Create a timelapse from a directory full of images. Pass the directory name as the first parameter and a .mkv file with the name of that directory will be created. Requires ffmpeg

timelapse

#!/bin/bash

pictureDir=$1

# make symlinks
pushd $pictureDir

j=0
for i in `ls *.JPG`; do
        ln -s $i $j.jpg
        j=$((j+1))
done

popd

# make the video, setting the input and output FPS to 15
avconv -r 15 -i $pictureDir/%d.jpg -s 2560x1920 -r 15 ${pictureDir}.mkv -threads 4

#unlink symlinks
pushd $pictureDir
for i in `ls *.jpg`; do
        unlink $i
done