Timelapse from GoPro images with FFmpeg

Create a timelapse from GoPro images with FFmpeg and save it with MJPEG video encoding.

cd some/directory/with/gopro/images
ffmpeg -r 6 -f image2 -pattern_type glob -i '*.JPG' -s 4000x3000 -c:v mjpeg -q:v 10 ./the-timelapse-video.mov

• cd some/directory/with/gopro/images - The command will work in current directory.
• -r 6 – 6 fps.
• -pattern_type glob -i '*.JPG' – Every JPG in current directory.
• -s 4000x3000 – Using GoPro's original still image resolution for the output video.
• -c:v mjpeg – MJPEG video codec.
• -q:v 10 – Quality 10. Use 2-31. 2 is highest quality.

See FFmpeg documentation for reference.

Now drag this video into a video editing software to make post editing.