View image history with Time-lapse View
Time-lapse View for images provides an interactive graphical representation of an image file’s history, showing changes, who made the changes, and when the changes were made. Time-lapse View enables you to view changes as a slideshow or browse forward and back through changes dynamically. Detail panes at the bottom of the window provide more information about selected revisions.
For information about Time-lapse View for non-image files, see View file history with Time-lapse View.
You can view the following image file types in Time-lapse View:
- BMP
- GIF
- JPG, JPEG
- PNG
- PBM
- PGM
- PPM
- TIFF
- XBM
- XPM
To access Time-lapse View for images:
- Right-click the image file and select Time-Lapse View.
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In the Time-lapse Image Range dialog box, select how many file revisions you want to view.
You can select a defined number of the most recent revisions; a range of revisions defined by revision number, changelist number, or date/time; or all revisions. You can also tell the system to remember your choice as the default to avoid being prompted again.
- Click OK.
To control the Time-lapse View display, use the following settings and features.
Scale |
Specifies the unit used: revision number, date, or changelist number. |
Current selection |
Specifies the current revision being displayed, in the unit selected in the Scale field. |
Retrieved range |
Specifies the starting and ending revision displayed, in the units selected. |
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Enables or disables tweening effects, which generate intermediate frames between each image to give the appearance of a smooth transformation from one image to another. |
Autoplay |
Select to stop or start a slideshow presentation of the image revisions. |
Rotate images every seconds |
Specifies the time between image revisions during Autoplay. |
Slider |
Move the slider to the right to display the next file revision or left to display the previous revision. The revision, date, or changelist number is displayed under the slider. |