Usually I’d put a shout out like this on Twitter as there’s a lot of knowledgeable folk on there who no doubt would be able to point me in the right direction. But since this would go way beyond 140 characters I think the best place to ask is here.
Does anyone know of a way to speed up a video I’ve captured - to make it look like a time lapse thing? The video will be captured on my high definition camcorder and not via iSight, so that rules out the likes of Gawker which was used by my mate Nathan when he created this bit of marvel.
I edit movies in iMovie 08. I have had a look through the help files and I don’t think that speeding up a clip is something that can be done in there. How about Final Cut Express 4.0? If anyone can help then you’ll get a virtual hai-five!
15 Apr 08
2:23 pm
Well, iMovie 06 allows you to speed up and slow down video clips. You can always get that for free from apple.com, speed up the clips, and then import them into iMovie 08 for editing.
If you are looking for a more “permanent” solution, take a look at iStopMotion.
http://www.boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/
15 Apr 08
2:46 pm
Thanks, Michael. I keep hearing how iMovie 06 is a lot better than 08. I may give that a try.
I actually have iStopMotion (from the MacHeist bundle a couple of months ago) but admittedly it’s an app I haven’t even played with yet. Looks like something to experiment with.
Thanks again
15 Apr 08
3:15 pm
As to whether 06 is better than 08 is a matter of opinion. They both have their uses, but I think its best to see them as two separate apps since they’re so different. I use both for most of my videos.