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Time-Lapse Calculator

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Calculates shooting interval, duration, and final clip length for time-lapse photography.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Scene Duration (Hours), Scene Duration (Minutes), Final Clip Length (Seconds), Frame Rate (fps), and Number of Photos (Optional) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Final Clip Length (Minutes), Shots Needed, Total Scene Duration (Seconds), Shooting Interval (Seconds), Shooting Interval (Hours), and Shooting Interval (Minutes) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Sunset

Scene Duration (Hours): 1 hours; Scene Duration (Minutes): 0 minutes; Final Clip Length (Seconds): 15 seconds; Frame Rate (fps): 24 fps; Number of Photos (Optional): 0 photos

Final Clip Length (Minutes): 0.25 minutes; Shots Needed: 360 shots; Total Scene Duration (Seconds): 3,600 seconds; Shooting Interval (Seconds): 10 seconds; Shooting Interval (Hours): 0.002777777778 hours; Shooting Interval (Minutes): 0.1666666667 minutes

Clouds

Scene Duration (Hours): 2 hours; Scene Duration (Minutes): 0 minutes; Final Clip Length (Seconds): 10 seconds; Frame Rate (fps): 30 fps; Number of Photos (Optional): 0 photos

Final Clip Length (Minutes): 0.1666666667 minutes; Shots Needed: 300 shots; Total Scene Duration (Seconds): 7,200 seconds; Shooting Interval (Seconds): 24 seconds; Shooting Interval (Hours): 0.006666666667 hours; Shooting Interval (Minutes): 0.4 minutes

City Traffic

Scene Duration (Hours): 1 hours; Scene Duration (Minutes): 30 minutes; Final Clip Length (Seconds): 20 seconds; Frame Rate (fps): 24 fps; Number of Photos (Optional): 0 photos

Final Clip Length (Minutes): 0.3333333333 minutes; Shots Needed: 480 shots; Total Scene Duration (Seconds): 5,400 seconds; Shooting Interval (Seconds): 11.25 seconds; Shooting Interval (Hours): 0.003125 hours; Shooting Interval (Minutes): 0.1875 minutes

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