Timelapse V3 creates MP4 timelapse videos directly on Axis cameras.
Typical uses include:
- Construction site progress
- Seasonal or long-term scene monitoring
- Forensic review
- Event trigger validation
- Daily daylight snapshots, such as sun-noon progress images
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- Axis camera with AXIS OS 12 support.
- aarch64 camera architecture.
- SD card storage enabled on the camera.
- Administrator access to install and configure the ACAP.
Timelapse V3 version 3.x supports aarch64 only.
If your camera is armv7hf-based, stay on Timelapse2 version 2.x.
Timelapse V3 keeps package ID and binary name timelapse2 on purpose so Timelapse2 users get an in-place upgrade path and recording migration.
Because of this shared package identity, Timelapse2 and Timelapse V3 cannot be installed side by side on the same camera.
Migration from TimelapseMe is not supported because TimelapseMe and Timelapse V3 are different applications.
Version 3.1.0 is a major update focused on easier operation, MP4 video, and safer upgrades from Timelapse 2.x.
- Recordings are now prepared as MP4/H.264 video.
- Live recordings can be played directly in the browser.
- Live recordings can be exported as MP4.
- Archived recordings can be played, downloaded, or deleted.
- MP4 files are easier to view in common browsers and video players than the older AVI files.
- Active recordings and archives are shown together on the Recordings page.
- Recording settings are added and edited from the same page.
- The old separate Profiles page has been removed.
- Actions are available from each recording row.
- The table now shows Days, indicating how long the recording or archive covers.
- Add or edit a recording in one dialog.
- The Save button is only shown when something has changed.
- Changing normal settings, such as name, trigger, expected images, or archive cadence, saves immediately without showing a media-processing progress dialog.
- Media progress is only shown when the change really requires media work, such as changing FPS for an existing recording with media.
- Archive cadence can be set to:
- No Archive
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Archive retention is configured on the Settings page.
- Archived MP4 recordings appear in the same recording library as live recordings.
- Reset media clears captured media for a recording but keeps its settings and schedule.
- Delete recording removes the recording settings and its related media.
- Archive deletion removes the selected archive file and its entry from the archive list.
- New top navigation: Recordings, Settings, About.
- Archive management was moved into the main recording library.
- Settings now includes archive retention and migration status when relevant.
- About shows application, camera, and storage information.
Timelapse 2.x used AVI recordings. Version 3.1.0 uses MP4.
When old AVI recordings are found, the ACAP shows an AVI migration required dialog before normal operation starts.
- Convert to MP4 converts old AVI recordings to MP4.
- Cancel and keep AVI stops the migration and leaves the old AVI files unchanged.
Cancelling does not downgrade the app automatically. It keeps the old files intact so version 2.x can be reinstalled manually if needed.
- Progress is shown for the current file and for the overall migration.
- While migration is running, the normal action buttons are hidden.
- A cancel button is available to stop migration and keep AVI files intact.
- If cancelled, temporary MP4 output is removed and the original AVI files remain unchanged.
- Converted recordings are available as MP4.
- Old legacy AVI and IDX files are removed after successful conversion.
- Old legacy Timelapse 2.x folders and files are cleaned up.
- The migration message is not shown again after a successful migration.
If possible, an ongoing recording from Timelapse 2.x is imported as the live recording base for version 3.1.0 instead of being shown as an archive. This lets the recording continue in the new MP4 workflow.
Completed old AVI archives are converted to MP4 archives.
For cameras with important long-running recordings:
- Back up the camera SD card storage before upgrading.
- Install Timelapse V3 3.1.0.
- Open the app from the camera web interface.
- If prompted, run the AVI migration.
- Verify that live recordings and archives are visible.
- Play or download a few recordings to confirm the result.
The main storage folder is normally:
/var/spool/storage/SD_DISK/timelapse2
The Recordings page is the main workspace.
It shows both:
- Live recordings that are still capturing images
- Archive recordings that have already been finalized
- Play prepares any pending frames and plays the recording from the beginning.
- Export MP4 downloads the current recording as an MP4 file.
- Archive now creates an archive immediately and clears active media after success.
- Reset media removes captured media while keeping the recording settings.
- Edit settings opens the recording settings dialog.
- Delete recording removes the recording and its related media.
- Play plays the archived MP4 in the browser.
- Download MP4 downloads the archived MP4 file.
- Delete archive removes the archive.
Each recording can be configured with:
- Name
- Resolution
- Playback FPS
- Event-based or timer-based capture
- Daylight condition filter
- Text overlay handling
- Archive cadence
- Expected images per day
Event based captures when the selected camera event is triggered.
Timer based captures at a fixed interval.
The daylight condition can suppress captures outside useful daylight hours.
Available options include:
- Any time
- Sunrise to sunset
- Dawn to dusk
Use No Archive when the recording should keep running without automatic archive splits.
Use daily, weekly, or monthly archives when the integrator wants regular MP4 archive files.
The Settings page contains shared camera/application settings.
It includes:
- Archive retention
- Migration status, when relevant
- Camera location
- Sun event calculation
Archive retention controls how long archived MP4 recordings are kept before automatic cleanup.
This helps reduce the risk of filling the SD card.
Set the camera location so Timelapse V3 can calculate:
- Dawn
- Sunrise
- Sun noon
- Sunset
- Dusk
These values can be used to limit captures to daylight hours.
Timelapse V3 can also fire a Sun Noon event, useful for consistent daily construction-site progress images.
The About page shows:
- Application information
- Camera information
- Storage utilization
- Support link
- Use an SD card suitable for the expected retention period and image rate.
- Test migration on one representative camera before upgrading a large fleet.
- For important legacy installations, back up
/var/spool/storage/SD_DISK/timelapse2before installing 3.1.0. - If the camera has many old AVI recordings, migration can take time.
- The app shows progress during migration and media processing.
Main changes from Timelapse Version 2.x:
- Changed recording output from AVI to MP4/H.264.
- Added browser playback for live recordings.
- Added browser playback for archived recordings.
- Added MP4 export and download.
- Added migration from Timelapse 2.x AVI recordings.
- Added migration progress for current file and overall progress.
- Added migration cancellation while keeping AVI files intact.
- Added cleanup of legacy AVI/IDX files after successful migration.
- Imported ongoing 2.x recordings as live recordings where possible.
- Combined live recordings and archives into one recording library.
- Removed the separate Profiles page.
- Added recording editing directly from the Recordings page.
- Added No Archive archive cadence.
- Moved archive retention to Settings.
- Replaced First Capture with Days in the recording list.
- Added progress feedback for media operations that really need processing.
- Avoided media progress dialogs for settings-only saves.
- Improved reset and delete behavior for media cleanup.
- Improved navigation and overall user interface.
- Kept package name
timelapse2for upgrade compatibility.