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Technique: A windshield wiper mounted webcam is processed by a laptop, creating a time lapse where the exposures overlap (no movement is lost). The audio comes from pitch-shifting recordings from a large solenoid (modified bass speaker) which were capturing most low-frequency vibrations (the higher-pitched sounds are music playing in the car). More here: rpi.edu/~mcdonk/AmbientLapse/

Highlights: circles around star park at 0:34, motorcyclist trying to show off at 1:21, passing at 1:49.

Notes: The original length was about 26 minutes. There is a cut near the beginning due to some corrupted video, but it's hard to see. My sister Kiera McDonald drove, chose the path and music.
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  • Charlie McCarthy 1 year ago
    Wow.
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  • Perez 1 year ago
    it feels like hallucinations...

    how did you do it?
  • Kyle McDonald 1 year ago
    Rushing around on a sunny day should be a hallucination :)

    I've updated the description with some more info.
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  • iamloserduh 1 year ago
    This is really so cool!! WOW!
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  • Pam Newman 1 year ago
    time travel!
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  • clickykbd 1 year ago
    That one takes the cake so far Kyle! The stable yet moving cam platform really adds an interesting dimension. I hope my silly test video on the bike was partial inspiration! ;-) The audio technique is nice too... at first I thought you had used a track of magnetosphere recordings until I got a little further in and realized the whiplike noises were corresponding to the motion of the car. Bravo.

    The parts containing different speed motions (cars passing/slowing) was extra cool.
  • Kyle McDonald 1 year ago
    Thanks :) Your bike did inspire me, I first tested the solenoid on a bike (where it works better, I think)... I like the idea of using tires like record player needles. For the next one I'm thinking of taking a path on bike, from A to B then B to A, and combining the results after reversing one of them.
  • clickykbd 1 year ago
    I'll look forward to the next one. Plus anything that gets you out of the car is a good thing. ;-)
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  • JMC 1 year ago
    what a trip! the audio is great, and i can't get over the cool effect of the video.
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  • Ayz Waraich 1 year ago
    really original. I love this.
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  • Steve Holt 1 year ago
    I really like that look.
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  • Francis 1 year ago
    It sounds so eerie..
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  • Burnsey 1 year ago
    Very cool. I liked the part with the motorcycle - like you were chasing it.
  • Kyle McDonald 1 year ago
    My sister has this thing about not letting people pass her, so we kind of were...
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  • Loonachic 1 year ago
    super!
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  • Jake Oliver 1 year ago
    it's awesome kyle! have you tweaked the algorithm at all or is it still the same?
  • Kyle McDonald 1 year ago
    Thanks! Same basic algorithm, but I'm still not sure about the spots/concurrency bug every now and then...
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  • nathan d 1 year ago
    dude, i think that is a superb techinque.
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  • Eric Anderson 7 months ago
    Totally dig it - a trippy ride.
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  • Ben Millett 7 months ago
    So cool.
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  • Mark Jensen 7 months ago
    WOW! almost like a dream sequence. very nice.
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  • Texas Gentleman 4 months ago
    kind of sounds like whale songs.
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