Can I use History panel for a time-lapse video of me drawing?

[RayMK]

Hello, there.

I have a few question about History panel. These questions are meant to inform me whether this History feature can help me make a time-lapse video of me drawing or not:

1. Does enabling "Save History with document" feature in File menu cause the app to save all history from the moment it's enabled up to the latest editing? Or does it gradually forgets the earliest edit if it reaches a certain threshold?
2. Does enabling "Save History with document" cause the file size to get bigger as I continue editing? Is the History data often as small as 5MB, or does it get as heavy as 100MB after a couple of hours of editing?
3. Is using History panel for time-lapse video a good idea? Or do you have another way to make time-lapse video in Affinity software?

Thank you! 😀

[carl123]

1. If Save History is switched on mid-edit, history will be saved from when you opened the document to the last edit. The Undo Limit is settable in Edit > Settings, this limits how far back you can go in the History panel.

2. Yes, size is dependent on the particular edits done

3. I never do time-lapse - someone else may be able to advise re this

[v_kyr]

I don't think so. - But I suggest for sureness to look after similar Q-threads here on the forum and overall the net.

• Timelapse with controls (Forum)
• Preparing Time Lapse with AFFINITY Photo (Youtube)
• ...

Generally maybe search after ...

• affinity making a time lapse video
• affinity history panel making a time lapse video
• ...

Further, somebody who does/did time-lapse videos a lot and thus has the needed experience & knowledge here with this materia, probably can tell you best.

[Old Bruce]

5 hours ago, RayMK said:

I have a few question about History panel. These questions are meant to inform me whether this History feature can help me make a time-lapse video of me drawing or not...

The big problem is that if you spend three or four seconds drawing a line then toggle back and forth with the history panel the line won't be there, and then all of a sudden it will be there. Plus there is no indication if you drew from left to right or right to left. You'll just have the completed line suddenly appear.