Posted by Adrien on 07/27/06 03:19

nobody special wrote:
> Any NLE application will be able to import sequentially numbered image
> files and automatically assemble them onto the time line for playback
> as a movie. Takes select>all, drag to timeline>release. Done!
>
> Two things to watch are: make sure the numbers start with one or more
> zeros - if the first image is just called number 1, then it will get
> displaced in line when image number 10 comes along, and so forth every
> time you add a decimal place. So number the first image 0001, then
> 0002, etc. and you'll be fine.
>
> Second, before you import the stills into a bin, set the default
> duration of imported stills to something like 1 or 2 frames at most.
> Otherwise you may wind up with longer clips than you want for smooth
> motion playback.
>
> We have had great success doing time lapse with Axis brand webcams,
> which have a built-in web server in the camera that archives and
> forwards jpeg grabs at a set interval to another site where we archive
> them (in case the camera gets a brownout and loses it's memory).
>
> I think your only problem really is how to grab the shots in the first
> place and archive them to a single folder on something like a CDRom.
> Not being an internet expert or webcam expert, That's all the advice I
> can give you.

To Nobody Special and Neil Smith: thanks very much for your advice and
recommendations! Cheers, Adrian

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