Timelapse photography (with Python)

[Georgije]

i found this script on the internet and then i changed it a bit. the program takes pictures at selected intervals and then you can combine them all into an animated gif image on your computer


to run the script you of course need to have python installed: Python for S60


then just start the script, put in all the required parameters, put the phone in a stabile position and wait until it's done taking pictures. you can download the script here: RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting

the archive contains 3 files: time_lapse5, time_lapse6, time_lapse8
if you are using a N95 you can use version 8, but if you are using a S60 2nd phone you can use version 5 or 6. (i'm sure most users here are like me and still have their previous phone in a closet somewhere, i recently put my old Nokia 6630 to work with this script :D)


before you start using the script there is just one other thing you should do: if you do not want the photos to be stored in E:\Razno\TL change this line in the script

filename='e:\\razno\\tl\\'+nameOfProject+'_'+str(x)+'.jpg'

maybe it's obvious, but don't touch any of the code outside 'e:\\razno\\tl\\'



finally here are two gifs i made. they are quite big so i suggest you open them with firefox and not the windows photo and fax viewer: RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting



i hope you find this useful and that my explanation was clear enough, if it wasn't feel free to ask questions.

[dayene]

screenshots? :)

[Georgije]

sorry to disappoint you, but there are no screenshots, it's just a script and everything you see while using it is text, it writes on the screen how many pictures it has taken already and when it's done.


this "application" is as basic as it gets, version 8 is only 1027 bytes in size ;)

[Major_Sarcasm]

Keep getting error in the python console; size not supported by camera. Using an N95. I edited the script to have the 5 megapixel size that is native to the camera but still got the same error.

Any clues?

[NZtechfreak]

Why use this at all? You can set the camera up natively to do timelapse by using the sequence mode...

[AqtiveJet]

Originally Posted by NZtechfreak

Why use this at all? You can set the camera up natively to do timelapse by using the sequence mode...

i know how to set it to take pictures automatically, but how do i compile those photos and turn it into a timelapse movie?

[big_fella_andy]

timelapse movie, not sure about that, i know animation shop by jasc software Download Animation Shop 3.05 Free Trial - Animation Shop provides the tools you need to easily add animated buttons, banners and other cool effects to your web site - Softpedia can import images in a sequence, and then compile them to an animated gif file, if not, i'de imagine windows movie maker would do something similar?

[AqtiveJet]

ah, actually i meant on the N95 itself

[Georgije]

Originally Posted by Major_Sarcasm

Keep getting error in the python console; size not supported by camera. Using an N95. I edited the script to have the 5 megapixel size that is native to the camera but still got the same error.

Any clues?

that is very strange, i never got that error. but i strongly suggest that you only use 640x480 because even that is very hard to process on most computers.

Originally Posted by NZtechfreak

Why use this at all? You can set the camera up natively to do timelapse by using the sequence mode...

there are a few differences: you can set any interval between photos and the exact number of photos you want and you can also add a delay until the camera starts (example scenario: you want to do a timelapse of the sunrise so you set it in the evening and tell it to wait 8 hours before the start.)

but i admit that an advantage of using nokia's tool is that it doesn't mysteriously crash for no reason :D.

AqtiveJet: i am using ulead gif animator, i'm not sure where i got it though.

after looking on google for a while i found this: Download Ulead Gif Animator LE Freeware aus Animation
try to download it and see if it's the right program.

[Lupa]

Originally Posted by Major_Sarcasm

Keep getting error in the python console; size not supported by camera. Using an N95. I edited the script to have the 5 megapixel size that is native to the camera but still got the same error.

Any clues?

Replace the lines

imageSizesDisplay = [u'1280,960',u'800,600',u'640,480']
imageSizes = [(1280,960),(800,600),(640,480)]

for

imageSizesDisplay = [u'2592,1944',u'2048,1536',u'1024,768',u'640,480']
imageSizes = [(2592,1944),(2048,1536),(1024,768),(640,480)]