HOW TO CREATE a GOPRO TIME LAPSE | A COMPLETE BEGINNERS GUIDE

[@maggtube1]

What a production you are giving to humanity out of your kindness and work; how nice to see someone getting followers out of real work and time well invested teaching anyone like me something valuable. Thanksgiving to you and your soul!

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you for your feedback and support. It is much appreciated!

[@Natural-Causes]

Finally someone explaining the actual setting it up in detail….thank you

[@ponymoore6140]

You are very smart! I don't think my computer would handle all this. What is the spec. of your computer?

[@TheDieselGypsy]

Your videos are excellent & you explain everything at a good pace, not racing through it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you. I really appreciate your feedback and support.

[@JustTrailerProductions]

Great video mate. Informative, patient and skilled. Tutorials like this is what the world needs. I found it very helpful. Thank You.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

[@Mr31formula]

Very best tutorial I've watched. Thank you for your help.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you. I appreciate it and am glad you found this helpful.

[@marcj9884]

Great video! Question regarding memory. I’m using a blank 256gb memory card but when I go into Timelapse mode, it shows on the upper left screen that I only have 3 hrs 17 min. Is that correct? I’m planning to shoot for 8 hrs and just want to make sure I have enough space. Thanks in advance!

[@Pattron77]

Thanks for another great video about useing the Gopro! Keep up the good work! 👍👍😊

[@GreatDayForAHike]

You’re welcome! I appreciate your support.

[@Cliff0108]

Really really well done - great info!

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Much appreciated!

[@alittleofeverything153]

Great video. Thank you for this

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you. I appreciate your feedback!

[@polvandenberghsarens7364]

Awesome video! I do have a question how com your powerbank doesn’t overheat with a battery?

[@liamski]

Really good video thank you. Long time GoPro user and still learned some tips from this. Liked and subbed

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you. I really appreciate your support!

[@eddieagha5851]

This was wonderful! What a production! Thank you! I have Lightroom, so I'll probably do the photo version using it. My question is what are the pros and or cons of going the Photo Route or the Video Route, as one could make corrections in either. The video certainly seemed simpler. Does the photo route give better results?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you! The RAW photos provide more flexibility to work with and adjust when editing. The video has a lot less flexibility and not much can be done with the video file to adjust color, contrast, etc.

[@TheBabins]

Thanks for all of the great tips for beginners! I purchased a GoPro hero 11 black last week and have implemented your recommended settings on my device. Can you please recommend the best settings for filming indoor basketball games? I have a tripod that extends 13 feet in the area, and I am trying to capture the entire court and later want to zoom in with the best possible resolution. Thanks for you help!

[@mike_oe]

Just what I needed, thank you!

[@GreatDayForAHike]

You’re welcome!

[@sheltongroup5922]

I am trying to create time lapses for construction projects. These jobs can last for days. 8-10 hr days. How do I film that long? Do I just make alot of videos and combine them?

[@ZayyanAjaz]

Thanks for another good video

[@GreatDayForAHike]

You’re welcome and I appreciate your feedback.

[@tomavila5430]

Always informative!………you’ve made me spend more money again😊. Need to get the metal mount for the tripod 👍

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I appreciate your feedback. I feel like that metal mount is the best $10 I have ever spent toward an action camera accessory. I own two now and both have been used countless times.

[@tomavila5430]

@@GreatDayForAHike order was placed and I got 2 . Keep the videos coming .

[@garenpletzer1532]

Can a go pro be left outside for a timelapse of a construction site for say 6 weeks?

[@Everyday_Biker]

I really like your videos, they're really helpful, but you do race through and for us beginners, we are left wondering. eg. 51 minutes in - I didn't see the problem that you highlight, and then magically Frame Display Mode appears from somewhere, which I have not yet found yet. I'm not being negative, but for us newbies, its not so obvious. Many thanks

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I appreciate your feedback. I seek to find the best balance between too many details vs too few details and going too fast vs going too slow. Your feedback is really helpful for this. Thank you.

[@samfenstermacher]

I like all the pointers on making time lapse videos, thank you! I'm fairly sure Davinci Resolve will ingest DNG files and you can then color grade them as a raw video sequence. That would eliminate the need to use RawTherapee. Having lots of options is definitely a good thing though. Thank you again.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I appreciate your feedback. I’ll have to test out importing DNG files direct into DaVinci Resolve. If a step in the process can be eliminated with the alternative being to graze them as a raw video sequence that is a great trade off. Thanks!

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I’m an 85% of the time edit with Premiere Pro person so I will admit I don’t know all of the advanced capabilities of DaVinci Resolve.

