Microsoft Hyperlapse creates smooth time-lapse videos on Windows and Android

Microsoft first announced its Hyperlapse video technology just a couple of weeks before Instagram launched its own Hyperlapse app on iOS last year. Designed primarily as a way to transform bumpy GoPro videos into smooth works of art, Microsoft Hyperlapse can process any video and create a steady time-lapse. It’s debuting on Android, Windows Phone, and as a desktop Windows app today. The key difference compared to Instagram is that you don’t need to specifically shoot a hyperlapse video for Microsoft’s app to work; even old videos shot years ago can be processed.

Microsoft is using a software algorithm to stabilize footage, and that means it’s using image processing rather than using gyroscopic or accelerometer data from a phone like...

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