Time lapse cherry

Zax63 · 7th January 2011, 07:11 PM

Time lapse of a cherry shriveling up. 11 days in 13 seconds. 1 frame per hour*. With several surprise guest appearances by a stink bug.

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Here is my setup:

USB microscope with hematite sphere to stabilize it
Helping Hands to hold the cherry, the magnifying glass was not used
Black construction paper held up by bookends and binder clips
Netbook running YAWCAM webcam software

*There is a gap of several hours the first night. I forgot thar the light was on a timer and ended up with a number of black frames.

Olowkow · 7th January 2011, 07:24 PM

Very cool. Does the YAWCAM program do the timing for 1 frame/hour? I'd love to see the blue fungus forming on a piece of bread, or an orange or a banana ripening, etc. I just may try some myself.

Zax63 · 7th January 2011, 07:42 PM

Yes, under Settings -> Output -> File there is a box for Interval in seconds so set to 3600 for 1 frame per hour.

Good ideas, I'm thinking of doing a fairly fast growing houseplant next but I can't bring myself to shut down the cherry just yet.

Howie Felterbush · 7th January 2011, 07:54 PM

That is really cool.

I don't know if you grow a garden or not, but if you do and you start your seeds indoors you should point that camera at the seed tray when you get them planted. Some plants will grow an inch or two a day when they're first starting out.

Olowkow · 7th January 2011, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Zax63

Yes, under Settings -> Output -> File there is a box for Interval in seconds so set to 3600 for 1 frame per hour.

Good ideas, I'm thinking of doing a fairly fast growing houseplant next but I can't bring myself to shut down the cherry just yet.

I found the YAWCAM download, and will play with it this weekend.

Bamboo or yucca are fast growers, but don't let them loose in your yard!

NewtonTrino · 7th January 2011, 08:19 PM

Nice!

Foster Zygote · 7th January 2011, 08:48 PM

Neato!

Zax63 · 7th January 2011, 09:12 PM

I should also mention that I used Windows Live Movie Maker to assemble Yawcam's individual jpegs into a movie. Quicktime will do it as well but I couldn't find a good setting that would upload to YouTube without a lot of compression artifacts. I just found out that Yawcam also has a built in feature to do this but I've never tried it.

BenBurch · 7th January 2011, 09:41 PM

Very Nice!

Akhenaten · 8th January 2011, 12:24 AM

Brillo! So much easier than doing those animations, eh mate?

rjh01 · 8th January 2011, 02:35 AM

You must be a keen photographer to do something like this.

Zax63 · 8th January 2011, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

Brillo! So much easier than doing those animations, eh mate?

Yes, let Nature do all the hard work. Now I just need to get it down to avatar size.

Good to hear from you, we haven't crossed paths in a while.

Originally Posted by rjh01

You must be a keen photographer to do something like this.

I do enjoy photography and I am very drawn to what I call special effects - time lapse, slow motion, 3D, long exposure, double exposure and macro photography. I even have green & blue screen fabric for backdrops.

I'd love to have a real high speed movie camera and a thermal imaging camera as well but they are out of my price range for now. I do have a Casio Exlim FC100 that can do high speed up to 1000 frames per second(fps) but the resolution at that speed is only 224 x 64 and is practically useless. At 210 fps, about 7x normal speed, it does an acceptable 480 x 360.

Here are some butterflies I filmed last summer at 210 fps. Not exactly riveting but still neat.

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Safe-Keeper · 8th January 2011, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Yes, let Nature do all the hard work. Now I just need to get it down to avatar size.

Reverse the sequence so that it goes from rotten to ripe

!

Zax63 · 8th January 2011, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

Reverse the sequence so that it goes from rotten to ripe

!

No problem.

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Emet · 8th January 2011, 09:42 AM

Very nice both ways.

The commercial message was a nice touch!

piojunbabia · 8th January 2011, 09:54 AM

Nice idea! very well done. Try another fruit next time. Maybe apple?

