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Library for simplifying and automating time lapse photography using a Raspberry Pi and camera. Can also use ffmpeg to convert images to mp4 if desired.

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TimelapsePy

Library of simple scripts to automate timelapse photography using a Raspberry Pi. There are several scripts, the "main" script being timelapse.py, although user settings should be editted in usersettings.py.

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I'm still working on creating docstrings, etc., but for those who are so inclined to tinker: you'll probably understand what's going on. It's very simple code. Read the documentation here.

Automating TimelapsePy on Boot

Make sure you download all the scripts and put them in a new directory called: /home/username/TimelapsePy. To fully automate the program, add to your cron table with the terminal command (don't use sudo if you autologin to a specific user profile on boot:

crontab -e

Next add the following line to the bottom of the crontab file. Don't forget to add an ampersand at the end of the line

@reboot python /home/username/TimelapsePy/timelapse.py &

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Library for simplifying and automating time lapse photography using a Raspberry Pi and camera. Can also use ffmpeg to convert images to mp4 if desired.

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