Astro Timelapse in Photoshop - Full Tutorial!

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  • @IGATECK
    @IGATECK 2 роки тому +4

    I watched many of your videos and I've always consider becoming a member of your Patreon and after watching this video I just couldn't not do it, felt like a crime if I didn't so now I'm a proud member, You really make this hobby easier for us, Thank you very much

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      Thank you! I really appreciate it!

  • @jiffijoff9780
    @jiffijoff9780 2 роки тому +12

    Great video. Lately the wonderful Richard Tatti started doing nightscape motion timelapses - and he also does a great job in explaining every aspect of it.
    What times we live in having access to such great people like Nico, Richard and many more 🙂🍀🍻👍

  • @zigzack54
    @zigzack54 Рік тому +1

    You are amazing my friend. Thanks for this.

  • @rickey7146
    @rickey7146 2 роки тому +4

    This is my frist comment on UA-cam, thank you Nico! I really love your videos. All of them are excellent and helpful 😊

  • @yervantparnagian5999
    @yervantparnagian5999 2 роки тому +1

    I love doing this with my timelaspes. Your Aurora looks great.

  • @vlogsbysarav
    @vlogsbysarav 2 роки тому +2

    Loved it man! Thank you so much. Never knew this side of the photoshop.

  • @Rainy78
    @Rainy78 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Nico! This is very helpful! I will start doing this 👍

  • @markmuller3086
    @markmuller3086 Рік тому +1

    Wow Nico. This is pretty cool. Once again you’ve inspired me. Now I want to give this a try. Thanks!

  • @BigScope
    @BigScope Рік тому +1

    Nico thank you so much for this video. I can now make timelapses

  • @IGATECK
    @IGATECK 2 роки тому +1

    Nico you are awesome, this is a game changer, I almost bought a program just to do time lapses and I already have a Photoshop, I'm subscribing to your Patreon after this video otherwise I feel like I'm stealing something 😅

  • @watkinsphoto
    @watkinsphoto Рік тому +2

    Very helpful video. Thanks!

  • @henryparker4668
    @henryparker4668 2 роки тому +1

    I had no idea PS could do that. Thanks Nico!

  • @dmintz88
    @dmintz88 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful tutorial Nico! 💯

  • @HambletonRanger
    @HambletonRanger 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you Nico going to camp near Hadrians wall Monday you have inspired me to do a time lapse with my 5d Mkii. ⭐️

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      Awesome! Wishing you clear skies Mike!

  • @stephenkaltenhauser2671
    @stephenkaltenhauser2671 4 місяці тому

    Thanks Nico! So helpful and informative as always.

  • @tonymarsh3541
    @tonymarsh3541 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the really helpful video. I had no idea PS could do that!

  • @luma6759
    @luma6759 2 роки тому +1

    dude youre amazing! thanks!!!

  • @susiepopata2459
    @susiepopata2459 Рік тому +1

    Thank you this is so helpful.

  • @davyps8273
    @davyps8273 3 місяці тому

    Thank you so much Mate. Fantastic tutorial. Cheers.

  • @aluginbill6182
    @aluginbill6182 2 роки тому +3

    Nice tutorial. Would like to see if this is possible with one of the free programs like Siril or Gimp?

  • @johnd5244
    @johnd5244 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing Nico!

  • @briankotak403
    @briankotak403 2 роки тому +2

    Super helpful Nico. I have always wondered how to do that! Just purchased a Canon RP and a nice wide angle lens. Now just need some clear skies! Great video. Thanks Nico. Dr. B from Manitoba, Canada

    • @briankotak403
      @briankotak403 Рік тому

      Tried to create a time lapse of comet ZTF using 60 tiffs. Added the sequence of files and adjusted exposure, curves, image size, etc just like you did. Went to export/render the video but it did not give me any options for a video format (e.g., QuickTime or mp4). Just jpeg, png, etc. I noticed the workspace had 0 of 0 files as well. Not sure why this happened.

  • @PhilipLeichauer
    @PhilipLeichauer 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome. Just captured a sequence of arora images and was wondering how to process them.

  • @josenorberto7200
    @josenorberto7200 Рік тому +1

    Impressive!

  • @frednorman1
    @frednorman1 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool about making a time lapse video (and editing it) in Adobe Photoshop. I had NO idea it had these capabilities..thanks

  • @7411niels
    @7411niels 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! thanks Nico!

  • @AdAstra-ch6xl
    @AdAstra-ch6xl 2 роки тому +2

    Hi Nico, another great tutorial. We all can increase our different PS and night photography skills here! One question - maybe I missed something (I checked it in your video several times?) - how can I render before an export? You saif you rendered the timeline to watch properly and I saw that it worked - how can I do this before I start the export? Many thanks and greetings from Germany, Pat

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      Hi Pat, Sorry for the confusion. It is not necessary to render before export. To render the timeline to watch it play back smoothly inside photoshop, simply click the play button and wait for it to render each frame. When it is complete it will start looping the timelapse at the desired speed. Hope that makes sense, Nico

  • @M31glow
    @M31glow 2 роки тому +1

    Great tutorial!

  • @DLMVegas
    @DLMVegas 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video Nico.......

  • @alineradventureswithsimons79
    @alineradventureswithsimons79 2 роки тому +1

    Great tutorial. Was easy to follow and I created my first time lapse with Casseopeia and Andromeda which I was very happy with...it ended up only 4 secs but I loved it for my first try!

  • @retovonniederhausern8423
    @retovonniederhausern8423 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for this one Nico! I already have taken some series of photos to make Timelaps from, but never knew how to do it without buying a Program for it. Apparently it's pretty easy😅

  • @letszoomit365
    @letszoomit365 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! I did not know this was possible in Photoshop 🙂 I had hoped to see the final result in the end 😉👍

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +2

      Ah, yes, should have put it at the end too. I do show it at 01:32

  • @marinaamgad5781
    @marinaamgad5781 6 місяців тому

    Thanks man for this tutorial! Real helpful this one :)

  • @LogansAstro
    @LogansAstro 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent tutorial, thanks.

  • @ronniesherpalee4150
    @ronniesherpalee4150 2 роки тому +1

    Hello Nico, just came across your videos. Wonderful works and teachings. Going to give it a try. Was wondering what do you do with your final pictures, are you able to do large prints? Looking forward to seeing your other videos. Thank You.

  • @dsjkim
    @dsjkim 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you sir!!

  • @ajomathew9
    @ajomathew9 Рік тому +1

    Hi it's fantastic work I followed same steps but my quick time player is not reading the final saved clip,any idea?

  • @wazigeralph
    @wazigeralph 2 роки тому +1

    This is awesome.
    Thanks.

  • @ballage2023
    @ballage2023 Рік тому +1

    Köszönjük!

  • @ShadowForce201300000
    @ShadowForce201300000 2 роки тому +1

    Great tutorial!!

  • @MarkSmith-of5fe
    @MarkSmith-of5fe 23 дні тому

    Hi Nico! Great tutorial! When I export and click render video, it takes forever and I just see that spinning circle. Even after 20 minutes it’s still doing that. Have you seen that issue before?

  • @rickybobby6605
    @rickybobby6605 2 роки тому +1

    I can tell how old Nico’s videos are by the length of his hair.

  • @LLUEVE
    @LLUEVE 23 дні тому

    Can frames be edited halfway through…for example to bring out the pink strip in your video with masks and whatnot, then revert back? That would be waaaay cheaper and better than LrTimelapse

  • @MattyBoy23
    @MattyBoy23 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video man! Any idea how to save them as a vertical format? I just created my own vertical time frame animation but it exported horizontally with black on the sides

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  Рік тому

      I'm not sure, but if you are sharing it on social media, there should be a way to just crop in to make it vertical right in the app (getting rid of the black bars).

    • @MattyBoy23
      @MattyBoy23 Рік тому

      @@NebulaPhotos thank u! That seems to be the only workaround I've seen so far. Appreciate the reply!

  • @quazzi5345
    @quazzi5345 2 роки тому +1

    the facts that i started looking for video about this 5 days ago...

  • @WilliamBlakers
    @WilliamBlakers 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for this video. Could you do a video on shooting solar eclipses? Do i need a solar filter for a camera lens? Would i need to track the sun to produce a timelapse?

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +3

      Leading up to the 2024 eclipse, I am planning a series of videos to get ready. Yes, a solar filter is very helpful. You don't need it for totality, but you want to be focused and centered on the sun before totality and you'll need the filter for the partial phase. I suggest Baader astrosolar film to make a safe filter cheaply.

    • @WilliamBlakers
      @WilliamBlakers 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos perhaps you could do it in the lead up to next years eclipse over Exmouth, Western Australia? Nice place to visit hint, hint.

