Systems and methods for combining multiple frames to produce media content with simulated exposure effects

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:
• applying an orientation-based image stabilization process to each subset in a plurality of subsets of frames of an original set of frames to produce a plurality of stabilized subsets of frames, wherein the applying the orientation-based image stabilization process comprises minimizing a rate of rotation between successive frames within each subset;
• combining multiple frames within each stabilized subset in the plurality of stabilized subsets of frames to produce a plurality of combined frames and a long exposure effect associated with a moving object depicted in at least one subset of the plurality of stabilized subset of frames, wherein each stabilized subset of frames is utilized to produce a respective combined frame in the plurality of combined frames and the respective combined frame includes blended pixels based on average pixel values of pixels included in the multiple frames;
• and
• generating a time-lapse media content item based on the plurality of combined frames.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform:

• applying an orientation-based image stabilization process to each subset in a plurality of subsets of frames of an original set of frames to produce a plurality of stabilized subsets of frames, wherein the applying the orientation-based image stabilization process comprises minimizing a rate of rotation between successive frames within each subset;
• combining multiple frames within each stabilized subset in the plurality of stabilized subsets of frames to produce a plurality of combined frames and a long exposure effect associated with a moving object depicted in at least one subset of the plurality of stabilized subset of frames, wherein each stabilized subset of frames is utilized to produce a respective combined frame in the plurality of combined frames and the respective combined frame includes blended pixels based on average pixel values of pixels included in the multiple frames;
• and
• generating a time-lapse media content item based on the plurality of combined frames.