For how to actually take a timelapse, go to my previous article HERE (https://steemit.com/photography/@aweber/tutorial-making-a-timelapse-part-i).
So now here comes the part where you can start to see your timelapse take shape. I’ll be drawing from a timelapse I took while camping in Yosemite. So, once you have all of the images in a folder, import them to Adobe Lightroom. Once you have them imported, select one of the pics in the middle and edit it. We will be copying this exact editing preset to each photo in the series, so keep that in mind.
Once you’ve edited it, right click on that photo and under develop settings, copy settings (select all). Once you’ve copied them, select all the photos in the series and right under the previous copy settings button, there is a paste settings button. You’ve now edited all the pictures with the same settings, for a nice congruent series. **I usually go through the first few and the last few to make sure the settings look good on those too. If not, change the settings and repeat the copy and paste steps.
The next step is to export from Lightroom. Select all the images, click export, and then I would suggest to save these settings as a preset for later. Making sure you rename all the photos in a sequence, I usually export them at around 90 quality. For image resizing, select long edge at 3840 pixels for a true 4k experience.
We are done with Lightroom, and almost done with the timelapse. Open a new project with Adobe Premiere Pro, and import your photos. Since the photos are renamed in a sequence, you just select the first image and check the “image sequence” box. This will import them all together. Once they are imported, right-click the photos, click modify and then interpret footage. Check for assume this frame rate: 24fps. Once this is applied, I now have a 9 second clip ready for my project! My sequence settings are 3840x2160.
I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial, and if you have questions you know what to do. . . .(ask me). . . .
