OSnap! Tutorials

OSnap! is feature-packed, providing many different possibilities for time‑lapse and stop motion projects. The app is designed to be simple and intuitive, and the best way to explore its potential is to dive in — snap photos, tweak settings, and most importantly, have fun!

We've also created tutorials below to help you get started. If you have ideas for future tutorials, let us know — we’d love to hear from you!

Video Tutorials

Creating a Project

Stop Motion Basics

Time-Lapse Basics

The Playback Screen

Rendering a Video

The Camera Screen
OSnap! & OSnap Pro

The Camera Screen
OSnap! Pro 2

Importing Photos

Exporting Photos & Videos

Guides & Overlays

Hands Free Capture

Saving Camera Settings Across Sessions

Photo Capture Resolution & Format

Written Tutorials

Below are some basic step-by-step written tutorials.

3rd Party Tutorials

The following OSnap! tutorials were put together by some very talented iOS photography aficionados. Although not affiliated with OSnap!, these tutorials are very well done and we thought we would re-post them here for the benefit of OSnap! users. Enjoy!

Tutorial: Colleen Cassel (Stop Motion)

Demonstrates how to create your first stop motion project in OSnap!. Touches upon features such as using the "onion skin" overlay to align your photos as well as adjusting frames per second (FPS) to modify the playback speed of your project.

Tutorial: iPadagogy (Stop Motion)

Demonstrates how to create a stop motion project in OSnap!. Touches upon features such as using overlay guides, adding music to your project, and rendering and sharing a video.

Tutorial: iPadagogy (Time-Lapse)

Demonstrates how to create a time-lapse project in OSnap!. Touches upon features such as adjusting your timer interval settings, setting reminders, darkening your screen to conserve battery and importing photos to OSnap!.

Tutorial: Epic Tutorials (Time-Lapse)

Provides an overview of time‑lapse photography as well as tips for setting up your first time‑lapse project in OSnap!.

Tutorial: Carin Lilly (Stop Motion)

Demonstrates how to create your first stop motion project in OSnap!.

Tutorial: iPhone Photography School (Time-Lapse)

An in-depth introduction to time-lapse photography and, later in the article, detailed instructions on shooting your first time-lapse project in OSnap!. Touches upon many OSnap! features such as adjusting your shooting interval, locking white balance and exposure, and adding music to your project.
Take the tutorial at iphonephotographyschool.com

Tutorial: Mobiography (Time-Lapse)

An in-depth introduction to time-lapse photography and, later in the article, detailed instructions on shooting your first time-lapse project in OSnap!.
Take the tutorial at mobiography.net