Blender Time Lapse Add-on
Added 2022-05-28 10:46:09 +0000 UTCThis add-on will take a screenshot of a specific 3D View repeatedly after a number of actions. Useful for making time lapses without the pauses.
Installation
- In Blender, go to Edit > Preferences.
- Go to Add-ons, choose Install and look for the downloaded file (blender_timelapse.py).
Usage
- In the 3D Viewport you want to capture, go to View > Record Time Lapse > Start. The recording's settings are:
- Use Pivot Object: Check to enable rotating a Pivot Object before each screenshot.
- Pivot Object: Object to rotate. Ideally it's the parent of the viewport's camera.
- Pivot Increment: Amount to rotate the Pivot Object before each screenshot. Rotation is along the World Z axis.Steps: Number of actions between screenshots.
- Minimum Time: Minimum time between screenshots. (When transforming objects/vertices, Blender considers each mouse movement as one action, so this prevents too many screenshots from being taken in such a short time span)
- File type: The output file type (JPEG or PNG)
- Hide UI Elements: Hides all overlays and gizmos. Sometimes they still show up even with overlays off, so this might prevent it (haven't tested it thoroughly yet though)
Other notes
- Requires Blender 3.0+
- The files are saved in a folder named Timelapse-(date)-(time) in the output path. The usual output path is C:\tmp on Windows.
- When transforming in Object/Edit mode, each mouse movement is one action. In Sculpt/Paint mode, each stroke is one action. Each left click on empty space (i.e. deselect all) counts as an action.
- Moving the camera DOES NOT COUNT as an action.