Beerina · 8th January 2011, 10:46 AM

I really don't need a cream that makes things swell and grow redder, thxbie.

I Ratant · 8th January 2011, 11:02 AM

Here's one that took a year to get.....
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CDMQ9QEwBg

Kuko 4000 · 8th January 2011, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Zax63

I'd love to have a real high speed movie camera and a thermal imaging camera as well but they are out of my price range for now. I do have a Casio Exlim FC100 that can do high speed up to 1000 frames per second(fps) but the resolution at that speed is only 224 x 64 and is practically useless. At 210 fps, about 7x normal speed, it does an acceptable 480 x 360.

There are amazing ways of achieving ultra slow motion by software, I think you'll be surprised with the quality of the end result if you're not familiar with these already:

http://vimeo.com/17439665

Starting at 0:30.

And here:

http://vimeo.com/16340475

Enjoy!

marplots · 8th January 2011, 11:37 AM

I watched that cherry thing like six times in a row and still didn't see the face of Jesus. What gives?

Skwinty · 8th January 2011, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by marplots

I watched that cherry thing like six times in a row and still didn't see the face of Jesus. What gives?

Jesus had his cherry popped about 6000 years ago.

rjh01 · 8th January 2011, 11:05 PM

Great. But where do I send you all my money for the cream? Before I do that I need you to send me a little money for my own expenses. Can you do that please?

ETA. There are plenty of youtubes where things are slowed down. Examples http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ow+motion&aq=0

Or for those that cannot watch five hours of a wedding video, do it in four minutes here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJHpHg1QAk

Agent : Orange · 9th January 2011, 07:09 AM

Zax, your videos are great! Keep at it!

Zax63 · 9th January 2011, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Kuko 4000

There are amazing ways of achieving ultra slow motion by software, I think you'll be surprised with the quality of the end result if you're not familiar with these already:

http://vimeo.com/17439665

Starting at 0:30.

And here:

http://vimeo.com/16340475

Enjoy!

Definitely some cool technology there but the amazing thing about high speed is to see the unexpected. Since that software is just projecting the motion of existing pixels you can't really get that. The fact that even in these demo videos the effect is only shown for a second or two makes me suspect that it becomes obviously unrealistic shortly after that.

Originally Posted by rjh01

Great. But where do I send you all my money for the cream? Before I do that I need you to send me a little money for my own expenses. Can you do that please?

Sure, just PM me all of your banking information and I'll wire some funds over right away. Let me know exactly how much is in your account and I'll double it.

Originally Posted by rjh01

ETA. There are plenty of youtubes where things are slowed down. Examples http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ow+motion&aq=0

Some very cool stuff. I do like to do things myself even if I know what the results would be. I'd love to be able to do the water balloon pop where the skin peels back and the water just hangs there for a little while before collapsing.
The internet is absolutely fantastic for sharing things like this but I do wonder if it sometimes stunts people's creativity. Why go out and do something when a Google or YouTube search gets you instant gratification?

Originally Posted by rjh01

Or for those that cannot watch five hours of a wedding video, do it in four minutes here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJHpHg1QAk

I can't take even four minutes of a stranger's wedding video. I'm the tech person of the family and I'm often asked to turn video or photos into DVDs. I like to do editing and menus and I've often watched the whole thing 2 or 3 times before finishing and then of course when I deliver the finished product everyone wants to watch it again while I'm already sick of it.

Skwinty · 9th January 2011, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by rjh01

Or for those that cannot watch five hours of a wedding video, do it in four minutes here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJHpHg1QAk

Sometimes it's more fun watching the video in reverse

I Ratant · 9th January 2011, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by Zax63

Definitely some cool technology there but the amazing thing about high speed is to see the unexpected. Since that software is just projecting the motion of existing pixels you can't really get that. The fact that even in these demo videos the effect is only shown for a second or two makes me suspect that it becomes obviously unrealistic shortly after that.

...