[@samfenstermacher]

@@GreatDayForAHike - Editing many hundreds or thousands of raw files and generating JPG files takes a while. I think if your sequence of DNG files are well exposed and don't have issues that require individual editing, then it's a time saver to just import the DNG files into Resolve. You can do a lot of adjusting with just the Color Wheels and a Curve adjustment. The DNG files are imported basically the same way as the JPG files in this video. Some people will be more comfortable editing images with Raw Therapee or their favorite photo editor before using Resolve, and I have even done this myself when it's practical. One final thought is that you need a decent computer to edit raw video in DaVinci Resolve. I have actually tried this out now. Hope this information ends up being useful to someone. Thanks for the great tutorial video!

[@grzegorzsudnik3652]

Hi, great guide. One question. My Gopro11 doesnt start recording (it turn on at scheduled time but doesnt start recording) for scheduled timelapse while plugged into a charger/powerbank. You showed in video to schedule timelaps to not wake up for sunrise and connect powerbank. Is it working for you ?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you. It has worked for me the few times I have done this. Are you using an Anker power bank or a different brand? I have found that the Anker power banks work consistently well for me, but some brands have been buggy at times. Alternatively, it's possible you may have discovered a bug.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Yup, tested it again just now and sure enough it does not kick off the time lapse anymore while plugged in. Probably something that got added with a firmware update. However, if you have a fully charged battery in your GoPro it can do about 1.5-2 hours on that battery for a time lapse, so try it with a fully charged battery and not plugged in and you should be good to go. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Much appreciated!

[@grzegorzsudnik3652]

@@GreatDayForAHike Hi, thanks for answer. I wrote the answer to you yesterday but its gone here. So Im writing one again :) Im using Huawei power bank but it could be suprise for me if kind of power bank has a matter. I have the newest frimware installed on my Gopro11. The same issue I face when Im using usb power supply. I found exactly the same issue description in gopro community site. Im not sure if I can put here the link to this article. btw. can you make a test with usb power supply ?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Yup here is my reply to your original comment yesterday. Not sure why that one was removed. Yup, tested it again just now and sure enough it does not kick off the time lapse anymore while plugged in. Probably something that got added with a firmware update. However, if you have a fully charged battery in your GoPro it can do about 1.5-2 hours on that battery for a time lapse, so try it with a fully charged battery and not plugged in and you should be good to go. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Much appreciated!

[@grzegorzsudnik3652]

@@GreatDayForAHike I think I know why it was removed. I included the link to gorpo comunity article in my yesterday's post here. Today I pasted it into separate answer post and I can see that it was removed like yesterday. It seems to youtube deletes any answers with link included.

[@avkuklimited7225]

I have a GoPor 12 Black, when I select the Time Lapse, it presents pre-sets: Vehicle Lights, Light Painting, Star Trails and Time Warp I want to be able to select intervals and duration but I can't find where I can do this. ANy help would be appreciated.

[@pinopisera7126]

Good video well done 👍

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you.

[@Shiba-Inu-Naly]

Great video!

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thanks!

[@kimberg3338]

OK, I am following the video but I am having problems in Davinci Resolve. As one person mentioned before "Also within the EDITED folder, I have a duplicate file with the extension jpg.out pp3. " I am also having this problem, I've selected all photos by hand and was able to create the video but as soon as I bring it down to the edit tab it will not show any photos even though the video is playing up top. If this was not bad enough I can't seem to bring up any edit tools that appear on the right hand side of your video. Would you consider showing edits using ON1 same day?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Thank you for sharing. So all instance of the jpg.out pp3 file can be mass deleted as this is not needed and simply contains text of the edit you made in RawTherapee. If you search that folder for pp3 and mass select and delete all instance of that file you should then be able to do a clean import of just the jpg files. Yes, I wish DaVinci had a bit better interface. I know a lot of editors who love it but I still prefer Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing which is what I primarily use. In DaVinci I recommend to try toggling the tabs for various modes and see if you can get it to show the edit tools or other options. You may also need to minimize or maximize some features within DaVinci. I have not used ON1 before but I took a look and it looks like a great tool. For photo editing I typically use Adobe Lightroom just because I find it to be fastest and best. It does have a cost but the cost is worth it if you’ll use it often.

[@martineudall]

I am having a problem that apparently is common. My hero 10 has suddenly been ignoring the scheduler. I set it to 4am for 1 hr for sunrise and nothing happens. No video at all. Only started doing this about a month ago. I have tried setting it up 20 minutes in advance to record for an hour and watching it. It switches on as schedule stays on for a few seconds and then switches off. I installed GoPro labs about 3 months ago and it worked perfectly doing Thailand sunrises but for the last 4 weeks or so nothing. A google search has shown many people have had this happen even up to hero 11. Any comments or solutions would be appreciated thanks

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[@WhereNerdyisCool]

What you don't cover is the individual 13 minute files GoPro creates, in my case I have 22 of them. I'm trying to find a way to get those put into one big file and size down in time

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Did you record using time lapse mode? If so what was your interval and how long did you record for?

