Procreate Time-lapse Not Recording or Exporting

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Check the toggles

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   1. Tap Actions > Video and make sure Time-lapse Recording is on
   2. Tap Help > Advanced Settings and make sure Disable Time-lapse is off
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Export properly

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   1. Tap Actions > Video > Export Time-lapse video
   2. Choose Full length or 30 Seconds
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Know the limit

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   1. Recording quality is set when you create the canvas and cannot be changed afterwards
   2. If recording was off, the video cannot be retrieved later
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

The time-lapse is missing, replay is blank, or the export option is unavailable.

Why it happens

• Time-lapse Recording toggled off on that canvas
• Disable Time-lapse switched on in Help > Advanced Settings
• Recording quality fixed at canvas creation
• Low storage during export

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