Tlapse

Automated time lapse photography using gphoto2.

Installation

  1. Install gphoto2
  • macOS: brew install gphoto2
  • Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install gphoto2
  1. gem install tlapse

Example: Integrate with cron

  • From 9 AM to sunset, capture one image every 10 minutes
0 9 * * * cd $HOME && eval "$(tlapse until_sunset --interval 10)" >> capture.log

CLI

Find better documentation by running tlapse help or tlapse help SUBCOMMAND

  • tlapse capture_single - Capture an image using the tethered camera
  • tlapse until_sunset - Generate a gphoto2 command which captures images until sunset

API

Mostly useful for cronjobs and the like.

  • Capture images between given hours

    Tlapse::Capture.timelapse_command({
from: Time.now,
to: Time.now + 6.hours,
interval: 30.minutes
}) # => "gphoto2 --capture-image-and-download -I 1800 -F 12 --filename '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S.jpg'"

  • Capture images from sunset to sunrise

    Tlapse::Capture.timelapse_command_while_sun_is_up(interval: 30.minutes)
# => "gphoto2 --capture-image-and-download -I 1800 -F 11 --filename '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S.jpg'"

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.