Guides, comparisons, and tips for recording timelapses of your work.
Photoshop has no built-in timelapse. Three ways to record one anyway: a canvas plugin, a free screen recorder or a timelapse recorder, and which to pick.
6 min read
Four ways to make a timelapse video: on your phone, with a camera, from a video you already have, or of your computer screen. Plus how to pick the interval.
A timelapse without a timer has no scale — 40 seconds could be an hour or a week. How to add one at capture time instead of fighting it in an editor.
4 min read
Record your study sessions as timelapses — the setup, the settings, and why the recording itself makes you focus harder than any app blocker.
Recording a 3D modelling session without tanking your viewport framerate — interval settings for modelling, sculpting and rendering, and what to skip.
Three ways to speed up a screen recording on Mac and Windows — and why the 8GB file you started with is the real problem, not the speed.
5 min read
Three terms people use interchangeably that mean genuinely different things. What each one is, how it's made, and which you actually want.
Your screen is 16:9 and TikTok wants 9:16. Four ways to handle that, which one looks least bad, and the export settings each platform actually wants.
Frame rate and capture interval are two different settings, and mixing them up is why your timelapse came out the wrong length. Here's how to pick both.
Choppy timelapse? It's almost never the frame rate. Six things that actually cause it, how to tell them apart, and what to change next time.
What frame interval, FPS, and resolution to use when recording a coding timelapse — based on how long your session is and where you're sharing it.
Loom is built for async screen shares, Tau for timelapse. An honest comparison for developers and creators deciding which one they actually need.
3 min read
ScreenFlow is a great tutorial recorder, but the wrong tool for timelapse. How Tau and ScreenFlow compare for Mac users capturing their work.
A no-fluff breakdown of the best timelapse apps for macOS — from built-in options to dedicated tools — and which one is actually worth using.
2 min read
Every way to record a timelapse of your screen, webcam, or both on Windows — built-in tools, OBS, Chronolapse, ffmpeg and Tau — compared, with which to pick.
YouTube timelapses of coding, design, and creative work get millions of views. Here's how to record, edit, and export one that's ready to upload.
Artists who share their process build audiences faster than those who only share finished work. Here's how to record a digital art timelapse with minimal setup.
Designers who share their process win more clients. How to record and export a design timelapse without disrupting your workflow.
Worried background recording will slow your machine? Here's what actually costs performance, and how to record a timelapse without feeling it.
Step-by-step guide to recording a timelapse on Windows — from your screen, camera, or both — without any complicated setup.
Should you record your screen or point a camera at your work? A practical breakdown of when to use each — and when to use both.
OBS and Tau both record your screen — but they're built for completely different things. Here's an honest comparison for anyone trying to make timelapses.
Turn your coding sessions into short, shareable timelapses. Here's how developers are using screen timelapse recording to document and share their work.
Step-by-step guide to recording your screen as a timelapse on macOS and Windows — without any complicated setup.
Capture your screen and camera at once in a single timelapse with Tau's multi-source recording. How to set it up, and when it's worth using.
The one formula behind every timelapse: video length × fps × interval. A worked example, plus typical lengths and intervals.
1 min read
Learn how to create a timelapse on Mac using built-in tools, OBS, and Tau (the simplest option). Step-by-step guide with the best settings.
Use your iPhone as a webcam with Continuity Camera to add a second angle to a Tau timelapse on macOS — no extra hardware, no capture card.
A step by step guide to getting started with Tau, and creating beautiful timelapses that you cant make anywhere else.
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