3D EasyLapse

Ícaro Lima

About this app

Capture those fancy time-lapses of your 3D printings using just a phone!

# Overview
This app has a camera that take pictures whenever there is no movement detection. At the end of your 3D printing session, you can preview and share the time-lapse video.

If you prefer, you can create the time-lapses using your preferred video editor, simply navigate to the app's folder and select the time-lapse frames.

- Why not just use my phone's default camera app in time-lapse mode?
Because they just take pictures at constant intervals, making the time-lapses unstable and shaky.

# Usage
In order to capture a time-lapse, you first need to setup your 3D printer to stop printing at the end of each layer. This is usually done by modifying the G-code of each model. You can use my website: https://3d-easylapse.github.io to do so.

Step-by-step:
1. Download a 3D model to print
2. Slice your 3D model (e.g. use UltiMaker Cura)
3. Navigate to https://3d-easylapse.github.io
4. Choose the *.gcode file
5. Fine-tune the settings for your 3D printer
6. Download the modified G-code file
7. Download the 3D EasyLapse app
8. Position your phone
9. Start recording
10. Start printing

# Features
- Video (preview / share)
- Frames (preview / manage)
- Use your frontal or back camera
- Support 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios
- Custom wait time before taking pictures

# Q&A:
- Where are the photos and videos stored?
On the folder Android/data/com.icarodlima.easylapse3d/files.