Area Blur Improvements: More Control Over What Your Timelapse Reveals

Construction timelapse cameras are typically mounted outdoors, often with a wide field of view that captures more than just the building site itself. Neighboring properties, public sidewalks, parking lots, or private gardens frequently end up in frame. TimelapseRobot's Area Blur feature lets you define fixed zones in your footage that are automatically blurred throughout the entire recording. With the latest update, you now have more control over exactly how strong that blur is.

Why Blur Intensity Matters

Not all blur is equal. A camera positioned close to a neighboring garden or a public parking area needs a much heavier blur to make that zone unrecognizable. A camera further away, capturing the same type of area from across a site, might only need a light blur to achieve the same result.

Until now, Area Blur in TimelapseRobot applied a single, fixed blur intensity. That worked for many setups, but it left some users either under-blurring areas that required more coverage, or over-blurring to the point where the footage looked visually messy.

What Changed: Four Blur Intensity Levels

You can now choose from four different blur intensities when setting up an Area Blur zone. The options range from a subtle softening effect to a heavy, fully opaque blur – giving you the right tool for the right situation.

This makes a real difference in practice:

• Low intensity works well when the sensitive area is far from the camera and details are already hard to make out.
• High intensity is the right choice when the camera is close to a neighboring property or public area, where a stronger blur is needed to fully obscure it.

Who This Is For

Area Blur is available for all users running live camera feeds through the TimelapseRobot platform. It's particularly useful for:

• Construction sites adjacent to public spaces like sidewalks or roads that fall within the camera's field of view
• Sites near private property – neighboring gardens, courtyards, or building entrances that shouldn't appear in shared footage
• Projects with contractual or legal privacy requirements where certain areas outside the site boundary must not be visible in documentation

Getting the blur intensity right means cleaner footage and fewer conversations with clients or neighbors about what's visible. This update gives you that control without adding complexity to the workflow.

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