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Nate
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 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: |
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This CHDK is cool! I just discovered that my Canon SD800 works with CHDK.
I have to ask, how do you get the jpegs from the time lapse into an .avi, etc (video file)?????
My head hurts from staring at the CHDK website the last 2 hours but hey, this non-tech guy has the time lapse working 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| Nate wrote: |
I have to ask, how do you get the jpegs from the time lapse into an .avi, etc (video file)?????
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video editing software
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Dawson
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Nate wrote: |
I have to ask, how do you get the jpegs from the time lapse into an .avi, etc (video file)?????
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I used Windows Movie Maker.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Nate wrote: |
I have to ask, how do you get the jpegs from the time lapse into an .avi, etc (video file)?????
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One quick way of creating an animated GIF (NOT A MOVIE) is to use an excellent free photo editing software called PHOTOSCAPE
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php
It let's you quickly create an animated gif from all the timelapse pictures taken
and gives you a lot of choices on size, speed, brightness etc..
Here is one created with photoscape:
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: help |
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| I would like to try this on my SD600 but I do the download, find the firmware upgrade hit ok and nothing happens. the focus light turns on and thats it no screen no shutter no thin I have to pop the battery out to reboot in the noraml mode any ideas I have noe programing skills can someone help?
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Flyingseb
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: help |
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| I would like to try this on my SD600 but I do the download, find the firmware upgrade hit ok and nothing happens. the focus light turns on and thats it no screen no shutter no thin I have to pop the battery out to reboot in the noraml mode any ideas I have noe programing skills can someone help? |
Sorry, no answer for you, jkjohnson!
But in my case, I use a canon powershot 590 IS, and the timelapse feature works well, after installing chdk and the additionnal timelapse program.
My only problem is, I can't get a smaller interval than 5 seconds, even if I set 1 second.
In continuous shooting mode, I' m able to get more than one shot persecond, even at full resolution.
Is there something I miss?
One trick for the display : turn it off first, then start the timelapse with the standart procedure, even if you can't see it displayed.
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Dawson
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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jkjohnson, The only advice I can offer you is to make sure you follow the instructions for your camera's version of CHDK to the letter. It took me a while to figure out how to get it running on mh A590 IS. Make sure that the firmware version on your camera is one of those supported for the SD600.
Seb,
I also find that about one photo every 3 to 5 seconds is the best I can get, but I've not looked at changing the script to put the camera in continuous mode. I'll have a look at that when I get a chance and let you know how I do.
Rather than turning the screen off before starting the script, I modified the script to turn the screen off after a few photos for me, so I can start the script, watch it take a couple of photos so that I'm certain it's running, then go fly, and the screen turns off automatically to save the batteries.
My script to do this is:
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rem Author - Keoeeit
rem USE WITH CAUTION
rem do not run for many hours or days
rem Modifier - Dawson
rem Modified to automatically turn the display off after the first d seconds. Parameter d is set by default to 3, but can be modified to any poitive integer.
@title Int. Shooting Non-stop Power Saver
@param a Interval (Minutes)
@default a 0
@param b Interval (Seconds)
@default b 3
@param c Interval (10th Seconds)
@default c 0
@param d Screen on for # shots
@default d 3
select get_display_mode
case 0; T=0
case 1; T=1
case 2; T=2
case 3; T=3
end_select
t=a*60000+b*1000+c*100
if t<100 then let t=100
n=1
print "Interval shooting."
print "Until you interrupt it."
print "Use whilst flying."
sleep 1000
goto "shot"
:shot
print "Shot number", n
shoot
n=n+1
sleep t
if n=d then goto "dispOff"
goto "shot"
:dispOff
do
click "display"
U=get_display_mode
until (U=2 or U=3)
goto "shot"
:dispOn
do
click "display"
U=get_display_mode
until U=T
sleep 1000
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Flyingseb
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, Dawson!
So we have exactly the same camera...
Good point for the screen, although it was not a problem for me.
Concerning the lag time between shoot, it seems that it is due to the display of the picture, with the automated selected focus zone and everything...takes more time to process, maybe?
The processor is able to handle continuous shooting mode, with more than 1 shoot per second: I'm almost sure there is a way to get it with the timelapse.
But programming is far beyond my abilities.
If you find something, let me know!
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Dawson
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Flyingseb wrote: |
The processor is able to handle continuous shooting mode, with more than 1 shoot per second: I'm almost sure there is a way to get it with the timelapse.
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This is almost definately possible. I was looking through the scripting guide last night, and can see a way to do it, I just need to sit down and do it sometime now. Once it's done (if it works), I'll post it up here.
Dawson
btw, I was standing on top of Le Menez Hom about a month ago. I'd have let you know I was in the area, but didn't get a chance to before we came out, and once I was in Finnistere, I didn't have access to the net.
Maybe next time.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| Dawson wrote: |
btw, I was standing on top of Le Menez Hom about a month ago. I'd have let you know I was in the area, but didn't get a chance to before we came out, and once I was in Finnistere, I didn't have access to the net.
Maybe next time. |
Oh shame!
Le Menez Hom is "my" spot...we are only 2 current pilots in the area.
Would have been very nice to meet you, Dawson!
See you next time...
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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I forgot about this thread.
I'm a big fan of chdk now.
Heres a timelapse of setup at Walts Point: http://vimeo.com/5532226
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject: screen display |
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| Dawson, thanks for the support .I managed to get the CHDK working but I'm trying to get your new script to work. I copy it to word pad, then turn it in to a bas file, load it to the camera, go to load script from file, highlite the file but all i get is the title of the file any suggestions? I also have purchased a 590 but I can't get the card to be bootable?? or use your new script. I can get my interval script to work n both cameras. any help would be welcome. Jeff
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Dawson
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: More Scripts |
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jkjohnson,
I just saw your response, sorry about taking so long to get back to you.
