I would like to document the construction of our new house with a time-lapse video. We already have a house right next door, so finding a location for the camera including a permanent power supply and LAN/internet connection is not a problem (there is also a garden shed directly on the new building site). All equipment except the camera itself would be kept warm and dry.
It is a traditional solid construction over several months, not a prefabricated house that can be built in two days. Therefore, I would prefer a solution that can be paused occasionally if no significant progress is expected (remotely controllable?). In theory, I plan to record on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., excluding weekends. If I generously estimate 40 weeks with 5 days each and 13 hours per day, and take a photo every 5 minutes and finally compile 25 frames per second, I would end up with a video lasting just under 20 minutes. Of course, this is highly variable and probably overestimated due to breaks on site. Ten minutes would be a nice final length.
Now the question about the technology and software... I have several Raspberry Pi 3B+ units, an older Synology DS213 NAS, various outdoor IP cameras from Hikvision and Axis, and some external USB SSD drives unused. Is it possible to create something useful from this? I wouldn’t be opposed to purchasing more hardware if it is worthwhile. I’m also searching online, but so far haven’t found the perfect solution.
We would of course inform the construction companies and obtain their approval. Other neighbors or public streets would not be included in the recording. So the legal situation is clear, and we don’t necessarily need to discuss that here.
Has anyone here done something like this or have ideas? @Mycraft, @rick2018, @superzapp?
It is a traditional solid construction over several months, not a prefabricated house that can be built in two days. Therefore, I would prefer a solution that can be paused occasionally if no significant progress is expected (remotely controllable?). In theory, I plan to record on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., excluding weekends. If I generously estimate 40 weeks with 5 days each and 13 hours per day, and take a photo every 5 minutes and finally compile 25 frames per second, I would end up with a video lasting just under 20 minutes. Of course, this is highly variable and probably overestimated due to breaks on site. Ten minutes would be a nice final length.
Now the question about the technology and software... I have several Raspberry Pi 3B+ units, an older Synology DS213 NAS, various outdoor IP cameras from Hikvision and Axis, and some external USB SSD drives unused. Is it possible to create something useful from this? I wouldn’t be opposed to purchasing more hardware if it is worthwhile. I’m also searching online, but so far haven’t found the perfect solution.
We would of course inform the construction companies and obtain their approval. Other neighbors or public streets would not be included in the recording. So the legal situation is clear, and we don’t necessarily need to discuss that here.
Has anyone here done something like this or have ideas? @Mycraft, @rick2018, @superzapp?
