Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Falkirk Wheel Timelapse, Scotland - Diliff.webm

Falkirk Wheel time lapse

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Original – A time lapse of one rotational cycle of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland.

Reason: This is something a bit different from me, a video time lapse of the rotational of the Falkirk Wheel, a unique boat lift in Scotland which raises the height of the boat by 24 metres to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Although it is a video, it is, at 3840 x 2160, actually well above the minimum resolution requirements of an image and is 4k / Ultra high definition television compliant. The video itself is 6|10 seconds long, but covers a real time period of approximately 10 minutes.
Articles in which this image appears: Falkirk Wheel
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Machinery or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator – Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:32, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent video and my first introduction to this technical marvel. Great EV. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 21:21, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- It is quite amazing. Apparently it's so well balanced that the total cost to run per day is less than £10. Probably a fact that should be included in the article if I can find a citation. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:44, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice time lapse photography, very useful and encyclopedic. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:53, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It seems a little too quick perhaps, though it's extremely well-shot. Could we slow it down slightly without making it too jerky? Also, next time you're roaming around Scotland, let us Scottish people know - it'd be nice to meet up. =) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:09, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, I agree on reflection that it is a bit fast. It's comprised of 157 frames, which is 6.5 seconds at 24 fps. I could slow it down to 13 seconds at 12 fps but it would obviously become more jerky. I did actually investigate some kind of frame interpolation (something like Twixtor) but I couldn't get it to work well without some weird warping. Leave it with me and I'll see if I can improve it. At the very least I can bring it down to 12 fps. Unfortunately it was a bit of a flying visit to that part of Scotland (spent most of my time in the north-west around Skye!) but next time, I'll let you know! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:50, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've uploaded a new version which is 15 fps and 10 seconds in length. Hopefully this is an acceptable compromise. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:02, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - That's great, Support. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:21, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
support Very captivating, but a bit sad we don't see the boats entering the lifts... - Blieusong (talk) 21:16, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - nice work. Nikhil (talk) 02:48, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 11:44, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pteronura brasiliensis 18:16, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yann (talk) 12:31, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support! J e e 17:24, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Falkirk Wheel Timelapse, Scotland - Diliff.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:33, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Placed it in Engineering and technology/Machinery, as there is already a picture about the Falkirk Wheel. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:33, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]