A monthly review of useful AI image and video creations

Using AI in combination with your source images can help you produce engaging “explainer” sequences to augment your articles and enhance topic explanations. We take a look at generating Time-lapses and Hyperlapses as neat, short and engaging projects you can experiment with.

Hyperlapses and Timelapses

Time-lapses are a series of photos taken at intervals from a static viewpoint, which are then stitched together sequentially to show how a subject or scene evolves. For instance, the growth of a plant, or a view of a garden from dawn to dusk. Some may take weeks, months or years to complete, but are usually compressed into just a matter of seconds.

A hyperlapse takes the same concept but adds a dynamic dimension to it (i.e. movement). This could be subtle (like a dolly shot where a camera moves on tracks while capturing a subject) or a more elaborate sequence, such as a car-mounted camera that captures photos as the vehicle moves around during the day (e.g. a taxi driving through a city).