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Create a time-lapse video using in-game footage!

Posted by Alex Sinclair in Elite Dangerous

They same time flies when you're having fun. For this bounty we're challenging you to film and edit the most beautiful Elite Dangerous time-lapse video you can, using only in-game footage. It can be anywhere from two- to 20-minutes-long. It's not essential, but considering the hefty top prizes, we recommend thinking hard about your transitions and combining multiple time-lapsed clips into a single video for maximum effect.

What is a time-lapse video? A time-lapse video stretches out the frame rate, so that when played back at a normal speed, time appears to be sped up. There are plenty of guides and examples online.

Image credit: Frontier Developments and Vingtetun as seen in our planetary showcase of Elite Dangerous screenshots

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This reward closed to entries at 11:35am on October 30, 2024 but you can still reply, react, and join the conversation below! If you’d like to enter other rewards which are still open, click here.

Created at 9:03am, 18th October, 2024. Page last updated at 9:38pm, 4th November, 2024.
Deadline at 12:00am, 30th October, 2024.

CMDR_M 10/29/2024, 10:57:15 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6v_m_1k3Do?feature=oembed

4-Part Timelapse recorded at Sullivan Port, Ross 860 - 50x to 80x speedup :]

Music: A Mystical Experience - Unicorn Heads [YouTube Library]

CMDR_M 10/30/2024, 12:20:09 AM

UPDATE: Extended Version with Star Rise/Set footage!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHyGY2Yd2ac?feature=oembed

CMDR_M 10/30/2024, 1:36:09 AM

...and a 3 minute version:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/uGb7xe85zHE?feature=oembed

Sturmer 10/29/2024, 10:03:29 PM

All content, including the music, is captured in-game. I managed to squeeze my epic first 10 hours of gameplay into just 3 minutes - enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fe5vLylbKSk?feature=oembed

CMDR Henckes 10/29/2024, 4:20:07 AM

Elite Dangerous - Timelapse - LHS 6427 A 3

https://www.youtube.com/embed/QTWIzeF6TSQ?feature=oembed

I decided to film this time lapse in the LHS 6427 system because of its twin ringed planets.

The idea was to show the movement of the plants i relation of each other and the beauty to look to those rings from the ground and space!

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RSgurr 10/28/2024, 9:45:27 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cMGwbX3zBFI?feature=oembed

Shot on Kumay, Chi Herculis system in Legacy Horizons.

While running an EDCopilot SRV time trial on Kumay, Alec Turner's 'Snake', it was time for a break.

It's Kumay's winter and the sun only just sneaks above the horizon, which when combined with the occasional eclipse by its parent Apasam means the sun makes brief appearances.

This 'day' lasted 15 minutes.

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Beetlejude 10/26/2024, 11:27:33 PM

https://twitter.com/CMDRBeetlejude/status/1850317048221454703

A pair of moons orbitting Synuefe WH-F c0, Planet 1 crash roughly every 8 weeks. They've earned the name "the Cyanean Rocks", in reference to the rocks that lie in the Bosphorus between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and are the setting for a part of the famous legend of Jason and the Argonauts. when two bodies are intersecting in Elite the rules controlling gravity are impacted and objects can be trapped inside, dragged and thrown along. Even fleet carriers aren't immune! The ground becomes the sky and flips back again repeatedly.

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Wotherspoon 10/26/2024, 8:14:49 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/0u9FWwUZzXM?feature=oembed

I was lucky enough to map the Epsilon Indi system when Horizons came out. One of the moons there is Mitterand Hollow, which orbits the Earth-like world New Africa every 90 seconds. I've been there many times, and the Coriolis starport nearby was for a long time my home system.

By speeding up the video ten times, the orbit of Mitterand Hollow is easy to see. However, when you're standing on the moon, it looks as though New Africa is doing the orbiting!

The Christmas jumper was from a few years back, when the mysterious Winking Cat left a cache on the moon. The Canonn megaship The Gnosis is also a regular visitor.

Slamscape 10/22/2024, 8:02:43 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/apTCBR12yVA?feature=oembed

A video exploring time lapse in Elite Dangerous, shown from the moon 1a in the CC Eri system. The moon has a very short orbital period of 4 hours which makes it ideal for some nice vistas.