    • @skydetective
      @skydetective 2 роки тому

      Back in 2017, I used a combination of filtered shots (Thousand Oaks Optical) and unfiltered in the last minutes. Take a look. ua-cam.com/video/3B7QawuK7cM/v-deo.html

  • @jratino
    @jratino 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks again for a great tutorial. Can't wait to try this, this Summer. One question: To "render", all you have to do is press the play button? Or is there something else that I missed?

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      Yes, correct. And rendering is only necessary if you want smooth playback to preview the timelapse in Photoshop. You can also just skip straight to exporting the video if you don't need a preview first.

    • @jratino
      @jratino 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos Yeah, I figured that out right after I posted this comment. Thanks again

    • @GrayGhostRyders
      @GrayGhostRyders 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos Hi Nico - Excellent video as usual - I am at the rendering stage prior to Export and was wondering if you happen to know how to tell when it is done rendering? I have looked and looked for any kind of indicator but can't seem to find one... Thank you for posting this extremely useful video...

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +1

      @@GrayGhostRyders Hi, I believe it will just start playing on loop when it's rendered, but there is not indicator. Rendering the timeline is not necessary before export as it will re-render during the export process.

  • @andycultracycling
    @andycultracycling 2 роки тому +1

    Nico help! 😁 this is a great guide and I have everything ready, but when I get to photoshop and have the video loaded, it has a red question mark on the video and doesn’t seem to recognise it? I’ve tried it as tiff and jpeg. With and without edits, different file sizes… I can’t see I’m doing anything wrong 🤦‍♂️

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +1

      I'm sorry, someone else in the comments alerted me this feature may be broken on M1 Macs. I was unaware of the issue. Are you using a newer Mac?

    • @andycultracycling
      @andycultracycling 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos I am yes, that would make sense then, at least it isn’t me being stupid, I’ll find another way I’m sure :) great guide though

  • @JDFloyd
    @JDFloyd 2 роки тому +1

    LRTimelapse would be useful with this.

  • @spidersj12
    @spidersj12 2 роки тому

    I can also do time lapse videos directly in On1 Photo RAW. I'll have to do some time lapse aurora as I live above the arctic circle, I've done lots of still aurora shots, but have yet to do any time lapse videos.

  • @msillingworth1
    @msillingworth1 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Nico, thanks for the great video - I've done a test run of the tutorial steps - but I'm stuck! I can't seem to get a .mp4 option when exporting and video playback controls are not available. My layer within the Video Group also has a "?" over the film icon... so I'm guessing I've done something wrong. Turning the layer into a smart object doesn't seem to have any impact. Any suggestions? Photoshop 2022, 60 frames, exposure 8 sec, at 10 sec intervals. Mark

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      Hi Mark, any chance you moved or deleted the 60 photos after opening them into Photoshop as an image sequence? I believe with an image sequence Photoshop needs all the original file paths to remain static. That's my first guess. Nico

    • @mschmalenbach
      @mschmalenbach 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos I have the same issue. This looks like an issue for M1 Macs - I found several posts online stating that this feature along with several others isn't currently available on Photoshop running natively on the M1 Macs.

  • @DLMVegas
    @DLMVegas 2 роки тому

    Nico... Do you or any of your viewers know of any companies in the USA that can Full Spectrum modify a Sony A7Rii camera? Spencer's in Utah is saying that the A7R series cameras have an IR light leak if you modify them. Other Sony cameras don't seem to have that problem.

  • @aeyde
    @aeyde 2 роки тому +1

    thanks

  • @01Dirtnapper
    @01Dirtnapper 5 місяців тому

    Thank you.

  • @adamsaari8579
    @adamsaari8579 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! I find I have noise fluctuations between frames that is making the video flicker, any ideas? I imaged at 800 iso, so maybe that needs to be increased to get more data on the pixels.

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +3

      Make sure everything is Manual including Aperture, White balance, ISO, shutter speed, etc. And yes, going a bit longer/brighter than you normally would is a good idea. If you still have flicker, check out LRTimelapse for a dedicated tool that has some 'deflicker' options.

    • @jBurn_
      @jBurn_ 2 роки тому

      sometimes the mechanical aperture does not close to 100% the exact same size for every image. This results in slightly different exposures. And old school trick is to take a photo with long exposure (or BULB) with the correct aperture setting and then turn the lense just a tiny bit to disconnect the electrical contacts of the lense mount. Now the aperture should not open up and can stay where it was set the whole night ;)

  • @rabentante
    @rabentante 2 роки тому

    Today (22.04.2022) is the peak of the Lyrides, maybe also a good target for timelapse?

