# Export & time-lapse

> Exporting from CrowDraw: .crowdraw, layered PSD, PDF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF, every layer as PNG files, animated GIF and MP4. Time-lapse recording, replay and export, and saving to Photos.

Source: https://crow.sg/apps/crowdraw/docs/export/

Share your artwork as a layered PSD, a flat image, a PDF or a short animation, and replay or share a video of how you painted it.

## Exporting artwork

In an open canvas, go to Actions › **Share**. Under **Share artwork**:

| Format | What you get |
|---|---|
| CrowDraw | The full artwork with its layers, time-lapse and saved selections, to open in CrowDraw again or keep as a backup. |
| PSD | A layered Photoshop document, with groups, masks, clipping masks, opacity, visibility and blend modes. |
| PDF | A print-ready page at the canvas's print size. |
| JPEG | Flattened, small file. |
| PNG | Flattened, with transparency if the background colour is hidden. |
| TIFF | Flattened and lossless. |

Then choose where it goes in the share sheet: Save to Files, AirDrop, Mail, Messages, another app, or Save Image to put a JPEG or PNG in Photos.

You can also share from the gallery: touch and hold an artwork and choose **Share**, or select several and share them together.

## Layers and animations

Under **Share layers**:

| Format | What you get |
|---|---|
| PNG files | Every layer as its own PNG image. |
| Animated GIF | Each layer becomes a frame, at 8 frames a second, looping forever. Up to 1280 px. |
| Animated MP4 | Each layer becomes a frame, at 8 frames a second, repeated to about three seconds. Up to 1920 px. |

For animated GIF and MP4, each visible top-level layer or group becomes one frame, from the bottom layer up. Draw each frame of a short loop on its own layer, hide any layers you don't want in it, and export.

## Time-lapse

CrowDraw records a time-lapse of every canvas as you work: after each change it adds a frame to a video stored with the artwork. Recording is on unless you turn off **Record time-lapse** in Actions › **Video**; the setting applies to all canvases.

### Replay

Actions › Video › **Time-lapse replay** plays it back. Drag across the video or the slider to scrub through it, tap to play or pause, and change the speed: ½×, 1×, 2× or 4×.

### Export

- **Full length**: the whole recording as an MP4 video.
- **30 seconds**: sped up to fit 28 seconds, plus two seconds on the finished artwork. Made for sharing.
- **Save to Photos**: the full-length video straight into your photo library. The first time, iPadOS asks whether CrowDraw may add to Photos.

From the gallery, Share › **Time-lapse** offers the same full-length and 30-second videos. Videos are 30 frames a second, up to 1920 px on the longest side.

> [!NOTE]
> The time-lapse is part of the artwork: it travels with a **CrowDraw** export but not with PSD or image exports. Artwork Info in the gallery shows how long it is.