Operation Manual

GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual
Previewing Files in the Player Window
After importing your sequence folders, you’ll see them represented as thumbnails in the
Import Bin on the left-hand side of GoPro Studio’s IMPORT Room. There is one thing
that differentiate these from your video files.
• The time lapse icon is shown directly under the thumbnail instead of the video
icon.
Despite the difference, you can still preview a time lapse sequence in the Player Window
by selecting it in the Import Bin and using the Playback Controls.
By default, timelapse sequences will play in the Import Room at 30fps and will skip many
frames on layback. If you have a slow disk (USB or Network), the playback may not work
at all. Selecting the option to Play All Frames in the View menu will force the sequence
to show all the frames but it play at much slower than 30fps.
Trimming, Rotating and choosing Conversion Settings
Time lapse sequences can be trimmed and flipped in the same way that video files can
be, but when choosing your advanced conversion settings there are some additional
things to consider.
IMAGE SIZE
Time lapse sequences can be recorded using the different shooting modes (accessible in
the camera menu). Each of these modes results in a different resolution.
You can convert these files using the Source resolution, but doing so will result in very
large files. If the final output of your project is intended for broadcast or uploading to the
web, consider downscaling the time lapse to 1080p during the conversion process. This
will create a smaller and more manageable file.
TIP: The benefit to converting the sequence using the source file’s resolution is that you
can zoom in and pan to specific regions within the larger frame size without degradation
of image quality during editing but it will require a faster computer to ensure smooth file
playback.
Time lapse Icon
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