Can Lightroom 6 create a timelapse video without LRTimelapse?
Asked 12/15/2016
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I know LRTimelapse is a popular plugin/workflow for creating timelapse videos from Lightroom 6. Is it actually required, or can Lightroom 6 export a timelapse on its own? If Lightroom can do it, are there any limitations to the result compared with using a dedicated timelapse workflow?
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Yes, you can manually set the slide duration a slideshow to be 0.04s (25 fps). However, I've found that the resulting product isn't as good as other methods of stitching together timelapses.
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Yes. Lightroom 6 can create a basic timelapse without LRTimelapse by exporting your image sequence as a slideshow/video and setting a very short slide duration (for example around 0.04 s, which is about 25 fps). So the plugin is not strictly required.
That said, the community answers note some limitations: Lightroom’s built-in slideshow/video output is fairly basic, may default to frame rates that aren’t ideal, and the result can look more like a slideshow than a polished timelapse if the timing isn’t set well. In practice, dedicated timelapse tools or workflows often produce better-looking results and offer more control over frame rate and rendering.
So the short version is: Lightroom 6 can do it on its own, but LRTimelapse or another dedicated method may give you a smoother, more video-like final output.
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