PixelRec
Open SitePixelRec is a Photoshop plugin that automatically records your canvas as you paint and exports a clean MP4 timelapse or speedpaint. It captures only the canvas—no screen recorder—and is a one-time purchase for Mac and Windows.
Added on November 9, 2026
Product Information
What is PixelRec?
PixelRec is an automatic Photoshop timelapse plugin for digital painters. It records your canvas while you work—starting on its own, without OBS or a Start button—and exports a clean MP4 of only the artwork, never your menus, desktop, or messages. PixelRec Ultra, the current version, adds a Replay window with day chapters, a timeline editor for splitting, trimming, and changing speed, and one-click export to several social sizes up to 4K, including Reels, posts, square, and YouTube. It also tracks real painting time and can generate monthly Wrapped cards. The plugin runs on Photoshop 2022 or newer for Mac and Windows and is sold as a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
How to use PixelRec?
- 1. Buy PixelRec and install the .ccx file through the Adobe Creative Cloud app
- 2. Open Photoshop 2022 or newer, launch Plugins > PixelRec Ultra, and enter your license
- 3. Paint as usual; PixelRec records the canvas automatically whenever you work in a file
- 4. Use Replay to review the process by day, then edit the timeline if you want to trim or change speed
- 5. Export MP4 timelapses in the sizes you need, up to 4K, with an optional caption ready to copy
Core Features
- • Automatic canvas recording — Starts by itself so you do not have to remember a record button
- • Canvas only — Never captures menus, panels, desktop, or messages
- • Replay with day chapters — Jump through a painting made over several days and mark the best part
- • Timeline editor — Split, delete slow sections, and change speed from 0.25x to 8x before export
- • Multi-size export — Create Reels, post, square, and YouTube videos in one export, up to 4K
- • Painting stats and Wrapped — Track real painting time and generate monthly story cards
- • One-time purchase — Mac and Windows, Photoshop 2022+, no subscription
Use Cases
- • Digital painters posting process videos to Reels, TikTok, or YouTube
- • Artists who forget to start a screen recorder and lose the session
- • Long paintings worked on over several days that need a single timelapse
- • Creators who want several social crop sizes from one export
- • Anyone who wants a clean canvas-only speedpaint without OBS
