Field notes for time-lapse makers
A small plan for a long shoot.
Turn a clip idea into frame counts, shooting intervals and storage budgets. Practical time-lapse tools for short sessions and projects that span several days.
01 / Workbench
Choose the problem you are solving.
Time-lapse interval and frame calculator
Calculate capture interval, total frames and photo storage from event duration, desired clip length and playback frame rate.
CALCULATORMulti-day time-lapse storage calculator
Budget photos, clip duration and storage for a schedule that shoots a fixed number of hours on each active day.
CALCULATORTime-lapse exposure interval budget checker
Check whether a planned exposure, write allowance and optional equal-duration dark frame fit inside your start-to-start interval.
02 / Field notes
The method behind the numbers.
Plan a five-day time-lapse without recording every night
Build a practical frame and storage budget for daily sessions, with a worked eight-hour schedule.
GUIDETime-lapse interval versus shutter speed: two different clocks
Understand start-to-start timing, capture delays and the time left for processing between exposures.
GUIDEHow many photos make a 10-second time-lapse?
A frame-count example that explains playback rate, rounding and where the last capture falls.