Timelapse X – Professional Timelapse Add-on for Blender

(Compatible with Blender version 5.2.)

Create stunning timelapse videos directly inside Blender.

Timelapse X is the ultimate tool for artists, modelers, and content creators who want to showcase their creative process in a smooth, professional way—without leaving Blender.

This addon was completed with the help of AI.

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✅ Key Features

Capture Modes

• Blender Window – Record the entire UI for tutorials and workflow demos

• Camera List – Multi-camera capture with animated cameras supported

Smart Recording

• Idle Detection – Capture only when changes occur

• Lock Shading – Consistent viewport look for clean timelapse

Flexible Output

• PNG (with optional alpha) or JPEG

• Zero-padded filenames for easy sorting

Interval Control

• Live update with ✓ Apply

• Quick presets: 0.5s, 1.0s, 2.0s

Pause / Resume

• Stop wasting frames during breaks without resetting the counter

One-Click Video Export

• Compile image sequences into MP4 (H.264) via Blender’s VSE + FFmpeg

🎯 Why Choose Timelapse X?

All-in-One Solution – No external software needed

Perfect for: Modeling, Sculpting, Shading, Tutorials, and Social Media Content

Optimized Workflow – Save time and keep everything inside Blender

📦 What’s Included

Add-on .zip (Legacy & Extension formats)

📦 Versioned summary

• 5.2 : 
  

  Hotkey-Triggered Screenshot Capture (Window Mode)

  Timelapse X's Window mode can now capture screenshots on demand instead of on a fixed timer. A new preference, "Capture on Input Only (Window)", disables the periodic capture timer and hands control to a fully customizable keyboard shortcut — every press of the hotkey saves exactly one frame.

  How to use it:

  1. Start a recording in Window mode.
  2. In the sidebar panel (N-panel) under Quick Settings → Window Capture, enable "Capture on Input Only (Window)".
  3. A small hotkey widget appears below it, defaulting to Ctrl+Shift+F9. Click the key field and press any key/modifier combo you want to rebind it.
  4. From then on, no screenshots are taken automatically — press your chosen hotkey whenever you want a frame captured.

  You can also rebind the shortcut from Blender's standard Preferences > Keymap > Window, searching for "Timelapse X: Capture Screenshot Now". Both places edit the same live binding, so changes made in either location take effect immediately, and the hotkey only fires while a Window-mode recording is active and unpaused — otherwise the key press passes through untouched.
  
  New: custom hotkeys, action-based capture triggers (in both Window and Camera List modes), an emergency stop hotkey, camera turntable auto-rotation, a Stealth Camera mode for rock-stable Window-mode framing with automatic crop, and one-click hiding of reference blueprints or entire collections during capture. Plus reliability fixes for smoother, more accurate captures.

• Interaction with Timelapse's 'Blender Window' Mode

  The synergy between "Clean Window" and the timelapse feature is especially powerful when using the 'Blender Window' capture mode.

  This mode captures a timelapse by taking screenshots directly from your 3D viewport. By activating "Clean Window," you can instantly strip your main viewport of all distracting UI elements, turning it into a clean, cinematic display. The addon then opens a new, compact window containing all the necessary UI, allowing you to continue working seamlessly.

  The result is a highly professional timelapse. Each captured frame is pristine and focuses entirely on your model's evolution, perfect for creating portfolio reels, "making-of" videos, or client presentations without any interface elements in the shot.

📝 Notes & tips

• For WINDOW idle stability, keep VIEW_3D + Stabilize ON; tune threshold (≈0.008–0.02) and downscale (32–64) to your scene.
• If you pause/resume and want an immediate frame, toggle “Capture immediately on Start” and (optionally) unpause/capture once manually.
• When compiling “Single MP4 (merge all)”, choose Concatenate for camera‑by‑camera blocks, or Round‑robin to interleave cameras by frame index.

+ Hope you like it! Thank you!