How can I capture one image per minute for 24 hours on Ubuntu to make a time-lapse?
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I want to create a 24-hour time-lapse on Ubuntu by capturing one still image every minute, then combining those images into a video at around 20 fps. What software can do this with a webcam or camera on GNU/Linux, and is there a simple way to automate the captures?
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There is plenty of software to do this in Ubuntu 10.10. I have not personally tried any of them so cannot vouch for which is best.
One useful link looks to be - popey.com - My Ubuntu Webcam setup this is fairly command line oriented but Popey does give all the steps to make a video of the resulting images
Other possible packages looking in my software list on Ubuntu 10.10 (you will likely need to enable the Universe repository to get all of them)
- webcam
- webcamd
- cheese
- kmotion
If you get stuck with Ubuntu specific issues you can always try the Ubuntu StackExchange site at askubuntu.com
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Yes. On Ubuntu, a common way to do this is with command-line capture software such as gphoto2. One suggested command is:
gphoto2 --capture-image --interval=60 --frames=1440
This tells it to capture one image every 60 seconds for 1440 frames, which covers 24 hours.
Other Ubuntu/Linux options mentioned include webcam, webcamd, cheese, and kmotion. If you prefer scripting, a Python solution using a video capture module is another option.
After capture, you can assemble the saved images into a video for your time-lapse. If your setup is specifically a webcam on Ubuntu, Ubuntu-focused guides and support resources may help with device-specific setup.
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