Stop conditions, intervals, and keypresses

Four options on Auto Capture define a session: stop condition, interval, key press and countdown. Set them before you choose a source.

Choose a stop condition

A session uses exactly one stop condition.

Stop condition	Ends the session	Notes
Screenshots	After the set number of frames	Default 5
Duration	After a set number of seconds, minutes or hours	Paused time is not counted
End time	At a local date and time	Pausing does not move the end time

Duration and End time need an interval above zero. The free plan limits the number of screenshots per session, and Temposhot Pro removes that limit.

Set the interval

Interval is the wait between two frames. Enter a value in milliseconds, seconds, minutes or hours. The default is 1 second.

Content	Typical interval
Pages that turn after a keypress	A few hundred milliseconds to a few seconds, long enough for the page to render
Interface changes during a demo	1 second
Dashboards or long-running progress	Minutes
Timelapse of a work session	Several seconds

What happens in each loop

Temposhot repeats the same three actions until the stop condition is met:

1. Save a screenshot of the source.
2. Send the recorded key, if Key press has one.
3. Wait for the interval.

Record a keypress

Use Key press when every frame should advance the target, for example to turn a page.

1. Select the field

   Select Key press. The field waits for input.

2. Press the key

   Press the key or combination Temposhot should send after each frame.

3. Clear it if needed

   Use Clear key to remove the recorded key.

Supported keys are letters, numbers, arrow keys, Enter, Tab, Escape, Space and F1 through F12. Combinations with Command, Control, Option or Shift are supported. Keypress automation is a Pro feature and needs Accessibility permission.

Set the countdown

Countdown gives you time to switch to the target and put it in its starting state.

Value	Wait before the first frame
None	No wait
3 s	3 seconds (default)
5 s	5 seconds
10 s	10 seconds

Pause or stop a run

Pause capture holds the loop, and Resume capture continues it. A Duration session keeps its remaining time while paused. An End time session still ends at the chosen clock time.

Finish capture on the floating toolbar ends the run immediately. Stop capture in the app or the capture overlay pauses the run and asks Do you want to stop the automation? Select Yes to end it or No to continue.

Frames saved before the run ends stay in the session and can be exported. The progress text shows the frame count, and for Duration or End time it also shows the remaining time.

Next: Capture presets.