Please see the most frequently asked questions by users and links to my answers here.
If you have a question that is not covered here, please first use the search option in the forum, and if you can’t find an answer there, open a new thread.
Licensing
- Which are the differences between the free, the Private and the Pro LRTimelapse license?
- What’s the price of the LRTimelapse License in US$ (or any other currency)
- On how many computers can I use LRTimelapse? Can I use one license on Mac and PC? Which are the license terms?
- I bought a license key, how do I activate it? (You get written instructions in the email that comes with the license key. This video will show the process on a Mac.)
- I’ve lost my license key!
Install / Launch
- General Instructions how to install LRTimelapse
- Mac: File Access issues on Mac OS, how to grant “Full Disk Access”
- Windows: The User Interface doesn’t draw correctly, shows artifacts
- Mac: DNG Converter Icons keep staying in my dock.
- When launching Lightroom I get the message “Lightroom needs to configure your system for the LRTExport plugin”
- Mac: How to fully uninstall / reinstall LRTimelapse
- LRT Lightroom Plugin, Sync Script and Filters not installed
- Mac Big Sur: Issues when running MacOS with Prefer Tabs: Always in General Settings.
- Temp folder not correctly configured in the OS, LRTimelapse doesn’t launch
- ExifTool error: Compilation failed in LRTimelapse log
- Can LRTimelapse be used on Linux?
Editing
- My Keyframes, or editing from LRTimelapse are not visible in Lightroom or vise versa
- Deflicker and/or Holy Grail Wizard doesn’t seem to get applied
- How to organize your timelapse sequences
- Which Development Tools can I safely use in Lightroom / ACR when working with LRTimelapse?
- My Timelapse looks perfectly deflickered in the preview, but the exported and rendered video flickers?
- After deflicker the pink curve is smooth, but I still see contrast flicker.
- How to reedit sequences that I’ve already finished?
- How to properly animate Masks (Linear or Radial Gradients)?
- My Keyframes appear too bright or too dark in the visual previews compared to Lightroom
- How does the “Drag to Lightroom” button work (Mac, Windows 10)? And how does it work in Windows 11?
- How to sync Keyframes in Lightroom for LRTimelapse and where do I find the Sync Script?
- How to do the Ken Burns effect (animating the crop) with LRTimelapse
- How to eliminate dust spots?
- It seems like the Holy Grail Wizard is not working – camera adjustments are not being compensated
- My sequence is already in Lightroom, how does this affect the workflow?
- The White Balance set in camera is not being preserved
- After editing my holy grail the area around the sun is pumping
- I’ve removed an ND Filter while shooting but the Holy Grail Wizard doesn’t compensate for this
- How can I use a Variable ND Filter for Holy Grail Shooting?
- How can I edit Sequences that have been shot with the Timelapse+ View or Ramper Pro?
- How can I get rid of image crops which were set in camera?
- Can I use Brushes or Mask-Types other than the predefined linear and circular ones?
- Does AI-Denoise make sense for timelapses and how can I incorporate it into the workflow?
- What is the meaning of the workflow icons next to the folder names?
- Flicker issues with Lightroom’s/LRT’s native HDR processing
- How to use the AI Noise reduction for timelapses (and why you probably shouldn’t)
Performance
- Mac: Would LRTimelapse benefit from a Mac M1 Max with more GPU cores instead of an M1 Pro?
- Windows: Reading Exif data and/or building previews is very slow
- Working on Network Drives
Previews and Visual Previews
- How to activate and configure Color Management in LRTimelapse?
- Visual Previews or Visual Deflicker failing with timeouts, red bar under preview
- Mac: While creating visual previews and deflickering I get the DNG Converter icon dancing in my Dock
Exporting and Rendering
- The LRTimelapse rendering process aborts while rendering
- The exported video has gaps or missing frames
- The exported MP4 video shows artifacts
- LRTimelapse does not automatically take over the render task from Lightroom
- Mac: On Mac I get Error 139 while rendering the video
- PC: Documents Folder not defined in OS, LRTExport not available
- The rendered clips look different in my video player than in Lightroom / LRT
- After editing my Holy Grail sequence, the area around the sun pulsates
- How can I reexport only one or a few images of a sequence?
- What are Compositions (Time Slices) and how to make them?
- How to do a fully color managed workflow in Rec.2020 with LRTimelapse and Davinci Resolve?
- Which video player should I use for best performance and color rendition?
- I struggle to get accurate colors on my Mac with P3 Screen
Davinci Resolve
After Effects
- Do I get any advantages if I render in After Effects instead of LRTimelapse?
- What’s the best way to stamp or stabilize my timelapse clips in After Effects?
- How to edit Color Managed Rec.2020 footage from LRTimelapse in After Effects? Also check out my Expert Tips Tutorial #10 for the full color managed After Effects workflow!
Shooting
- Why not shoot day-to-night transitions in aperture priority mode?
- Is ‘bulb-ramping’ a useful technique to capture day to night time lapses?
- How to preserve XMP Adjustments from Timelapse+ View or Ramper Pro
- My Intervalometer blocks the camera for too long, I can’t get any image preview with long exposure times.
- Why not use the built-in “Time lapse” feature that some cameras offer?
- Does LRTimelapse support changing ND filters while shooting the Holy Grail to get longer Exposures?
The Holy Grail with qDslrDashboard
- How to troubleshoot a qDslrDashboard setup?
- How to use qDslrDashboard and Auto Holy Grail
- Apple removed qDslrDashboard / ControlMyCamera from the store, I can’t download it anymore to my iOS device.
- qDslrDashboard locks up when using Auto Holy Grail as the exposure times get longer.
Please find these and more frequently asked questions in the FAQ-board in the forum!
