Time Lapse video of Mariner of the Seas

[rainyPNW]

During our recent cruise to Cabo, Mazatlan and PV on Mariner of the

Seas, I created a time-lapse video of all of the port departures and

arrivals, start to finish. 12,000+ individual frames stitched together

and animated with a soundtrack. Image control software was

Granite Bay Time Lapse, tied to a Canon G2. Raw sequencing via

Quick Time Pro, post processing via Virtual Dub, and final assembly

in Movie Maker (Vista).

 

It was fun to make and the results I think came out better than I

had expected!

 

You can see it here:

 

 

Let me know what you think!

 

Dave

RainyPNW

[Puffinater]

Excellent job. Enjoyed seeing our favorite ship this way.

[GoVacation]

Wow. Absolutely amazing!!

[fiasco]

Wow. Coolest thing I've seen in a while.

[krisko]

We're doing this cruise on sunday, my kids will love this! Thanks.

[kicker]

As a 50-something techo-challenged individual, I'm jealous of your ability to put together such a great video! Fantastic, and much enjoyed. Thanks!

[tootts]

Terrific - great job! Thanks so much for sharing:D

[Canadian Tyler]

Very cool!

Looks like the ship is on a highway.

[dancing bear]

What a marvelous job you did with that photography. We were on the Mariner with you for that cruise, and it brought back great memories. And, now we know whose yacht that was in Puerto Vallarta! Thanks so much...

[kerrydee]

During our recent cruise to Cabo, Mazatlan and PV on Mariner of the

Seas, I created a time-lapse video of all of the port departures and

arrivals, start to finish. 12,000+ individual frames stitched together

and animated with a soundtrack. Image control software was

Granite Bay Time Lapse, tied to a Canon G2. Raw sequencing via

Quick Time Pro, post processing via Virtual Dub, and final assembly

in Movie Maker (Vista).

 

It was fun to make and the results I think came out better than I

had expected!

 

You can see it here:

 

 

Let me know what you think!

 

Dave

RainyPNW

 

i loved it. i watched every bit because i wanted to see the ship back in upon return.

thank you,:)

[Arubamoose]

Way cool....

We are planning on taking the Brilliance into these ports and it was awesome watching all the marine traffic and seeing the logistics of where the ship "parked" and the approach it took.

[Laoghaire]

Great video, loved the music!

 

Helen

[rednancy1]

That is incredible! We were on that cruise and DH and I were admiring the black and white yacht in PV. Now we know who it belongs to.

 

Thanks so much.:)

[cindalou]

That was awesome!!! I'm now thinking of trying that on our next cruise.

[PhillyDad]

That was unbelievable. Great job!:)

[ORD1166]

outstanding job. cant wait to sail in 59 days after seeing the video:rolleyes:

[BecciBoo]

Absolutely great...has everyone seen the Panama Canal time lapse? Google it.

Yours should become every bit as viewed as that one...keep them coming!

[AZ Karaoke Girl]

That was wicked cool. Love it. Especially the sunset in fast motion. Awesome job!

 

KUDO'S TO YOU!;)

[PhoenixCruiser]

WOW!! Excellent job.

 

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[enidcruiser]

During our recent cruise to Cabo, Mazatlan and PV on Mariner of the

Seas, I created a time-lapse video of all of the port departures and

arrivals, start to finish. 12,000+ individual frames stitched together

and animated with a soundtrack. Image control software was

Granite Bay Time Lapse, tied to a Canon G2. Raw sequencing via

Quick Time Pro, post processing via Virtual Dub, and final assembly

in Movie Maker (Vista).

 

It was fun to make and the results I think came out better than I

had expected!

 

You can see it here:

 

 

Let me know what you think!

 

Dave

RainyPNW

 

:) Just outstanding. We just got back from Freedom on the east coast sailing the week following your trip. Enjoyed the sunsets so much ourselves but had clouds right above the horizon. Wish I were back on ship.Thanks for the view.

 

Julia

[Soxfan04]

That was awesome!! Thanks for sharing.:)

[rainyPNW]

Wow guys - thanks for all the very nice comments! I didn't expect

such a response.

 

If anyone is interested in how to do this - it's not too terribly hard,

but is involved and takes a LOT of time, both shooting as well as

the all-important post production. But I'd be happy to email with

you if you want to know the process.

 

Dave

RainyPNW

[DocJohnB]

Please post this in the Cruise video section of the main board.

 

Let all cruisers, not just the RCI folks enjoy this amazing bit of photography . . and it is that . . . . amazing.

 

Thanks for the time, etc., you put into it.

[southerngoose]

I've been reading about time lapse video so I'm very curious. Did you leave your camera alone on your balcony or did you just sit with it for a long time? Did you use a tripod and did you fasten it to the ship (ie the railings or something)? Does your Canon Powershot G2 have time lapse capability built in or do you have some other device that triggers the shutter?

 

I have cheap camera that will do timelapse video but it only shoots one photo every 30 secs (or less frequently). I hear that won't make for a nice timelapse and yours was 5.5-12 secs apart. I can get an inexpensive device to control the shutter of my expensive camera, but I think that 12,000 shots is a bit risky for that one.

[Sunkissed Mommy]

Phenomenal work! I wish I could create such a masterpiece.

 

It is amazing what you see, and don't see, throughout the day!

 

This is something I want to watch just before bed because it would relax me and help me get into cruise mode, I always sleep like a rock on cruise ships.