--- description: Instagram debuted a new video app on Tuesday that can collapse long, tracking shots into a fluid, time-lapsed videos. title: Instagram's 'Hyperlapse' Lets You Make Super-Smooth Timelapse Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebf6c0ac297826f2/6986a0fce8524b7857604711/instagram-hyperlapse.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Instagram's New 'Hyperlapse' App Lets You Make Super-Smooth Timelapse Video  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 26, 2014 5:24 PM CUT  The Instagram logo is displayed on a smartphone on December 20, 2012 in Paris. The Instagram logo is displayed on a smartphone on December 20, 2012 in Paris.Lionel Bonaventure—AFP/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 26, 2014 5:24 PM CUT [Instagram](http://blog.instagram.com/post/95829278497/hyperlapse-from-instagram "undefined") introduced a new video app Tuesday that collapses long, shaky timelapse videos into smooth, professional-looking clips. The new app, called “Hyperlapse,” uses image stabilizing algorithms to iron out the jolts and tremors that typically mar timelapse smartphone footage, creating what the company calls “a cinematic look, quality and feel—a feat that has previously only been possible with expensive equipment.” Users can set playback speeds at 1 to 12 times the speed of the real world, collapsing prolonged shots into a few speedy seconds. “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,” Instagram [wrote](http://blog.instagram.com/post/95829278497/hyperlapse-from-instagram "undefined") in its announcement of the new app, which is now [live](https://itunes.apple.com/app/id740146917 "undefined") in the iOS App Store for iPhones. An Android version is also in the works. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3182095/instagram-hyperlapse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3182095/instagram-hyperlapse/"},"headline":"Instagram's New 'Hyperlapse' App Lets You Make Super-Smooth Timelapse Video","datePublished":"2014-08-26T17:24:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:03:02.238Z","description":"Get ready to make professional-looking timelapse videos with your iPhone","url":"https://time.com/3182095/instagram-hyperlapse/","keywords":["Tech","apps","Instagram","iTunes","smartphone"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebf6c0ac297826f2/6986a0fce8524b7857604711/instagram-hyperlapse.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebf6c0ac297826f2/6986a0fce8524b7857604711/instagram-hyperlapse.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FRANCE-US-IT-INTERNET-TELECOM-INSTAGRAM","caption":"FRANCE-US-IT-INTERNET-TELECOM-INSTAGRAM","creditText":"Lionel Bonaventure—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3182095/instagram-hyperlapse/","name":"Instagram's New 'Hyperlapse' App Lets You Make Super-Smooth Timelapse Video"}}]}] ```