposure grading from default PP4 settings. Placed the cam in an area where sun would never be in frame, so exposure was pretty constant throughout.

Atticus Lake · June 20th, 2015, 10:28 AM

Sweet! I hadn't really thought about using the X70 for timelapse, but for capturing something like this -- more than a normal card's worth -- it really looks like a cool option.

Ricky Sharp · June 20th, 2015, 10:56 AM

Thank you, Atticus! It was a fun project.

On a side note, while nothing bad happened at all, I was a bit nervous about being unlucky with birds flying overhead :) So if I ever do something like this again, I'd want to ensure the cam would be more protected.

Vince Pachiano · June 21st, 2015, 08:02 AM

One small thing to consider: there are several instances where there is little-to-none activity in the frame,
you could cut-out the inactivity, and cross-dissolve between the cut.
This also might let you choose say a 3x speed-up

June 20th, 2015, 09:09 AM	#1
Ricky Sharp Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 180	X70 Time-lapse (re-doing a roof) Very nice day out while our roof was being re-done. Captured the entire job (8 hours). Thankfully only around 68 degrees Fahrenheit so camera didn't get hot at all. XAVC-L 50 Mbps, 59.94p at 1 fps. f/3.4, 6 stops of ND (ND3) and 0 dB gain. Original footage just about 8 minutes. But I sped that up by 4x (each second now represents 4 minutes). Very minimal exposure grading from default PP4 settings. Placed the cam in an area where sun would never be in frame, so exposure was pretty constant throughout. X70 Time-lapse

June 20th, 2015, 10:28 AM	#2
Atticus Lake Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA Posts: 51	Re: X70 Time-lapse (re-doing a roof) Sweet! I hadn't really thought about using the X70 for timelapse, but for capturing something like this -- more than a normal card's worth -- it really looks like a cool option.

June 20th, 2015, 10:56 AM	#3
Ricky Sharp Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 180	Re: X70 Time-lapse (re-doing a roof) Thank you, Atticus! It was a fun project. On a side note, while nothing bad happened at all, I was a bit nervous about being unlucky with birds flying overhead :) So if I ever do something like this again, I'd want to ensure the cam would be more protected.

June 21st, 2015, 08:02 AM	#4
Vince Pachiano Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 307	Re: X70 Time-lapse (re-doing a roof) One small thing to consider: there are several instances where there is little-to-none activity in the frame, you could cut-out the inactivity, and cross-dissolve between the cut. This also might let you choose say a 3x speed-up