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Time-lapse capture planner

Plan photo count, shooting duration and storage from a target clip.

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For photographers: round clip duration × frame rate up to whole photos. Duration runs from first exposure start to last exposure end. The start-to-start interval must exceed exposure; allow write time. No battery or dropped-frame prediction.

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How it works

Plan photo count, shooting duration and storage from a target clip.

Photo count = ⌈Target clip duration × Playback frame rate⌉; Total capture duration = (Photo count − 1) × Start-to-start interval + Exposure duration

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About this tool

Plan photo count, shooting duration and storage from a target clip.

For photographers: round clip duration × frame rate up to whole photos. Duration runs from first exposure start to last exposure end. The start-to-start interval must exceed exposure; allow write time. No battery or dropped-frame prediction.

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How to use it

  1. Enter your values

    Target clip duration · Playback frame rate · Start-to-start interval · Exposure duration · Size per photo

  2. Calculate / generate

    Plan photo count, shooting duration and storage from a target clip.

  3. Result

    20.758 min

Calculation method

Photo count = ⌈Target clip duration × Playback frame rate⌉; Total capture duration = (Photo count − 1) × Start-to-start interval + Exposure duration

Example scenario

Time-lapse capture planner

Target clip duration
10 s
Playback frame rate
25 fps
Start-to-start interval
5 s
Exposure duration
0.5 s
Size per photo
24 MB
Result
20.758 min

Frequently asked questions

How should I interpret the result?

For photographers: round clip duration × frame rate up to whole photos. Duration runs from first exposure start to last exposure end. The start-to-start interval must exceed exposure; allow write time. No battery or dropped-frame prediction.

Where does my data go?

Calculations run on your device. Form inputs are not sent to a server.