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RSgurr 10/28/2024, 9:50:38 PM

Incredible timing, that is amazing!

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:46:07 AM

This is so lovely and relaxing.

MQC 10/22/2024, 1:22:38 PM

Many people say that their life is monotonous... and they fantasise about living adventures in space... because life in space is not monotonous...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OnNQqVs1DNU?feature=oembed

I love the monotony of ED

CMDR_Oso 10/22/2024, 8:29:02 AM

Time-lapse from Col 285 Sector ZT-F b12-3 A 4, A Spire supplying Titan Cocijo.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gJrys_jFnog?feature=oembed

Dydo 10/20/2024, 4:17:21 AM

Well, this is by far my most challenging edit. In fact, it's the first time-lapse I've ever made and my first serious video editing attempt - whether on a computer or a phone. I'm definitely not a photo/video person, so I apologize if anything seems off.

Now, about the video... Core mining was something I taught myself by reading the in-game Codex, and it led me to discover what I find to be the most satisfying task in Elite Dangerous. The sound design is impeccable, and I tried to honor it with this time-lapse. It showcases my journey to HIP 103571 for a multiple material overlap in a planet ring, a glimpse of the mining process itself, my return to Naddoddur Terminal (Yembo) to sell the goods - with plenty of asteroid kabooms along the way.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YBMknXF1MA?feature=oembed

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:35:27 AM

Well the effort paid off. You nailed it. Third place is yours!

GraphicEqualizer 10/19/2024, 10:34:49 PM

Titan Raijin - playing solo in a Mamba. Waiting at the asteroid field to regenerate shields before going on another bombing run.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iP2b4j95ds0?feature=oembed

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:21:22 AM

GraphicEqualizer

Hey GraphicEqualizer, we've awarded you a reward this time given that this is a cool, unique, and topical video, but do pay attention to the small-print - we were looking for videos of at least two minutes in length for this one.

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Alec_Turner 10/19/2024, 2:33:26 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/uX3vEJ5l2B8?feature=oembed

Quite an old one this (pre-Odyssey). It was filmed on planet Kumay in the Chi Herculis system during The First Great Planetary Expedition where a whole bunch of commanders spent a month or so completely circumnavigating the planet. It's pretty bland in Odyssey but if you go back to the legacy build you'll find this is quite possibly the most beautiful planet in the galaxy.

Anyway, this crater (named "Sunrise Crater") was quite a detour from our intended route but I wanted to visit it because it's HUGE (the video really doesn't do it justice).

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While I was there I got to witness a sunset which I made into this timelapse video.

You can read the full story in the expedition forum thread.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-first-great-planetary-expedition.479505/page-29#post-7767656

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Beetlejude 10/28/2024, 10:22:54 AM

You really always were nuts weren't you 😅

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Alec_Turner 10/28/2024, 11:20:11 AM

"There's a fine line between genius and insanity." - Oscar Levant

MrBishb0sh 10/21/2024, 1:57:59 AM

This first video is a collection of time lapse moments, documenting my trip to Sagittarius A* and taking in the views.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lU1-nNtvais?feature=oembed

Juenae SJ-Q c5-1787 - Hyperion's Rise is located around 1000ly below Sagittarius A* in the Galactic Core of our galaxy. Body C1 has a 100% Sulphur Dioxide tenuous atmosphere and orbits it's parent Class T Brown Dwarf around 0.62 LS away. Both orbit a larger Class L Dwarf star around 6.2 LS away. The Main star in the system is a Class K around 270 LS away.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/F0RV3Lyed5o?feature=oembed

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Wotherspoon 10/29/2024, 8:27:34 AM

What a chill video - it's lovely!

MrBishb0sh 10/29/2024, 7:21:38 PM

Thank you o7 Commander

CMDR Henckes 10/29/2024, 7:42:53 PM

What gorgeous video!

MrBishb0sh 10/29/2024, 9:02:47 PM

Thank you, glad folks are enjoying some of these time lapse! o7 Commander

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:33:55 AM

Absolutely fantastic MrBishb0sh; in a bounty full of exceptionally good entries, you win the top prize!

