From: mischief_the_cat <maxstax2@...>
To: goldenstatestarparty@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 3:12:26 PM
Subject: [G Star] Re: Milky Way timelapse v2
It wouldn't play. I am using Safari 4 on a MacBook, WiFi connection. The window came up and the play/pause button. I clicked on Play and it looked as tho something was loading, but nothing showed. I tried turning off HD, but that didn't make any difference. I'd like to see it. Any suggestions. Could you change it to QuickTime format?
Dorothy
--- In goldenstatestarpart y@yahoogroups. com, Rogelio Bernal Andreo <rba@...> wrote:
>
> I improved a bit the resolution of the Milky Way timelapse I took during
> this past GSSP. You'll need to click on the full-screen icon
> (bottom-right) , make sure HD is "on" and scaling is "off" in order to
> view it at the best resolution possible.
>
> http://vimeo. com/5448391
>
> There's a small jump around the middle of the video (the camera ran out
> of batteries and I wasn't watching!) and the transition to blue after
> the center of the galaxy goes out of the FOV could be improved, but I
> left it as it came out, not being an expert in video processing at all.
> Maybe next time!
>
> I've also learned a few things - first, if you're going to spend hours
> taking a timelapse, PLEASE take your time at first to make sure your
> camera isn't tilted at all :-). Second, a timelapse should be framed
> horizontally (landscape), not vertically. Third, forget YouTube. Use a
> site that accepts true HD videos (I used Vimeo this time, though there
> are others).. Fourth, a car isn't the best foreground item you probably
> want in a landscaped timelapse ;-) Etc...
>
> Hope you enjoy
it!
> Rogelio
>