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Earl_J wrote on 7/15/2010, 10:23 PM
Hello Keith,

Wondering what dvds to buy, who to talk to on how to do this type of construction video.

We'll need something more that this type of construction video to provide any assistance...
Something like this?

MUD pens

Some cameras - like the Canon GL-2 - offer an interval recording function ... I used 2 seconds every minute to produce this ... I used one minute of tape (storage) to record 30 minutes of work... then cut it to the beat in post...

Until that time ... Earl J.
Cooldraft wrote on 7/16/2010, 5:40 AM
I'm sorry, here is what I am after..



Standards pre construction video that can be used to refute a claim that the construction company destroyed or damaged something that they weren't under contract (eg, street damage by barracades/tree/statue/etc. Not to be confused by time lapse video... to what I think that I need to provide. Although this is much more fun .
DWhitevidman wrote on 7/16/2010, 9:26 AM
I don't have any input on your question, sorry, but I would be interested to know if you shot the time lapse video, and briefly how you did it. Tape or hard drive? How did you secure the camera, so it didn't walk off? Editing required in post? Thanks
Cooldraft wrote on 7/16/2010, 1:49 PM
Yes, I did this shoot. It was very expirimental...ymmv...

I used an invertor to power a notebook running scenalyzerlive.
I connected the camera via firewire and told it to take1 frame a minute. This was also too slow do I brought the resulting avi into vegas and ctrl-dragged it and also wdited out where the workers stopped for lunch.

I stayed there most of the day, venturing off to the Sonic a few times 3 mins away. Notebook on full charge (my first try at this and didn't trust anything)

I also has a heavy duty tripod with a heavy sandbag to offset the weight of the camera (OK winds)-also used a softbox (no bulb) on a boom to protect the camera from the rain. You want to make sure the tripod has a center eyebolt to attach the weight in the center

If I missed anything that you want to know...just ask.
John Gordon wrote on 7/16/2010, 7:09 PM
i used to do this when I worked for my uncle. We were land surveyors and worked a lot for a utility contractor. I would go to the job site and videotape the existing conditions prior to equipment showing up on site. While walking the job site I would note all physical conditions, the cameras date and time function were on as well as stated at the beginning of the recording. It helps both the contractor and client in determining what things need to be repaired and what was already broken before the work was done.
Steve Mann wrote on 7/16/2010, 8:29 PM
Cooldraft - what camera do you use that puts the GPS co-ordinates on screen?
Cooldraft wrote on 7/17/2010, 5:22 AM
I am looking to do this. That was an example that I found.
MSmart wrote on 7/17/2010, 8:39 AM
Steve, I'm sure the system used in Cooldraft's example is fairly expensive with the video fed possibly into and recorded on a laptop. The GPS coordinates were prolly overlayed using a device similar to this http://www.cmapsystems.com/GEOSCRIBEannoweb.htm.

The camera looks like it is mounted on a motorized pan/tilt head extended out the passenger window. Notice, there's no A pillar when the camera pans. Any camera with video out will do.