Timelapse calculator
How long will your progress video be? Pick your days and your speed.
Photos you will take
75
Your video will last
7.5 seconds
Short-form video works best between 7 and 30 seconds. Yours is in the sweet spot.
Questions
- How many photos do I need for a 30 second timelapse?
- At 12 frames per second you need 360 photos; at 24 frames per second you need 720; at 30 you need 900. A full year of daily photos (365) at 12 frames per second lasts about 30 seconds, so you do not need to show every day to get a short video.
- How long is a video of 365 daily photos?
- At 12 frames per second, 365 photos last about 30 seconds. At 24 frames per second it is about 15 seconds. At 6 frames per second it is about a minute.
- What frame rate looks best for progress photos?
- Between 6 and 12 frames per second reads clearly as a sequence of days. Faster than 24 turns small day-to-day changes into a blur.
- How long is a 75-day challenge video?
- At 10 frames per second, 75 photos make a 7.5 second video, which is the right length for a Reel or a story. Safar picks photos evenly across your dates to fit the style you choose.
Skip the maths. Let the reel build itself.
Log one photo a day in Safar, then pick a date range and a style. Safar chooses the photos and stitches them into a vertical film.