[@kaylalucky]

I'm having trouble bringing in the photos as a sequence to DaVinci resolve. When I click to add all photos from the EDITED folder the control + A buttons doesn't add all the photos. I'm only allowed to click one photo individually and since there are 3k + photos there's no way for me to manually add all one by one. Is this a glitch in the software? Also within the EDITED folder, I have a duplicate file with the extension jpg.out pp3. Why does yours doesn't show it in this tutorial?

[@kimberg3338]

Having the same problem.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

As long as your images are sequentially numbered such as 0001.jpg, 0002.jpg, etc then try removing any initial import of photos and apply the following steps: 1. Go to the “Media” page. 2. Click on the “Media Storage” tab from the top left. 3. Now click on the 3 dots and make sure “Show Individual Frames” is Unselected. 4. Press “Ctrl + i” (or “Cmd + i”) to import. 5. Open the folder containing the image sequences. 6. Select all the images and click on “Open“. 7. The image sequences should be imported as a single clip inside Resolve.

[@PrintsInMotion]

DNG converter says "the source folder does not contain any supported camera raw files" when i hit convert. i have the entire folder containing my files from my gopro selected. not sure why this error comes up...

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Did you film in RAW on the GoPro in order to create GPR files? Or are these JPG files you’re selecting?

[@JamesIbby]

For a sunrise do I use Timelapse or night lapse ?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Use time lapse.

[@JamesIbby]

Thank you. So I can use these exact settings for a sunrise ?

[@JamesIbby]

Also how much storage do you roughly need for a 2-3 hours of shooting for these settings ?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I recommend checking out this video for the specific settings for sunset or sunrise time lapses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZaQnoGDa99geKM

[@GreatDayForAHike]

If you’re doing video mode a 32GB MicroSD card is sufficient. If you’re doing photo mode you’ll probably want at least 64GB.

[@adventuresofrobby6847]

Hey man! I have an issue. Why my gopro videos are not sharp and a bit blurry? ( The lens is clean, firmware up-to-date ). After taking the video, I've checked it in my gopro. The preview image of the video is sharp and fine, but when I press the "Play" button, the video becomes blurry. It's a bit annoying.. Do you know why?

[@GreatDayForAHike]

What are your video settings and what type of lighting are you filming in?

[@adventuresofrobby6847]

@@GreatDayForAHike I'm not talking only about timelaspes. Every video looks strange. My settings are: 4K30-60fps, high bitrate, ISO 100, I've tried different shutter speeds and the same happens for each, sharpness : sometimes medium, sometimes low. color vibrance and flat. I've tried different settings and the same happens.The preview image of the video in gopro gallery looks good, and when I press the Play button, immediately the video becomes out of focus or unsharp...

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Are you seeing this when you view the files on your GoPro, on your smartphone, and/or on your computer? Is this the raw video file or after you edit and export it?

[@adventuresofrobby6847]

@@GreatDayForAHike RAW video file. I'm seeing it everywhere, and it's difficult to fix it in post processing.. I mean, the videos looks like they are out of focus. And the prieview image on my GoPro looks fine

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Ok, this could be due to a few different reasons. You may not be filming in the high bitrate. The HEVC codec used for these video files may not play well on the devices you are viewing them on (HEVC is a tough codec for a lot of devices to handle). Your GoPro may need a reset. Note that resetting will wipe out all settings you currently have setup. There could be a hardware issue with your GoPro and you may want to reach out to GoPro support.

[@SophiaandReilly]

I have a Samsung 516 gb SD card and it is brand new/empty and on the time lapse setting, it only tells me that i have 10h of storage to film time lapse. Any help here someone? I need to record for 24 hours!

[@GreatDayForAHike]

Great question. So what this means is 10 hours of actual, finished product footage. If you’re capturing a time lapse for 24 hours of real time the end result time lapse will be much shorter than the 24 hours. Depending on interval your final time lapse will be around a few minutes up to 10 or so minutes in length.

[@graphguy]

IF GPH11 was smart... and it is not, you would be able to do this without an external battery bank. Technically speaking there is zero reason it can't take its pictures, shutoff and then automatically turn itself back on to take the next set up pictures etc etc. Software on consumer devices is woefully underdeveloped.

[@GreatDayForAHike]

It would be nice to get more battery life for time lapses, but I'm not sure the GoPro would have time to power off and back on between each photo when the interval is something like 5 seconds as daytime time lapses commonly are. With a slower shutter speed such as 20 or 30 seconds with a night lapse the GoPro of course needs to remain powered on in order to capture as much light as possible.

[@ro-cl2do]

Thanks very much. Great info as usual

[@GreatDayForAHike]

I appreciate it.