The time-lapse is inside the .procreate file
When time-lapse recording is on (it is by default), Procreate records the canvas while you draw
and stores the recording inside the .procreate file, split into many short parts. On the iPad
you export it from the Video menu under Actions. Without the iPad, upload the file here and
you get the whole recording as one MP4.
- Upload one or more
.procreatefiles, or a ZIP of them. - Keep Also save the time-lapse video ticked.
- Click Convert. The result page plays the video; download it as MP4.
What you get
- The recording as Procreate made it. The parts are joined in order without re-encoding, so the quality and resolution are exactly what was recorded, and joining is quick.
- H.264 or HEVC, whichever the recording used. Both play on current phones, computers and browsers; HEVC files are tagged so that Apple devices play them too.
- The full length of the recording, shown on the result page and in the download's label.
The drawing itself comes out too: a layered PSD, the full picture as PNG and JPEG, and every layer as a PNG.
When there is no video
- Recording was off, or the recording was deleted in Procreate: the file has no time-lapse, and the result page says Time-lapse: none.
- A part is damaged: the readable parts are joined and the result page says how many were left out.
- The recording settings changed partway through: parts that can't be joined with the first one without re-encoding are left out, with a note.
Making a short clip
Procreate's own export can shorten the video to 30 seconds; this page always gives the full recording. To share a short part of it, cut the MP4 afterwards with the video trimmer, which can keep the original quality too.
More about what this tool reads and writes: Procreate File Converter.