Have you tried using CardTricks? It's a windows application that basically sets up an SD Card to use CHDK. You can read about and download it here:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Cardtricks
There is a walkthrough here:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK/Installing_with_Cardtricks
I've no idea why the script doesn't work on your camera, especially if you've been able to get others to work. To get it to work on your SD600, it may well need modifying, but not having an SD600 to test it on, I wouldn't be able to help. It should work out of the box on an A590 IS with firmware 101b, as that's what I use it on.
I've written two new scripts. The first one (IntAuto.bas.txt) is a merger of the interval script I've been using for shooting photos, and the interval script I wrote to shoot videos. Interval shooting is required for videos only if you are using a card larger than 2GB, and don't want the video to just stop when you get to 2GB of video.
This script detects where you've got your Mode dial. If it's on Video, then it'll do Video interval, if it's on one of the Photo modes, it'll do Photo inverval.
It doesn't turn the screen off in Video mode as it's not possible to do so.
There are separate Interval Parameters for Video and Photo modes. The Video mode has a couple of "Delay" parameters. This allows me to set say a few minutes of delay, then start the script, and finally climb into my harness and ground-handle to the ramp. ( I ALWAYS hook my harnes to my glider during setup, so once I've started the script, I like it to wait before it starts to run, so as not to waste my battery or fill up my card with ground handling )
You can choose both the length of the video, and the delay ( interval ) between videos. This is a trade-off, long videos may require more editing later on, but by shooting short videos, there is a required delay between them of I find at least 5 seconds. The shorter the videos, the more 5 second delays, therefore the more chance that something interesting is not filmed.
I tend to shoot 15 minute long videos with 5 second intervals between them.
The other script(IntFast.bas.txt), as inspired by FlyingSeb is an interval shooting script that takes advantage of the continuous shooting mode of the A590IS. This script may well not work at all on other models, I don't know.
Currently, it requires that you put the camera in Continuous shooting mode first, then start the script. I will work on a version to automatically put the camera in continuous shooting mode, but this is not quite straight-forward.
The parameters are pretty straight forward, one set of params to determin the interval between shots another to determine how long to shoot continously for, and another parameter to determine how many times to fire before switching off the screen.
Enjoy, and let me know how it works for you.
Regards,
Dawson
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: Thanks |
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Dawson,
Thank you very much for all your help to all of us computer illiterates. I finally got your scripts to work in both cameras!  thanks again. oh by the way I just copied your new script on to a COPY of a script that I had that worked, then deleted all the original text and just left the new information and it worked don't no why but it worked. Now I just need to learn to use all this knowledge, oh and go flying too!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:31 am Post subject: |
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good pictures 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: remote shuttler |
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| Dawson, I hate to keep bugging you but could you write a script that would have a three shot sequence with the remote shutter? in case timing for the shot is off a bit> thanks Jeff
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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jkjohnson, that is what my a590is does, takes 3 pics when I press my remote.....the chime stays on long enough for the camera to snap 3...but that is not in continuous mode....(does the same in that mode, just tested it)
I've been trying to get my interval video to work but I set it to long at 59 min....I have done one for 59:59 but this last one stoped at 57:12 with a 4gig limit..so I will be keeping them at around 50 min to to be sure not to get too close to that 4gig limit.
Diev
(I can't find a script to allow me to start and stop video using the remote....anyone?)
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:23 am Post subject: |
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I'll look at what script I am running but that is why I do video with a remote...
GoPro, etc is cool, but 2hrs of vid?? WTF??  Most people won't sit through 2 min. Not to mention the editing time to sift through 2 hrs to find the juicy bits.
I do know at the time I loaded my script back in Feb, chdk could not be run on cards bigger than 2gig.....
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:11 am Post subject: |
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I have a Nikon COOLPIX S630 camera now (12 megapixls ) that has an interval timer that will take a picture every 30 seconds for 3 hours of shots...At every 10 minutes it will only take 30 shots. It goes to sleep between shots including the display screen. Specs say 220 shots with a full battery. I plan to make a neoprene cover that will hold a hot pack to try to get max battery life while flying up high.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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No substitue for being able to adjust intervals. One very 10 makes it very hard to get a wingover, etc.
I have to scripts on my card for remote but I think the remote capability is on the build you download from hoernisch, etc. You do have to go through the menu to enable remote..... but I guess you are already doing that if you are using a remote. I have the 800IS - I think builds differ between cameras and that may be where the devil is..... I can run intervals with CHDK on my older IXUS but remote is a no go. 
1st script on my card..... I think it is a failed attempt at remote+interval....
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@title Timeless Lapser
@param a Interval (Seconds)
@default a 10
print "Timeless Lapser!"
rem shot counter
b=0
:looper
b=b+1
cls
print "Shot ", b
print "0 seconds until next"
shoot
rem routine to pause in a way that will show countdown on console
x=0
:pauser
r=a-x
x=x+1
cls
print "Shot ", b
print r, "seconds until next"
wait_click 1000
if is_key "remote" then x=a
if x < a then goto "pauser"
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This vid was with CHDK - intervals put in to time lapse waiting on launch. Then the vid is trigged with the doorbell.... you can see me hitting the remote and throwing deuces after catching a buddy on film swarping me (there is a 4sec delay)
http://www.vimeo.com/7777281
Watch the doorbell thing.... when the batteries get a little used and it isn't over 4volts, .... it gets really shoddy.
http://www.vimeo.com/7777281
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