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High speed shows a lot normal frame rates can't.
On the Tristar, we were breaking the co-pilots windshield with the plane flying fast.
There was a spike instead of the wiper blade on the windshield wiper arm, and a ramp that would take the arm up and then let the spike impact the center of the windshield.
My Super-8 movie taken from inside behind the co-pilot was interesting.. the arm came up, hit the windshield, and the outer layer starred and fell away, as intended.
In the official high speed 16mm movie, the arm and spike gyrated like a snake after leaving the ramp and before impacting the windshield.
Some of the very high speed video the Mythbusters get is also extremely interesting from a "I didn't know that would happen" viewpoint.

7th January 2011, 07:24 PM	#2
Olowkow Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,797	Very cool. Does the YAWCAM program do the timing for 1 frame/hour? I'd love to see the blue fungus forming on a piece of bread, or an orange or a banana ripening, etc. I just may try some myself.
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7th January 2011, 07:54 PM	#4
Howie Felterbush Bow Tie Daddy Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: In the twilight, singing all the old lullabies Posts: 5,333	That is really cool. I don't know if you grow a garden or not, but if you do and you start your seeds indoors you should point that camera at the seed tray when you get them planted. Some plants will grow an inch or two a day when they're first starting out.
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7th January 2011, 08:15 PM	#5
Olowkow Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,797	Originally Posted by Zax63 Yes, under Settings -> Output -> File there is a box for Interval in seconds so set to 3600 for 1 frame per hour. Good ideas, I'm thinking of doing a fairly fast growing houseplant next but I can't bring myself to shut down the cherry just yet. I found the YAWCAM download, and will play with it this weekend. Bamboo or yucca are fast growers, but don't let them loose in your yard!
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7th January 2011, 08:48 PM	#7
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7th January 2011, 09:41 PM	#9
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7th January 2011, 07:42 PM	#3
Zax63 Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,665	Yes, under Settings -> Output -> File there is a box for Interval in seconds so set to 3600 for 1 frame per hour. Good ideas, I'm thinking of doing a fairly fast growing houseplant next but I can't bring myself to shut down the cherry just yet.

7th January 2011, 08:19 PM	#6
NewtonTrino Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 3,782	Nice!

7th January 2011, 09:12 PM	#8
Zax63 Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,665	I should also mention that I used Windows Live Movie Maker to assemble Yawcam's individual jpegs into a movie. Quicktime will do it as well but I couldn't find a good setting that would upload to YouTube without a lot of compression artifacts. I just found out that Yawcam also has a built in feature to do this but I've never tried it.

8th January 2011, 12:24 AM	#10
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 24,647	Brillo! So much easier than doing those animations, eh mate?
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8th January 2011, 02:35 AM	#11
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 17,176	You must be a keen photographer to do something like this.

8th January 2011, 06:32 AM	#13
Safe-Keeper Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sogndal, Norway Posts: 7,109	Quote: Yes, let Nature do all the hard work. Now I just need to get it down to avatar size. Reverse the sequence so that it goes from rotten to ripe !

8th January 2011, 09:42 AM	#15
Emet Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,395	Very nice both ways. The commercial message was a nice touch!
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8th January 2011, 09:54 AM	#16
piojunbabia Critical Thinker Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 253	Nice idea! very well done. Try another fruit next time. Maybe apple?
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8th January 2011, 10:46 AM	#17
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8th January 2011, 11:02 AM	#18
I Ratant Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 15,305	Here's one that took a year to get..... http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CDMQ9QEwBg

