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Timelapse.sh

Description

The timelapse.sh script is a utility for capturing photos and using ffmpeg to create a timelapse using a connected camera.

Features

  • Capture images at regular intervals
  • Generate timelapse videos from captured images
  • Customizable capture settings (interval, duration, output format, etc.)

Prerequisites

Usage

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/wangombe-g/timelapse.git

  2. Navigate to the project directory:

    cd timelapse

  3. Run chmod +x timelapse.sh

  4. Run the ./timelapse.sh script:

    ./timelapse.sh 1.5 8

  5. The captured images will be stored in the timelapse/timelapse directory, and the timelapse video will be saved as output/{current_data}.mp4.

Configuration

You can customize the following settings in the config.sh file:

  • INTERVAL: Time interval between each capture (in seconds)
  • DURATION: Total duration of the timelapse (in minutes)

Usage: ./timelapse.sh <duration in hours> <interval in seconds>" Example: ./timelapse.sh 1 5 will capture images for 1 hour at an interval of 5 seconds.

Contributing

You're welcome to suggest an area of improvement through a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.