🐾 Guide: Setting up a Project in Timelapse

Introduction

Timelapse is a Windows OS software for reviewing camera trap data and transforming raw image and video files into structured data that can provide insights into species presence and population trends. This is a quick introduction to using the software.

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Timelapse is actively developed, open source (GitHub repo), and has comprehensive documentation. For in-depth information, refer to the following resources.

Key Resources

• 🏠 Timelapse Home Page

• ⬇️ Download and Installation

• 📊 Timelapse practice image set
  This is really useful as a template for building your own Timelapse project.

• 📖 User Guides and Tutorials

  • QuickStart Guide (PDF)
    A hands-on guide that walks you through loading, inspecting, and tagging a practice set of images and videos.

  • Reference Guide (PDF)
    Covers all available features in detail. Highly recommended for optimizing your workflow.

  • Template Guide (PDF)
    Explains how to create and manage templates using the Timelapse Template Editor.

  • Metadata Guide (PDF)
    This guide explains how to associate folder-level metadata with your image set and how to fill it in. It also includes several metadata standards.

  • Database Guide (PDF)
    Details the internal database structure. Useful if you plan to access the database directly.

• 🎥 Video Tutorials

  • A Whirlwind Tour of Timelapse (~16 min)
  • Video Companion: QuickStart Guide (~13 min)
  • Video Companion: Template Guide (~7 min)

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There are many more resources on the Timelapse homepage to explore as you become more familiar with the tool.

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