8th January 2011, 11:12 AM	#19
Kuko 4000 Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 1,550	Originally Posted by Zax63 I'd love to have a real high speed movie camera and a thermal imaging camera as well but they are out of my price range for now. I do have a Casio Exlim FC100 that can do high speed up to 1000 frames per second(fps) but the resolution at that speed is only 224 x 64 and is practically useless. At 210 fps, about 7x normal speed, it does an acceptable 480 x 360. There are amazing ways of achieving ultra slow motion by software, I think you'll be surprised with the quality of the end result if you're not familiar with these already: http://vimeo.com/17439665 Starting at 0:30. And here: http://vimeo.com/16340475 Enjoy!
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8th January 2011, 11:37 AM	#20
marplots Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,381	I watched that cherry thing like six times in a row and still didn't see the face of Jesus. What gives?
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8th January 2011, 11:45 AM	#21
Skwinty Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The far side Posts: 4,972	Originally Posted by marplots I watched that cherry thing like six times in a row and still didn't see the face of Jesus. What gives? Jesus had his cherry popped about 6000 years ago.
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8th January 2011, 11:05 PM	#22
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 17,176	Great. But where do I send you all my money for the cream? Before I do that I need you to send me a little money for my own expenses. Can you do that please? ETA. There are plenty of youtubes where things are slowed down. Examples http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ow+motion&aq=0 Or for those that cannot watch five hours of a wedding video, do it in four minutes here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJHpHg1QAk
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9th January 2011, 07:09 AM	#23
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9th January 2011, 09:08 AM	#24
Zax63 Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,665	Originally Posted by Kuko 4000 There are amazing ways of achieving ultra slow motion by software, I think you'll be surprised with the quality of the end result if you're not familiar with these already: http://vimeo.com/17439665 Starting at 0:30. And here: http://vimeo.com/16340475 Enjoy! Definitely some cool technology there but the amazing thing about high speed is to see the unexpected. Since that software is just projecting the motion of existing pixels you can't really get that. The fact that even in these demo videos the effect is only shown for a second or two makes me suspect that it becomes obviously unrealistic shortly after that. Originally Posted by rjh01 Great. But where do I send you all my money for the cream? Before I do that I need you to send me a little money for my own expenses. Can you do that please? Sure, just PM me all of your banking information and I'll wire some funds over right away. Let me know exactly how much is in your account and I'll double it. Originally Posted by rjh01 ETA. There are plenty of youtubes where things are slowed down. Examples http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ow+motion&aq=0 Some very cool stuff. I do like to do things myself even if I know what the results would be. I'd love to be able to do the water balloon pop where the skin peels back and the water just hangs there for a little while before collapsing. The internet is absolutely fantastic for sharing things like this but I do wonder if it sometimes stunts people's creativity. Why go out and do something when a Google or YouTube search gets you instant gratification? Originally Posted by rjh01 Or for those that cannot watch five hours of a wedding video, do it in four minutes here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJHpHg1QAk I can't take even four minutes of a stranger's wedding video. I'm the tech person of the family and I'm often asked to turn video or photos into DVDs. I like to do editing and menus and I've often watched the whole thing 2 or 3 times before finishing and then of course when I deliver the finished product everyone wants to watch it again while I'm already sick of it.

9th January 2011, 09:27 AM	#25
Skwinty Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The far side Posts: 4,972	Originally Posted by rjh01 Or for those that cannot watch five hours of a wedding video, do it in four minutes here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJHpHg1QAk Sometimes it's more fun watching the video in reverse
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9th January 2011, 09:57 AM	#26
I Ratant Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 15,305	Originally Posted by Zax63 Definitely some cool technology there but the amazing thing about high speed is to see the unexpected. Since that software is just projecting the motion of existing pixels you can't really get that. The fact that even in these demo videos the effect is only shown for a second or two makes me suspect that it becomes obviously unrealistic shortly after that. ... . High speed shows a lot normal frame rates can't. On the Tristar, we were breaking the co-pilots windshield with the plane flying fast. There was a spike instead of the wiper blade on the windshield wiper arm, and a ramp that would take the arm up and then let the spike impact the center of the windshield. My Super-8 movie taken from inside behind the co-pilot was interesting.. the arm came up, hit the windshield, and the outer layer starred and fell away, as intended. In the official high speed 16mm movie, the arm and spike gyrated like a snake after leaving the ramp and before impacting the windshield. Some of the very high speed video the Mythbusters get is also extremely interesting from a "I didn't know that would happen" viewpoint.