Time-lapse planner
Plan frame count and playback duration, or solve the interval for a target video length. Change the inputs to update the chart or diagram.
Your inputs
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How it works
- Frame count = floor( / ) + 1; Finished video duration = Frame count /
- Target video length: Frame count = ceil( × ); = / (Frame count − 1)
- Worked example: 3,600 / 5 + 1 = 721; 721 / 30 = 24.03333333 s
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Your result
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Assumptions and limitations
A frame starts at time zero; subsequent starts include the end of the capture window when divisible by the interval. Exposure completion is outside this window definition. Target mode rounds frame count up and spans both endpoints; it needs at least two frames and positive capture time. Up to 10 million frames; exposure cannot exceed the interval. Camera write time and dropped frames are excluded.
Sources
- Nikon — time-lapse intervals and capture Sources reviewed: 2026-10-08