MrBishb0sh 10/30/2024, 1:03:02 PM

Wow thank you! Real pleasure making time lapse videos in game, glad people appreciate the work put into these videos

XCezor 10/18/2024, 10:43:16 PM

Alright sooo... I've made something. It's not a thing to be taken very seriously, it was supposed to be a casual time-lapse but so many random events and ideas happened that I had to change my plans a little bit 😅

It's a time-lapse made in 3 different styles, each one has something... unique moment 😄

I hope you will enjoy watching this!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lEMtUu7NLGo?feature=oembed

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Wotherspoon 10/29/2024, 8:25:55 AM

I also did a video using Mitterrand Hollow - I didn't realise there was already one, but I think our approaches are quite different anyway, so I hope you don't mind. I like your use of Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill theme) over the last part of your video. It is a very silly little moon.

XCezor 10/29/2024, 8:31:08 AM

Sure no problem with that 😉

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:37:03 AM

I chuckled aloud several times in this, but I especially loved the 'neeee-ooow' sounds. Second place and $30 is yours!

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Wotherspoon 10/31/2024, 9:58:00 AM

And well-deserved!

Osiliran 10/30/2024, 12:09:08 AM

Hi Alex, great idea for a bounty. I would have loved to have entered this one but couldn't find all the time I needed with work going on. Watching the submissions was inspiring and I'll keep practicing my video editing! Thanks again for running this one.

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:04:09 AM

Thanks Osiliran, very nice of you to say! 🫶

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 11:42:15 AM

XCezor MrBishb0sh dydo Alec_Turner GraphicEqualizer CMDR_Oso MQC Slamscape Wotherspoon Beetlejude RSgurr CMDR Henckes Sturmer CMDR_M I just want to give an extra special thank you to you all for your efforts in this bounty. Every single video was fantastic, and this was both one of the hardest and most enjoyable bounties I've awarded since JA started. We'll definitely be showcasing your videos in some curated content. Fantastic work! 🙌

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Wotherspoon 10/30/2024, 12:06:40 PM

This was actually a fun project to work on, because it's so different. You need a LOT of raw footage to make a 2 minute time lapse!

CMDR_M 10/31/2024, 11:29:07 AM

Indeed! 6 hours —> 3 minutes :)

CMDR Henckes 10/30/2024, 12:35:58 PM

Thanks Alex Sinclair, it really took some time, around 5 hours without touching my PC hahaha

But I loved the results and the other videos are really great and amazing. Loved each single one here!

MQC 10/30/2024, 2:25:47 PM

Thanks for the comment, it makes me feel twice as happy to participate.

I can only admit that, whenever I participate in any of these bounties, when I compare my entry with the rest of the participants, I quickly realize that they are all much better than mine... but the people are incredible... the ED community is the best...

And I don't intend to feel sad, on the contrary, I'm going to continue enjoying the content that everyone creates like a child.

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 2:33:06 PM

It's a lovely sentiment, but don't sell yourself short - you've shared some amazing content with us!

MrBishb0sh 10/30/2024, 2:27:33 PM

Thank you Alex, it shows just how strong and talented the Elite Dangerous community is!

Great work by all entrants!

o7 Commanders

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Alec_Turner 10/30/2024, 3:52:29 PM

Thanks Alex Sinclair! I love Elite Dangerous timelapses. With Elite being a full scale galactic simulation there's lots of movement that can only really be appreciated when viewed at an accelerated timescale. One type of timelapse I only just remembered actually was the kind that showcase people's journey's around the galaxy via a timelapse of their hyperspace jumps on a galactic map. I don't know if you've ever seen this one but my favourite was a community project from a few years ago to draw the Fuel Rats logo on the galaxy (where commanders could volunteer to go off and draw various bits of it).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jTG-pCDvVVY?feature=oembed

Anyway, thanks again. A fun bounty and I'm looking forward to seeing the curated version.

Alex SinclairMod10/30/2024, 4:51:33 PM

Oh no way, that's too cool. It's also inspired me to add the bounty 'tell us about the most impressive things Elite players have done' to our calendar.

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