Hyperlapse

Hyperlapse (also Walklapse, Spacelapse, Raumraffer, Stop Motion Timelapse ) is a recording technique in the field of time-lapse, in which the position of the camera between the individual images is changed to allow movement in the film. In contrast to a simple moving time-lapse (also Motion Timelapse ) - mostly realized on short rail systems tracking shots - the camera moves in a Hyperlapse over long distances.

Image effect

The cinematic time-lapse method, so an accelerated presentation of real- time, adds the Hyperlapsing a spatial component ( hence the name " Raumraffer "). The camera rotates on the long stretches mostly to an exact fixed point and visualized the expansion of the targeted object very clearly. Thus, this imaging technique particularly suitable for architecture.

Technical Requirements

A Hyperlapse is taken as a stop-motion with a photo camera, the captured still images ( frames) in the post then combined into a video (hence the name " Stop Motion Timelapse "). A Hyperlapse the camera is mostly focused on a fixed point, by which it is then moved over long distances. In order to realize the routes without a long rail system and / or a camera car, the road is mostly mastered walking with the camera on a tripod ( so the name " Walklapse "). The individual images are aligned in post-production and assembled to form the moving image. However, this approach makes the Hyperlapsing a very labor-intensive method of recording.

History

The term Hyperlapse was invented by the American filmmaker Dan Eckert, and strongly influenced by the artist Gabriel Behzumi Shahab and his video " Berlin Hyper- Lapse " (2012). An inspiration by the director Godfrey Reggio and the famous Qatsi trilogy ( Koyaanisqatsi at the Internet Movie Database (English), Powaqqatsi at the Internet Movie Database (English), Naqoyqatsi at the Internet Movie Database (English) ) is likely, but it is a similarly strong pathetic picture effect sought. Godfrey Reggio's recordings fall into the category moving motion (Motion Timelapse ).

Development

Further developments in the field of time-lapse are continuously recorded. Thus, for example, worked at the picture quality of the sequences by increasingly efficient recording methods as well as more powerful automations for the subsequent sequence stabilization. In addition, the rising trend in maximum resolution ( Photography ) digital cameras leads to more flexibility in post-production, as besispielsweise synthetic changes the zoom factor without visible loss of quality are made ​​possible by a high resolution, which further enhances the dynamics of the sequence.

Google Street View Hyperlapse

Google Street View Hyperlapse is an open source application of the Canadian design agency Teehan Lax, which allows using photos from Google Street View to create and abzufahren personalized tours. After the manual definition of a starting and an end point of the Google route planner calculates the route and generates a virtual camera movement. Street View allows users Hyperlapse first interactive 360 ° turns with simultaneous and continuous change in the position of the virtual photographer. The thus generated sequences expand the Hyperlapsing thereby to another dimension, since it was the viewer previously not possible to change later when playing a video or time-lapse sequence, the viewing direction within the video. Street View Hyperlapsing also allows for the first time " Hyperlapsing " for the home user without camera gear, as no need of recording devices is. The prerequisite is that the desired route has already been picked up by the Google Street View service using its 360 degree panoramic images. In Germany the creation of Hyperlapse routes usually only works in big cities, in other countries like the U.S., however, Street View photos are almost nationwide available.