  • @tomgordon2955
    @tomgordon2955 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video Nico. I might have missed it but when you shot the exposures was there an interval between each one or is it more or less continuous?

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +2

      As continuous as possible, but a 1 or 2 second gap between photos is fine too. The most important thing to get smooth motion is that the camera is taking photos with an even cadence. Sometimes it's better to program in a 1 second interval between photos to avoid the situation where it misses taking a photo because the previous image is still downloading. My best advice is practice on a cloudy night before the big event to be sure.

    • @tomgordon2955
      @tomgordon2955 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos Thanks, that make a lot of sense.

  • @condensermike
    @condensermike 9 місяців тому

    Who knew!? Thanks!

  • @borealskyphotography
    @borealskyphotography 2 роки тому

    Simple is how I like it for my timelapses, did one with auroras recently and did simple edits as it moved into sunrise I did a few different tweaks in lightroom but all roughly 1,800 photos took me about 10 minutes to finish up. (edit) exporting my TIFFs took a while because I processed in lightroom and premiere not ps.

  • @kevinashley478
    @kevinashley478 2 роки тому

    Hey Nico. Sorry to bother you with my ignorance, but does Photoshop accept/open Cannon image files? I forget what the file type is, but I know that GIMP won't open the Cannon RAW files. Thanks for your time.

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +1

      Photoshop uses a helper application called Adobe Camera Raw to open the raw files. If you have an old version of Photoshop, you can convert the raw files with the free Adobe DNG converter first to get it to play nice with raw files from newer cameras.

    • @kevinashley478
      @kevinashley478 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos oh ok...you would think that they simplify things by making everything compatible....but I guess they couldn't nickel and dime us to death if everything worked. I found out that you can get a significant discount if you use your kid's school ID. Would light pollution affect my images of the moon, like they do with planets, stars, and nebula's? Would you ever consider doing a video on "Astrophotography with Film Cameras"? I have the Pentax K1000, and I just don't know how to do that, seeing as how there is no stacking that you can do to improve the signal to noise ratio. I want to thank you, again, for having the patience of a saint and taking your time to answer my questions.

  • @PingpongPoof-c3r
    @PingpongPoof-c3r 11 місяців тому

    Thx

  • @raphaelcoelho1557
    @raphaelcoelho1557 2 роки тому

    The adjustment used are also available on premiere. I'm not sure, for example, how it would work eliminating things with one of Photoshop tools for that. And also using one of these editing plugins for astro on this time line of Photoshop

  • @johnM-Jr
    @johnM-Jr 2 роки тому

    why is it take a plane flying east to west and west to east the same amount of time for a certain distance, if the earth is spinning underneath the plane ? if the plane was traveling at earth rotation speed, as it was in the air that earth rotation speed would no longer be relevant. if i jump out of a plane, my velocity would change due to air resistance. is there a constant involved here ?

  • @societalpreferences9182
    @societalpreferences9182 2 роки тому +1

    Just curious what exposure times were you shooting at for the aurora and neowise?

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +1

      Aurora was 13 seconds at 14mm. I think that NEOWISE shots were only 2 seconds because I was at 85mm.

  • @EK14MeV
    @EK14MeV 2 роки тому

    I wish someone would give instructions for storm sprite photography, high in the mesosphere.

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +2

      Ooh, I'd like to try that. If I get the chance, I'll make a tutorial.

  • @RonComstock
    @RonComstock 2 роки тому

    I have some timelaps presets for lightroom slideshow module 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 23.97fps, 24fps, 25fps and 29.97fps. I can send them to you if you would like. you can also add audio in LR and it will match to length of time. You can also crop to 6:9 when you out put the video it allows you to choose video size as in HD ect

  • @mikem9246
    @mikem9246 2 роки тому

    Any ideas on what to do when each frame has a slightly different background sky color? My widefield timeplapses look like a disco. I don't know why the camera does this.

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +4

      Hi Mike, Usually that would only happen if one of the settings is on 'AUTO'. If you pick fully manual white balance, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, it shouldn't vary much from photo to photo. If just one of those is set to auto, it can wreak havoc.

    • @mikem9246
      @mikem9246 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos Hmm, I will have to check white balance, thanks.

