Hello everyone,
We will soon start building our house.
I had the idea to document the process visually and later create a time-lapse video from it.
Maybe the equipment used could also be repurposed later for monitoring the property.
Does anyone know if there are specific standalone webcams or cameras for this purpose, or any other way to implement this project?
We would appreciate any advice.
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We will soon start building our house.
I had the idea to document the process visually and later create a time-lapse video from it.
Maybe the equipment used could also be repurposed later for monitoring the property.
Does anyone know if there are specific standalone webcams or cameras for this purpose, or any other way to implement this project?
We would appreciate any advice.
If this post is in the wrong section, I kindly ask an admin to move it to the appropriate place, as this forum seemed the most suitable to me.
Hello,
I want to bring this topic back to life. I informed our builder that we plan to record the construction with a time-lapse camera. He was completely relaxed about it and passed the information on to his team. I think it’s better to address it openly rather than keep it secret. Otherwise, people might get suspicious about your intentions.
I just think it’s really cool to watch time-lapse videos online. As a keepsake for later, I definitely find it great.
For the recordings, I got a Brinno TLC200 f1.2. I will place it at the neighbor’s house to capture the construction from there. On Sunday, we’ll check if it’s enough to put the camera on the opposite windowsill or if it needs to go on the roof. The camera comes with outdoor mounts and an outdoor housing.
Some calculations are needed to figure out how often to take a picture. I don’t want the final video to be longer than 10 minutes, as that would be boring. At 30 frames per second (for the video) and a construction period of 6 to 8 months, with work only between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, it should be enough to take a picture every 5 to 6 minutes.
I’m really curious to see how it will turn out…
I want to bring this topic back to life. I informed our builder that we plan to record the construction with a time-lapse camera. He was completely relaxed about it and passed the information on to his team. I think it’s better to address it openly rather than keep it secret. Otherwise, people might get suspicious about your intentions.
I just think it’s really cool to watch time-lapse videos online. As a keepsake for later, I definitely find it great.
For the recordings, I got a Brinno TLC200 f1.2. I will place it at the neighbor’s house to capture the construction from there. On Sunday, we’ll check if it’s enough to put the camera on the opposite windowsill or if it needs to go on the roof. The camera comes with outdoor mounts and an outdoor housing.
Some calculations are needed to figure out how often to take a picture. I don’t want the final video to be longer than 10 minutes, as that would be boring. At 30 frames per second (for the video) and a construction period of 6 to 8 months, with work only between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, it should be enough to take a picture every 5 to 6 minutes.
I’m really curious to see how it will turn out…
I assume you calculated with 7 months, 5 working days, and 12 hours. That gets me to about 5-6 minutes at least.
In our case, there’s also activity in the construction area every Saturday, and some of the work might be done on Sundays as well. So if you want to make sure you don’t miss anything, include the weekend and better estimate around 10 minutes.
In our case, there’s also activity in the construction area every Saturday, and some of the work might be done on Sundays as well. So if you want to make sure you don’t miss anything, include the weekend and better estimate around 10 minutes.
I had planned to do this some time ago but gave up due to the lack of power supply. Basically, it can be done with any simple smartphone (the app is called Timelapse). However, everything needs to be weatherproof and have a permanent power source... Otherwise, it can be done with various cameras... then the question arises about the "value" in case of theft or similar.
Hello Musketier,
not quite right, or rather we had a slightly different idea... we asked the site manager by when at the latest there would be no more exterior construction work on the house. In other words, once the roof is covered, windows installed, and everything finished outside, the work actually continues only inside... That’s why from the beginning, starting with excavation, we planned for 3 months. We take photos every day from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM, one every 3 minutes. That means (12.5 x 60 minutes) / 3 = 250 photos per day.
The camera converts the shots directly into a video in avi format and plays the video at a frame rate of 30 frames per second. So each day lasts about 8-9 seconds in the video. In 3 months, that would be 3 x 30 days = 90 days, 90 days x 9 seconds = 810 seconds.
Thus, the video will be about 13.5 minutes long. I will then cut out the weekends and the periods when nothing is happening, and hope to end up with 8-9 minutes for the shell construction phase…
For the interior work, I would like to create another video.
not quite right, or rather we had a slightly different idea... we asked the site manager by when at the latest there would be no more exterior construction work on the house. In other words, once the roof is covered, windows installed, and everything finished outside, the work actually continues only inside... That’s why from the beginning, starting with excavation, we planned for 3 months. We take photos every day from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM, one every 3 minutes. That means (12.5 x 60 minutes) / 3 = 250 photos per day.
The camera converts the shots directly into a video in avi format and plays the video at a frame rate of 30 frames per second. So each day lasts about 8-9 seconds in the video. In 3 months, that would be 3 x 30 days = 90 days, 90 days x 9 seconds = 810 seconds.
Thus, the video will be about 13.5 minutes long. I will then cut out the weekends and the periods when nothing is happening, and hope to end up with 8-9 minutes for the shell construction phase…
For the interior work, I would like to create another video.
Kurt1985 schrieb:
Hi,
That’s a good idea using a GoPro, and I’ve also searched online but didn’t find the right one. It’s just nice to have photos of the construction progress to show later, and the kids are really amazed.
Best regardsI do find the GoPro a bit expensive for that purpose though.
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