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Use results in Timelapse

Timelapse is a separate program for reviewing camera trap photos. It runs on Windows only, and you can get it from its download page. AddaxAI writes a recognition file that Timelapse reads, so you can go through the AI results inside Timelapse.

Timelapse needs the recognition file inside the folder it reads. AddaxAI writes it there when you analyse that folder, subfolders included, with a folder run. Then you import that file into Timelapse, as described below. A project does not fit: it can hold many folders in different places that move over time.

Video tutorial​

Prefer to watch? This video shows the round trip from Timelapse to AddaxAI and back.

Steps​

  1. Start AddaxAI on your folder. Two ways:

    • From Timelapse: choose Recognitions > AddaxAI Image Recognizer > Run AddaxAI recognizer on a folder. AddaxAI opens "Analyse a folder" with that folder already filled in. By default AddaxAI also writes the recognition file where Timelapse expects it.

      The AddaxAI recognizer in Timelapse's Recognitions menu

    • From AddaxAI: start a folder analysis on the folder yourself.

      Start folder analysis from the AddaxAI home screen

  2. Run the folder analysis as normal. Nothing here is Timelapse-specific. See analyse a folder.

  3. Save the recognition file. In the save step, check that JSON, the recognition file for Timelapse, is on. AddaxAI writes the file next to your photos. Leave both as they are.

    The JSON recognition file option in the save step

  4. Import into Timelapse. Choose Recognitions > Import image recognition data for this image set, then pick the file.

    The Import image recognition data item in Timelapse's Recognitions menu

For more detail on the Timelapse side, see their image recognition guide.