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masterdrago
masterdrago
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June 16, 2019
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Still Images to Make Short Clips

  • June 16, 2019
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I've taken a large number of still images using a 300mm lens on a DSLR of whales in Alaska. Many of them are shot at better than 5FPS (8fps) so I might have 40 or so frames of whale action in each sequence. Most of the still images are 13.8MB 5568x3712. I want to make a few slo-mo clips of this action. Some of the frames will need to be centered better and leveled as the background is occasionally tilted. Also cropping needed. Is there a way to make these clips using Premiere elements? Or is it some multi step process using Photoshop Elements to do some of the pre edits? Any tutorials out there that someone can point to?

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    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
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    June 16, 2019

    Still images shot at 5 fps?

    Are these stills as in jpeg or movie files as in mov?

    Because a still cannot have frames per second.

    Which camera at what settings?

    masterdrago
    masterdragoAuthor
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    June 16, 2019

    Ann Bens, D7500 Nikon shooting at 8fps jpeg images. My desire was to capture whale breaching action with a longer lens. I'm hoping to align, straighten and crop several of the 40-50 frames sequences into short slo-mo clips. The only action camera that I had was a GoPro with its very wide FOV. The D7500 can shoot .MOV files but for fast action, the D7500 is a poor choice since the auto focus is just too slow but in still mode the auto focus is rather spectacular. A typical 1st image of a 40-50 shot sequence might look like this with ~750ms between each shot.

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
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    June 16, 2019

    Yes, you can do this in Premiere Elements.  The images can be loaded directly as photos.  There are a couple ways to control the playback speed.  There are also tools for cropping, rotation and other adjustments. 

    My guess is that searching YouTube for "premiere elements time lapse" will provide more than enough to get you started.

    Do you have the software yet?  If not, Adobe offers a free trial so you can "try before you buy".

    masterdrago
    masterdragoAuthor
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    June 16, 2019

    Thanks for the feedback. I'm a complete novice at editing video, having gotten a GoPro 7 Black at the end of '19. I purchased the Elements package containing Photoshop/Premiere in March after discovering that the 3+yo Win7Pro64 desktop could not handle HVEC and getting a new laptop that could. Although I've now discovered that Premiere Elements is crippled in regards to HVEC also. CyberLink does handle HVEC but I shot all my Alaska video in H264 (2.7k 60fps) so dealing with giant files. I really prefer the help forums for Adobe but don't want to spend $240/yr for the Pro version (I'm an amateur). Thanks again. I'll dig into Premiere Elements and search YouTube.

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