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Descriptions of Workflow

Posted: 18 Dec 2015, 14:04
by slabkoff
Hi,
I've been reading up on time lapse - have Gunter's LR TimeLapse (which is where I got this app recommended). In trying to understand just how to set up this app to operate, I've been trying to find a description of a workable workflow. While the instruction manual gives a great overview of every button (thanks for being so thorough), unless I've missed it, it does not describe a work flow from start to finish - which is what I think I need.

Does anyone have a video or a written document that describes just how to use this app in a work flow that will generate, say, an image every 3-5 seconds using ISO ramping? I think I have it understood, but it's just not working correctly - note the variable intervals I mentioned above.

Also, is there a way to have the camera's intervalometer running and this app only control the aperture, shutter speed, and/or ISO on the fly to do smooth ramping?

This seems like a great program with a great deal of capability - but I'm just not getting precisely what it can and can't do - nor how to organize a sound work flow to make it run smoothly.

Thanks in advance to whomever can help me.

Steve

Re: Descriptions of Workflow

Posted: 21 Dec 2015, 11:06
by GonzoG
Well... with 3-5s intervals it will be near impossible because 2-3s is the minimal interval between end of one shot and beginning of another one (technical limitation of Nikon remote protocol because camera has to finish writing photo to memory card before it can capture another one).

So it's 2s (based on D610 RAWs and fast SD card) + shutter time + time to download photo to remote device + time to do the analysis + time for changing camera settings = your minimal interval time.

If you have set shorter interval than qDD won't be able to capture photo with each interval.