A time-lapse maker for videos and photos
This time-lapse maker compresses long events into a few seconds. Open a video and speed it up anywhere from 2× to 100× — a sunset, a commute, a build, a crowd — or select a series of photos taken by an interval timer and turn them into a smooth MP4. Everything is processed in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
A good time-lapse is made by sampling frames, not by squeezing them. At 10× the tool keeps one frame in every ten and plays them at a normal frame rate, so each frame is a full, sharp image and the motion of clouds, traffic or shadows flows naturally. You can choose the output frame rate too: at 24 fps a 30 fps source at 10× uses one frame for every 12.5 source frames, keeping the familiar cinematic cadence.
Photo mode is for intervalometer shots, phone burst sequences and screenshots. Photos are ordered by file name (with numbers sorted the way people expect, so IMG_2 comes before IMG_10), by the date taken stored in each JPEG’s EXIF data, or by file date, and are scaled to 4K, 1080p, 720p or 480p.
How to use the Time-Lapse Maker
- Choose From a video or From photos, then drop the file or select all your photos at once.
- For video, pick a Speed-up preset or type a custom factor from 2 to 100, then an Output frame rate and whether to keep the sound.
- For photos, choose the Order, how many Photos per second to show, the Video size and whether to crop or letterbox photos of another shape.
- Check the summary — final length, number of frames and which frames are used — then press Make time-lapse.
- Preview the looping result in the After player and press Download MP4.
Time-Lapse Maker features
2× to 100× by frame sampling
Whole frames are picked at even intervals, so the result stays sharp and evenly paced at any factor.
Choose the output frame rate
Keep the source rate or switch to 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; the sampling step adapts automatically.
Photos to video
Turn up to 3,000 JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF images into an MP4 at 1–60 photos per second.
Smart ordering
Natural file-name order, EXIF date taken (including sub-second burst timing) or file date.
Optional sped-up sound
Mute the clip or keep a sped-up soundtrack built from short pitch-correct snippets.
Private and offline-capable
Decoding and encoding use your browser’s WebCodecs engine via the open-source Mediabunny library (MPL-2.0); files stay on your device.
How long will my time-lapse be?
From video: new length = original length ÷ speed-up. From photos: length = number of photos ÷ photos per second. The table shows common examples.
| Source | Setting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10-minute video | 10× | 1 minute |
| 1-hour video | 60× | 1 minute |
| 2-hour sunset recording | 100× | 1 minute 12 seconds |
| 300 photos | 24 per second | 12.5 seconds |
| 720 photos (1 every 5 s for 1 hour) | 30 per second | 24 seconds |
Planning a photo time-lapse
Decide the final length first, then work backwards. For a 20-second clip at 24 fps you need 480 photos; to cover a 2-hour sunset that means one photo every 15 seconds. Use a tripod, fix the exposure and white balance so frames do not flicker, and switch off auto-focus once focused.
Fast subjects such as traffic or people look best with short intervals (1–2 s); slow ones such as clouds, plants or construction can use 10 s to several minutes. If your clip wobbles, run it through Stabilize Video afterwards. For gentler changes from 1.25× to 4× with natural-sounding audio, the Video Speed Changer is the better tool, and a short loop of the result makes a great GIF.
Time-Lapse Maker FAQ
How do I make a time-lapse from a video?
Choose From a video, open the clip, pick a speed-up such as 10× or 50×, and press Make time-lapse. The tool keeps evenly spaced frames and plays them at a normal frame rate, then gives you an MP4 to download.
How do I make a time-lapse from photos?
Choose From photos and select all the images at once. Pick the order (file name, date taken or file date), the photos per second and the video size, then press Make time-lapse.
What is the difference between a time-lapse and speeding up a video?
Both make events happen faster. A time-lapse here samples whole frames at high factors (up to 100×) and usually drops the sound; the speed changer is for moderate speeds and keeps speech intelligible with pitch correction.
Why are my photos in the wrong order?
File names with numbers sort naturally here (2 before 10), but renamed or merged folders can still be out of sequence. Switch Order to Date taken, which reads the EXIF time recorded by the camera.
Can I use HEIC photos from an iPhone?
Only if your browser can decode HEIC, which most cannot. Convert them to JPG first; photos that cannot be decoded are skipped and counted.
Is there a limit?
Videos up to 2 GB and up to 3,000 photos per time-lapse. Very large 4K sequences need a lot of memory, so choose 1080p if your device struggles.