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From new construction to remodeling, contractor to sub-contractor — CCTV time lapse shows your customers’ entire stories. One time lapse video can tell the whole story that photos alone never capture. People watch them to see the action unfold. From your website to social media to trade shows or client gifts, consider adding construction time lapse as a component of your service alongside a powerful cloud video surveillance system.

Time Lapse Recording Software

Our time lapse software gives you two options for creating timelapses:

Short Timelapse

(Included with Camera Subscription):
Got 48 hours of webcam or camera footage sitting in your archive? Turn it into a 30-second time lapse clip or stretch it out to 5 minutes — your call. One thing to remember: the library holds these short timelapses for 30 days only, so grab your downloads before they disappear. We put together a video tutorial if you want to see exactly how it works.
Video tutorial

Long Term Timelapse

(Addon with Separate Fee):
This addon lets you run construction time lapse projects that span weeks, months, or even years — no need to keep the full archive stored for the entire duration. Set it up once at the start: each day, the platform compiles that day’s camera footage into a clip and appends it to your growing timelapse. Check out our detailed article at this link for setup instructions.
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3dEYE time lapse recording software lets your IP camera capture video frames at set intervals, creating a complete time lapse movie without the need to stitch clips together manually. Once you stop the recording, 3dEYE automatically compiles the frames into a cohesive video clip ready for playback.

Your customers can request tailored recording schedules

  • 2, 4, 6, 8... seconds per day;
  • full week or only work days;
  • 24/7 or only during day time.

Do more with time lapse videos

  • share time-lapse clips with your customers;
  • post clips on social media or project's website;
  • embed time lapse video into your website.

How Time Lapse Video Recording Works

3dEYE Time Lapse

Export ongoing time lapse progress on-demand and remotely. You can review the time lapse video on the regular camera timeline and jump to a specific point as shown in the picture.

A typical time lapse setup takes footage from an entire day and compresses it to a set number of seconds. On a year-long construction job, 2 seconds of compressed footage per day works well. Shorter projects? Bump up the frame count. Here is how that adds up: 365 days at 2 seconds per day gives you 730 seconds of video — roughly 12 minutes that cover the entire build from groundbreak to completion.

Step 1

Pick a 3dEYE Cam

Fixed Dome Camera

  • 1/3": 2 MP, progressive scan, CMOS
  • 1920 x 1080 resolution at 30fps
  • 2.8mm/4mm/6mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 30m IR distance
  • 3D DNR, Corridor Mode, ONVIF Conformance
  • IP66
  • 1/3": 4 MP, progressive scan, CMOS
  • 2560 x 1440 resolution at 25fps
  • 2.8mm/3.6mm/6.0mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 30m IR distance
  • DC12V, PoE. Wide voltage range of ±25%
  • IP67

Mini Dome Camera

  • 1/2.8": 2MP, progressive scan CMOS
  • Up to 1920 x 1080 resolution, 30fps
  • 2.8mm/3.6mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 15m IR distance
  • 3D DNR, ROI, 9:16 corridor mode, ONVIF
  • IP66, IK10
  • 1/3": 4 MP, progressive scan, CMOS
  • 2560 x 1440 resolution at 25fps
  • 2.8mm/3.6mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 15m IR distance
  • H.265, 3D DNR, ROI, 9:16 corridor mode, ONVIF Conformance
  • IP66, IK10

Camera Bullet

  • 1/2.7": 2MP, progressive scan CMOS
  • Up to 1920 × 1080 resolution
  • 4.0mm/6.0mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 30m IR distance
  • H.264/MJPEG, 3D DNR, 9:16 corridor mode, ONVIF
  • IP66, IK10
  • 1/3": 4 MP, progressive scan, CMOS
  • 2560 x 1440 resolution at 25fps
  • 3.6mm/6mm/12mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 30m IR distance
  • H.265, H.264, MJPEG ONVIF Conformance
  • IP67

Turret Dome Camera

  • 1/2.9": 2MP, progressive scan CMOS
  • Up to 1920 x 1080 resolution at 30fps
  • 2.8mm/4mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 30m IR distance
  • H.265, 3D DNR, ROI, 9:16 corridor mode, ONVIF
  • IP67, IK10
  • 1/3": 4MP, progressive scan CMOS
  • Up to 2560 x 1440 resolution at 25fps
  • 2.8mm/3.6mm/6mm optional
  • Smart IR, up to 30m IR distance
  • H.265, 3D DNR, ROI, 9:16 corridor mode, ONVIF
  • IP67, IK10
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