FFmpeg: Timelapse from Video, Speed Up vs Every n-th Frame

I go over two techniques in FFmpeg to turn a long video into a “timelapse”. One is to speed up the video. The second is to take every n-th frame of video. The second method simulates a traditional timelapse where you record a series of photos. I go over the pros and cons of each technique.

FFmpeg playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErU2HjQZ_ZOPDZ71Khzt5PX4X4j6flkg

Speed Up Video 500x
ffmpeg -i sky.mp4 -vf "setpts=0.002*PTS,crop=in_w:in_w*9/16,scale=1920:1080" -vcodec libx264 -b:v 10000k -r 60 -pix_fmt yuv420p sky_speedier.mp4
Time to Execute (using hardware acceleration on Mac)
real	19m49.420s
user	52m21.576s
sys	0m14.403s
External Link: Speed up video

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/How%20to%20speed%20up%20/%20slow%20down%20a%20video

Use every 500th Frame
ffmpeg -i sky.mp4 -vf "select='not(mod(n,500))',setpts=N/FRAME_RATE/TB,crop=in_w:in_w*9/16,scale=1920:1080" -vcodec libx264 -b:v 10000k -r 60 -pix_fmt yuv420p sky_virtual_timelapse.mp4
Time to Execute (using hardware acceleration on Mac)
real	11m21.001s
user	42m2.315s
sys	0m21.926s
External Link: Create timelapse from video

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41902160/create-time-lapse-video-from-other-video

Use Hardware Encoding on Mac
Change libx264 to h264_videotoolbox
Use Hardware Encoding on Windows (Intel processor, QuickSync)
Change libx264 to h264_qsv

Raspberry PI Remote SDR Server with Soapy Remote

In this video, I install Soapy Remote SDR server on a Raspberry Pi 4 with an RTL-SDR Blog V3 USB dongle. I then connect to the server on a separate computer running CubicSDR.

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Software Defined Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErU2HjQZ_ZPHRD_m-N5pzrPPdkXa8Fsf

Update Package List
sudo apt update
Install Soapy Remote SDR Server
sudo apt install soapyremote-server
Check if SoapySDRServer is running
ps ax|grep -i soap
Find IP Address
ip a

Using a Cheap Amazon Masonry Hole Saw on Cinder Block

Using a Cheap Amazon Masonry Hole Saw: https://youtu.be/Vam4XEAkyDU

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HATTEKER USB Rechargeable Beard Trimmer Attachment Help

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