Creating time lapse video in real-time
View Patent ↗A time lapse video is created in real-time, without post-production. User configurations are set for a time lapse video recording. A real-time video feed is received into a buffer. Based on a user configuration for frequency, certain frames in the buffer can be discarded prior to generating the video file. The time lapse video is output as a video file according to user configurations.
1. A computer-implemented method for creating time lapse video in real-time, comprising:
receiving a real time video feed from a video input device;
receiving one or more user configurations related to time lapse video, wherein the one or more user configurations comprise a duration of input that corresponds to a span of content covered by the real time video feed;
automatically generating frames according to the one or more predetermined user configurations, wherein said generating comprises:
buffering frames of the real-time video feed; and
automatically selecting buffered frames according to a uniform frequency set by the one or more user predetermined configurations; and
outputting a time lapse video file, wherein outputting the time-lapse video file comprises outputting the selected buffered frames, and wherein a duration of the time lapse video file is less than a duration of the real-time video feed while span of content covered is substantially equivalent for both the time lapse video file and the real time video feed.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one more user configurations comprise at least one of: frequency of input relative to real-time, duration of input, and duration of output.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving one or more user configurations comprises at least one of:
prior to receiving the video feed, receiving one or more predetermined user configurations related to time lapse video through a user interface, and
prior to receiving the video feed, receiving one or more predetermined user configurations related to time lapse video from a physical setting.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a real-time video feed comprises at least one of:
receiving a real-time video feed from an independent video input device;
receiving a real-time video feed from a video input device, and
receiving a real-time video feed from a mobile, hand-held device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating frames according to one or more user configurations comprises:
buffering frames of the real-time video feed; and
selecting buffered frames according to a frequency set by the one or more user configurations, and
wherein outputting the time-lapse video file comprises outputting the selected buffered frames.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the real-time video feed comprises 24, 25 or 30 frames per second of video content.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating frames according to one or more user configurations comprises:
buffering frames of the real-time video feed according to a frequency set by the one or more user configurations, and
wherein outputting the time-lapse video file comprises outputting the buffered frames.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
varying a frequency of input relative to real-time for the real-time video feed,
wherein generating frames according to the one or more user configurations is varied contemporaneously with the varied frequency, and
wherein the time-lapse video file is output with more than one frequency of input relative to real-time.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of cancelling the frequency variation,
wherein the time-lapse video file is output without the varied frequency.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing source code that, when executed by a processor, performs a method for creating time lapse video in real-time, the method comprising:
receiving a real time video feed from a video input device;
receiving one or more user configurations related to time lapse video, wherein the one or more user configurations comprise a duration of input that corresponds to a span of content covered by the real time video feed;
automatically generating frames according to the one or more predetermined user configurations, wherein said generating comprises:
buffering frames of the real-time video feed; and
automatically selecting buffered frames according to a uniform frequency set by the one or more user predetermined configurations; and
outputting a time lapse video file, wherein outputting the time-lapse video file comprises outputting the selected buffered frames, and wherein a duration of the time lapse video file is less than a duration of the real-time video feed while span of content covered is substantially equivalent for both the time lapse video file and the real time video feed.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the one more user configurations comprise at least one of: frequency of input relative to real-time, duration of input, and duration of output.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein receiving one or more user configurations comprises at least one of:
prior to receiving the video feed, receiving one or more predetermined user configurations related to time lapse video through a user interface, and
prior to receiving the video feed, receiving one or more predetermined user configurations related to time lapse video from a physical setting.
13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein receiving a real-time video feed comprises at least one of:
receiving a real-time video feed from an independent video input device;
receiving a real-time video feed from a video input device, and
receiving a real-time video feed from a mobile, hand-held device.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein generating frames according to one or more user configurations comprises:
buffering frames of the real-time video feed; and
selecting buffered frames according to a frequency set by the one or more user configurations, and
wherein outputting the time-lapse video file comprises outputting the selected buffered frames.
15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the real-time video feed comprises 24, 25 or 30 frames per second of video content.
16. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein generating frames according to one or more user configurations comprises:
buffering frames of the real-time video feed according to a frequency set by the one or more user configurations, and
wherein outputting the time-lapse video file comprises outputting the buffered frames.
17. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:
varying a frequency of input relative to real-time for the real-time video feed,
wherein generating frames according to the one or more user configurations is varied contemporaneously with the varied frequency, and
wherein the time-lapse video file is output with more than one frequency of input relative to real-time.
18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of cancelling the frequency variation,
wherein the time-lapse video file is output without the varied frequency.
19. A computing device to create time lapse video in real-time, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing:
a user configuration module to receive one or more predetermined user configurations related to time lapse video;
a video input to receive a real-time video feed;
a video processing unit to automatically generate frames according to the predetermined one or more user configurations, including buffering frames of the real-time video feed; and automatically selecting buffered frames according to a uniform frequency set by the one or more user predetermined configurations and to output a time-lapse video file, wherein the duration of the time-lapse video file is less than the duration of the real-time video feed.
20. The computing device of claim 19 , wherein the computing device comprises one of: a cellular telephone, a mobile device, a camera and a video camera.