Time Lapse via 'Photo Booth'

 I have always wanted to make a time lapse art project yet have never had the right equipment to do so. In this instructable I will show you how to make an easy time lapse at home!

Step 1 Requirements

 You Will Need:

A Mac Computer with built in iSight
Photo Booth - Firmware for any of the above computers
Automator - Firmware for most Macs

Comments

[lemonie]

Did you get a time-lapse video out of this that you could post?
(congratulations upon spelling "voila" correctly - most people don't...)

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[Seriago]

Try "Voilà" instead. :]

[anonymouse197]

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[lemonie]

Yes it does take up a lot of space, if I can think of something I'll let you know. Anyway that does show the effect quite well, can you add the link into your Voila step?

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[anonymouse197]

 I managed to remove the video by pasting the following code:

javascript: document.body.contentEditable = 'true'; document.designMode = 'on'; void 0 

before deleting the video like that, giving me access to the delete comment button. Maybe I will post an instructable on it! : )

[PKM]

I don't know much about Automator, but I'd guess you can set a script to run in a loop, or to run periodically.  It sounds like you are copying the "take photo then wait 5 minutes" steps a number of times, which I'd imagine limits the number of photos you can take.

Any Windows power users know if there's a windows equivalent of Photobooth you can use this way with a standard webcam and some script?

[killerjackalope]

No windows based ones off the top of my head but plenty of free capture software that could be rigged in the same way, I know newer Acers have a built in program for their built in webcams that's the same basic idea, I imagine most webcams have some software for grabbing a photo.

One system to do it by that's in windows is MSN messenger, using the personal image function to take a new photo every so many seconds/minutes, though you'd change your profile picture too, which could be good...

 

[anonymouse197]

Wonderful! Great idea - I hadn't thought about using a loop. Thanks mate, i will add it to/change my instructable right away!
Thanks Again!