Time-lapse recording

NOTE: Time-lapse record is only available on Android and iOS

Time-lapse recording captures a movie and saves it to your Photos. As you work, it captures frames only when you are drawing. Every 16 frames captured, gives you one second of footage. As you draw, if you zoom in to do detailed work, the recording catches it.

Do one of the following:


If you're on a handheld device, in the toolbar, tap Tools icon, then The Time-lapse icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook Time-lapse.

Sketchbook for mobile tools with Time-lapse record


If you're on a tablet, in the toolbar, tap The Time-lapse icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook.

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  1. Tap the canvas and start sketching. All your brush strokes will be recorded.
  2. When finished drawing:
    • If you're on a handheld device, select Tools icon, then tap The Time-lapse icon in the mobile version of SketchbookTime-lapse.
    • If you're on a tablet, tap The Time-lapse icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook

This window will appear.

Saving a movie in the mobile version of Sketchbook

This window provides feedback on the playback time, captured frames, and session duration, so you can keep track of the length of your movie.

  • To stop recording, tap The Time-lapse icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook. To save your recording, tap Save to Device.
  • To pause recording, tap The Time-lapse icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook, then tap Continue to continue recording the progress of your sketch.



Saving your recording

When finished recording, this is the format your movie is saved as:

  • For iOS users - an .mov (H.264 movie) file
  • For Android users - an .mp4 file

The resolution is dependent on the device.


Where is my recording

If you would like to share the recording, this is where you can find it:

  • For iOS users - Photos (Photo Library)
  • For Android users - Pictures > Sketchbook Gallery 


Troubleshooting

When using Time-lapse, if your device enters sleep mode or you leave the app, the captured session is ended and the movie is saved. You can bring any saved captures into a movie editing package to create a movie from them.


Delete

Warning

If you keep Time-lapse running for a long period, the size of the content may exceed the storage space on your device. If this happens, the file will not save and your Time-lapse will be lost. Keeping Time-lapse on for hours while you draw is generally not a good idea.