Microsoft Hyperlapse turns long video into distilled entertainment
Many can remember invitations from neighbors to view hours—and one hour could seem like hours—of footage of a family vacation, which would not be at all entertaining. It's still in many cases tedious to view unedited videos. The great thing about professional videos is that they deliver a smooth encapsulation of time that begins with a story intro leading into a "and then what happened" which flows into an ending. Microsoft Research has been working up technology that can do the same for everyone, pro or amateur. It can turn an otherwise tedious video – from a bumpy bicycle ride to a walk along a river—into a short, distilled version. On Thursday, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hyperlapse, which makes first-person videos not only fast but smooth.