Manual exposure, repeatable profiles, live frame blending, image-sequence output, and Camera Actions that change settings while the timelapse is running. Field planning and remote operation stay connected to the same capture workflow.
Every part of the timelapse stays under camera control.
TimeLapsed does not reduce the shot to an interval and a record button. Exposure, cadence, framing, live processing, color, and output are parts of one camera state. Profiles save that state; Camera Actions can change it during the recording.
Current 2.0 local camera
01
Camera and exposure
Select the lens, then control shutter, ISO, exposure compensation, white balance, focus, stabilization, and rotation lock.
02
Timelapse capture
Set the interval and playback speed, monitor the running frame count, and keep the source frames as an image sequence.
03
Live frame processing
Build light trails as frames arrive with blending, trail history, blend modes, masks, thresholds, glow, comet, restore, and erase controls.
04
Composition and monitoring
Use framing guides, crosshairs, focus rings, zoom readout, a configurable status display, and an optional second camera.
05
Profiles
Load a complete setup for the shot, change any control, and save a copy that can be used again without rebuilding the camera.
06
Color and output
Apply a LUT or tune color, highlights, shadows, contrast, temperature, tint, and sharpening before the frame reaches the recording.
02 · Camera Actions
Change camera settings during the recording.
A Camera Action is a timed instruction to the camera. It can move a control between two values, set an exact value at a chosen moment, or trigger an event. The timeline shows the resulting camera state before the recording is armed.
Ramp
Move a control gradually from its start value to its end value across a defined part of the recording.
Set
Change a control to an exact value at a specific moment without a transition.
Event
Trigger a capture event at a point on the timeline.
Timeline and resolved values
Add a Camera Action
The timeline resolves the camera state at every point.
Choose a target
Camera, Capture, Effects, and Color controls can be placed on the same timeline.
Preview the result
Move the playhead to see the interval, shutter, ISO, and other resolved values at that moment.
Arm the recording
Choose the automation from the camera, review what will change, then run it or arm it for capture.
Start from a preset
Holy Grail Sunset ramps interval, ISO, and shutter together; built-in automations can be duplicated and edited.
03 · Frame processing
Frame blending is processed live during capture.
Each frame can be combined with the accumulated result as it arrives. The camera preview shows the developing composite during the recording, with controls for trail length, history, blend mode, masks, detection thresholds, glow, comet behavior, restore points, and selective erasing.
Star trailsAircraft and star trailsLightning over water
04 · Camera profiles
Save the complete camera setup.
A profile stores the camera, exposure, interval, output, and live-processing choices for a repeatable shot. Use a built-in profile as a starting point, change the controls that matter, and save the result as a separate profile.
Auto
Automatic shutter, ISO, and white balance
Air Traffic at Night
1/30 s shutter · ISO 1600 · 3800 K
Laser Painting
1/30 s shutter · ISO 1600
Light Painting
1/30 s shutter · ISO 1600
Star Trails
1 s shutter · ISO 800 · 1 s interval
Vehicles
1/30 s shutter · ISO 1600 · Subject Motion blend
Word Light Painting
1/30 s shutter · ISO 1600
Bortle dark-sky map
05 · Field planning
Plan the light, sky, and movement before setup.
Select a location and date, inspect the night, find a darker sky, and preview where the subject will cross the camera frame. The planning tools answer concrete questions before the phone is mounted and the recording starts.
Sky Planner
Place the Sun, Moon, stars, aircraft paths, and the selected camera field of view in the frame before setup.
Dark Hours
Inspect true darkness, moonless windows, Milky Way visibility, weather, aurora, tides, and the strongest upcoming nights.
Dark-sky map
Read Bortle overlays at the selected location and compare nearby darker areas on the map.
Departure Watch
Use stored airport departures and modeled runway climb paths to compose aircraft-trail recordings.
Control a mounted camera without disturbing the shot.
Another iPhone can connect to the camera, receive its live view, open the camera controls, start or stop the recording, reset the accumulated frame, and capture a still. Compatible Canon cameras can also appear in the remote camera selector.
Remote iPhone or iPad
Select a reachable TimeLapsed device and control its camera through the same grouped control system.
Canon camera support
Connect a compatible Canon Camera Control API device from the remote camera selector.
Trip Timelapse
Record by distance, elapsed time, both, or manual marks while preserving the route and trip chapters.
Fleet capture
Start the trip on other reachable devices so each mounted phone records its own full-resolution angle.
Select a remote camera
Remote live camera view
07 · Additional capture systems
Supporting modes share the same camera engine.
These are extensions of the timelapse camera—not a replacement for it. They use the same exposure, framing, effects, color, profile, and remote-control systems.
Dual camera
On supported iPhones, record two cameras into a side-by-side, stacked, or picture-in-picture composition with independent pane framing.
Real-time video
Switch the capture mode to 720p, 1080p, or 4K video with supported frame rates from 24 to 60 fps.
Audio for video
Real-time video can include synchronized microphone audio with a live level meter and adjustable gain.
Live color pipeline
Apply LUTs and detailed color controls to the live preview and the recording instead of waiting for a separate edit.
08 · Feature tour
The TimeLapsed 2.0 camera system.
Configure the timelapse camera, program Camera Actions, build composites as frames arrive, plan the sky and aircraft paths, and control a mounted camera remotely.
The timelapse camera
TimeLapsed 2.0
Camera Actions
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Live frame blending
TimeLapsed 2.0
Dark Hours and Bortle maps
TimeLapsed 2.0
Sky Planner
TimeLapsed 2.0
Remote camera control
TimeLapsed 2.0
Departure Watch
TimeLapsed 2.0
TimeLapsed 2.0
Build the camera, plan the shot, and run the recording.
The original TimeLapsed remains documented separately. TimeLapsed 2.0 carries its advanced timelapse camera forward with a new control system, Camera Actions, live effects, planning, profiles, and remote capture.
