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this episode of TechnoBuffalo is brought to you by domain.com hey what's going on guys a Martin sang it from TechnoBuffalo and today we'll be taking a look at Microsoft's latest mobile app hyperlapse not to be confused with instagrams very own hyperlapse for iOS Microsoft's new app is currently available for Android and beta for select devices including the note 4 the Nexus 6 LG g3 and Moto X just to name a few it's also available for select Windows Phone devices like the Lumia 1520 eight thirty nine thirty and six thirty Microsoft first announced its hyperlapse video technology a couple of weeks before Instagram launched hyperlapse for iOS last year Microsoft's Tech essentially helps smooth out videos and also process videos for time-lapse what Microsoft is doing with hyperlapse is using software algorithms to stabilize the footage and identify common points from frame to frame instead of using gyroscope or accelerometer data from a phone which is what instagrams hyperlapse does let's go ahead and check out what Microsoft solution has to offer the mobile version of hyperlapse is slightly less sophisticated than Microsoft's desktop app called hyperlapse Pro but the interface is pretty straightforward launching the app you're greeted with two options to choose from record a new video or import an existing video tapping the record button from the main menu were then greeted with three buttons record flash and a button to switch to the front-facing camera to create a selfie lapse we recorded a few different videos using our Galaxy Note 4 and came out somewhat disappointed by the final product keyword somewhat the footage wasn't as stable as we expected it to be and I could definitely see some jello effects showing up when we exported Eclipse at 4 X 8 X + 1 X however speeding it up to 16 X or 32 X the footage became more stable and more easier to watch now we didn't stop there we were curious whether it was a slower speeds that we're causing the jello effect or if it was the app we recorded regular 1080p footage using a no force camera and here's what we saw as you can see the 1080p footage shot directly onto our note 4 is much smoother compared to Microsoft hyperlapse app whether we shot directly using the app or exported same speed the note 4 stock video was definitely smoother when we switch to the front-facing camera we noticed the same issue at lower speeds a bit bumpy with the same jello effect we saw using the rear-facing camera however we got better results at higher speeds from 8x all the way up to 32x the video real fast and thank our friends over at domain.com it's the place to go when the next great idea hits you so one-stop shopping for all your domain names and web hosting email needs don't may want to hook our fans up with a pretty cool offer save 20% on domain names and web hosting if you use the coupon code TechnoBuffalo it's all one word in caps at domain comms check out alas if you want to smoother video on Android Microsoft hyperlapse doesn't do the best job of stabilizing at regular speeds however if you're looking to achieve smoother time lapses we found that Microsoft hyperlapse app does a pretty good job the app is still in beta so we could see improvements in a future which means what you're seeing now might not be indicative of the final product if you guys want to join the beta program we'll have a link below for you guys to join as well as a link to our article to see which devices are currently supported before we end this video we thought we'd do a quick comparison between instagrams hyperlapse vs. Microsoft hyperlapse just to see which platform offers better stabilization after shooting a few videos we think that instagrams hyperlapse is much more stable compared to Microsoft's even at lower speeds like 6x Instagram solution is much smoother again Microsoft hyperlapse is still in its beta form so we could see improvements in the future but as it stands it still needs a lot of work anyways thank you guys so much for watching and if you guys enjoy this video make sure to give it a thumbs up and we will see you guys in the next one