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14Video, Time Lapse, and Motion Production

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth a million pictures! A well-done video production, with sound, can transport the viewer to a different time and place altogether. Time-lapse videos of nightscapes can impart a sense of awe at the incredible wonders of the universe, and how we fit into it.

Recent developments in both image acquisition and image processing, along with steady improvements in personal computers, have placed time-lapse video creation well within the capabilities of most landscape astrophotographers. This chapter describes how to prepare for and collect images ...

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