Instagram yesterday released a new standalone app, Hyperlapse, which lets users create professional-looking time-lapse videos with their smartphones.
The new release is in line with Facebook’s mobile-first strategy, and gives Instagram a Vine-like offshoot that has the potential to catch on rapidly.
We designed Hyperlapse to be as simple as possible. You don’t need an account to create a hyperlapse. Instead, you open up straight to the camera. Tap once to begin recording and tap again to stop. Choose a playback speed that you like between 1x-12x and tap the green check mark to save it to your camera roll. You can share your video on Instagram easily from there.
From documenting your whole commute in seconds or the preparation of your dinner from start to finish to capturing an entire sunset as it unfolds, we’re thrilled about the creative possibilities Hyperlapse unlocks. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create.
It will be interesting to see how Hyperlapse factors into broadcasts. This morning, the ‘Today Show’ team filmed a Hyperlapse on air, promising to post it to Instagram later today. Always an early adopter of technology, here’s Jimmy Fallon’s attempt at what is likely one of the first hyperlapse videos (posted yesterday) created:
