alternative to canon remote capture

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• Jan 3, 2012

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hello!

i am using a canon g7 for long time lapse sequences.
for that i am using the canon remote capture software.

however with the purchase of a new mac i am forced to use lion, which does not support ppc code anymore.

is there any option out there?

otherwise i have to think about buying an old laptop just for the use of that software, which seems a little odd and uncomfortable.

thanks for all tips!

 

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• Jan 3, 2012

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Can you wait 1-3 months?:

http://usa.canon.com/cusa/macosx_lion

 

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• Jan 3, 2012

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If you can't wait, perhaps Boot Camp/Parallels/VMWare Fusion and a copy of Windows will do. If not, Apple's Aperture 3.x might support your camera for tethering. I would guess the three months is a goal of Canon's to support Lion and the Intel platform. Might take longer.

 

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• Jan 4, 2012

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You can also tether with Lightroom, but the issue with all this software is if you want automatic time lapse for your work they don't all have that as a tethering feature. If you have another way of controlling the time lapse part, then OK.

 

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• Jan 5, 2012

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Another hardware-based solution would be to spring for a Canon TC80-N3 remote timer/release (or one of the much cheaper clones) and then modify it to fit your G7. Here's how:

http://www.mercergrove.com/photography-equipment/remotes-and-cables/canon-remote-timer-tc-80n3

 

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• Jan 5, 2012

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blofeld said:

hello!

i am using a canon g7 for long time lapse sequences.
for that i am using the canon remote capture software.

however with the purchase of a new mac i am forced to use lion, which does not support ppc code anymore.

Click to expand...

Take a look at http://boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/

I haven't tried it for time lapse but it might do what you want. They have a free trial,

Peter

 

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• Jan 6, 2012

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hey, thanks for all the answers.
i will hpe that canon will update for lion, lets see....
will check out istopmotion too.