  • @theastrophotographerjudah9421
    @theastrophotographerjudah9421 2 роки тому

    So what exactly happened between 5:09 and 5:10? You cut out the video before we could see you pull up the program. I'm using Windows 11. For me, when I double click all the selected images, it only opens 1 raw image in a photo VIEWING program. I have to right click the image, and selected Open In Photoshop; however, it won't open more than 1 photo in Adobe Photoshop

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      Nothing, I just cut out photoshop starting up. If you can't open a list of files from Windows Explorer into Photoshop, you can alternatively: 1. open Photoshop 2. File->Open 3. locate the list of raw files, select all (control and A), and click open. It will then open all the files into Adobe Camera Raw like you see at 5:10

    • @theastrophotographerjudah9421
      @theastrophotographerjudah9421 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos I tried that option, but it only lets me select one photo. Even if I hit CRL A, only 1 photo remains selected

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      @@theastrophotographerjudah9421 That's weird, I've never seen that. Do you have Adobe Bridge? I wonder if you try selecting the photos through adobe bridge and then opening them in camera raw from there it might act as a workaround to this bug you are facing.

    • @theastrophotographerjudah9421
      @theastrophotographerjudah9421 2 роки тому

      @@NebulaPhotos I have Adobe Bridge, so I could probably try that. I'm currently just edited all the photos in Lightroom, and then putting the TIFs in Photoshop for the timelapse part

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому

      @@theastrophotographerjudah9421 That works! Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom are very similar in functionality.

  • @Brik2246
    @Brik2246 2 роки тому +3

    I went to Finland years ago to shoot the northern lights but they didnt show up :(

    • @Aapoplayz
      @Aapoplayz 2 роки тому +2

      I live in Finland and my main problem while astrophotographing has been northern lights obstructing the stars and nebulas haha! :D Where did you go when you were here?

    • @Brik2246
      @Brik2246 2 роки тому +1

      @@Aapoplayz oh wow im jealous now... i was somewhere near Kemi

    • @Aapoplayz
      @Aapoplayz 2 роки тому +1

      @@Brik2246 nice there is very dark spots to be there to photograph👍🏼

    • @Brik2246
      @Brik2246 2 роки тому +1

      @@Aapoplayz yea i was just unlucky and didnt See any

  • @龍在江湖-i4s
    @龍在江湖-i4s Рік тому

    this video did not focus on the most important part of parameters settings, like interval time, shutter speed, iso, white balance and aperture etc...

  • @capturethephotons2078
    @capturethephotons2078 2 роки тому +1

    LR time lapse version 6.0 let's you put up to 400 photos for free without licensing and is an EFFORTLESS time lapse engine. 400 photos is plenty for an astrophotography time-lapse. Also LRTIMEPAPSE let's you pick your render video options before you actually render i.e. 8K 4K 1080 720 ECT.... and let's you slow the frame rate. Also goes up to 60fps . This is all on A FREE BUILT FOR TIME-LAPSE SOFTWARE. I SUGGEST GIVING IT A TRY.

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  2 роки тому +1

      Doesn't LRTimelapse require Adobe Lightroom Classic which in turn requires the Adobe subscription unless you have an old standalone version? I looked through their website just now and that is my understanding from the installation instructions. It also seems the export resolution is limited to 1080 on the free trial.

  • @DLMVegas
    @DLMVegas 2 роки тому +1

    I contacted Squarespace a few months ago for pricing and they never got back to me. It would also appear that they don't won't to talk to their customers since I've not found any contact numbers or even a support email.

  • @christophernaff2106
    @christophernaff2106 5 місяців тому

    Jesus. 9:55 is what you are looking for. 15 minutes of scrubbing later... most people searching for this video have already EDITED the photos. We just wanted to know how to make it a VIDEO, rather than stills.

    • @NebulaPhotos
      @NebulaPhotos  5 місяців тому +3

      For a Timelapse to look correct, all the photos have to be edited with the exact same adjustments. I’m not sure why you think people would have already done that step correctly. As a long time teacher, I can assure you that leaving out steps is not the way to go. It usually just leads to more confusion and wrong assumptions for the vast majority. All the tutorials on my UA-cam channel attempt to be as complete as possible for this reason.

  • @stream9264
    @stream9264 2 роки тому +3

    Unfortunately photoshop is a very expensive tool for a non professional hobbyist. I create timelapses with the free version of davinci.

  • @Astronurd
    @Astronurd 2 роки тому

    Alas this is not for me. Time lapses hold nothing for me unfortunately.

  • @johnprice5423
    @johnprice5423 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for another healthy addiction Nico 👍👍🫶

  • @wazigeralph
    @wazigeralph 2 роки тому +1

    This is awesome.
    Thanks.