acelerado

English translation: fast-motion/time-lapse

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Spanish term or phrase:acelerado
English translation:fast-motion/time-lapse
Entered by: S Ben Price

15:40 Oct 16, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / camera techniques
Spanish term or phrase: acelerado
utilizando para marcar los pasos de tiempo acelerados y encadenados que permitan al espectar hacerse la idea del cambio en pocos segundos

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Maureen Dolan
Spain
fast-motion
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-lapse

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-10-16 15:43:26 GMT)
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Time lapse photography is used to make the fast motion effect.

"As the frame rate of time-lapse approaches normal frame rates, these "mild" forms of time-lapse are sometimes referred to simply as fast motion or (in video) fast forward. This type of borderline time ... "

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Note added at 28 mins (2008-10-16 16:09:27 GMT)
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This leaves the question of what "encadenados" is - some possibilities: possibly "sequenced" (like a photo montage) or less likely time-lapse or stop-motion.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-16 19:42:15 GMT)
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it says "... mayor dinamismo y modernidad ..." - time lapse makes sense with this, but fast motion would imply sort of comical "keystone cops" kind of stuff. So maybe it's "time lapse and sequenced/transioned shots" but I'm not sure of either.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-10-16 21:43:32 GMT)
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I meant to say "transitioned shots"
Selected response from:

S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 21:32
Grading comment
Hi, thanks for your help tho see discussion for the right term - "accelerate". Can´t believe such a simple term was so complicated!
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4 +2fast-motion
S Ben Price
4Time-lapse
mikellys


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fast-motion


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-lapse

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-10-16 15:43:26 GMT)
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Time lapse photography is used to make the fast motion effect.

"As the frame rate of time-lapse approaches normal frame rates, these "mild" forms of time-lapse are sometimes referred to simply as fast motion or (in video) fast forward. This type of borderline time ... "

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Note added at 28 mins (2008-10-16 16:09:27 GMT)
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This leaves the question of what "encadenados" is - some possibilities: possibly "sequenced" (like a photo montage) or less likely time-lapse or stop-motion.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-16 19:42:15 GMT)
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it says "... mayor dinamismo y modernidad ..." - time lapse makes sense with this, but fast motion would imply sort of comical "keystone cops" kind of stuff. So maybe it's "time lapse and sequenced/transioned shots" but I'm not sure of either.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-10-16 21:43:32 GMT)
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I meant to say "transitioned shots"

S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 5
Grading comment
Hi, thanks for your help tho see discussion for the right term - "accelerate". Can´t believe such a simple term was so complicated!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Sauza
5 hrs

agree  CarmenHaydee
9 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Time-lapse


Explanation:

Time-lapse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As the frame rate of time-lapse approaches normal frame rates, these "mild" forms of time-lapse are sometimes referred to simply as fast motion or (in ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-lapse
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example of Time-Lapse Stock Footage

http://www.timelapse.com
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-10-17 05:58:15 GMT)
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more...

http://skytimelapse.com
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...and more

http://www.timelapsedigital.com
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mikellys
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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