diff --git a/timelapse/tl-capture b/timelapse/tl-capture
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4f34618..9442fc9
--- a/timelapse/tl-capture
+++ b/timelapse/tl-capture
@@ -1,41 +1,141 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Default status for variables
+PROGRAM_NAME=$(basename "$0")
+remote_sync=false # --remote
+root_only=false # --root
+output_dir="/tmp" # -o
+remote_dir="/tmp" # --sync-dir
+device="/dev/video0" # fswebcam -d
+frames=1 # fswebcam -F
+skips=5 # fswebcam -S
 
-# Customizable variables
-# Paths
-IMG_DIR="/tmp/TL"
-NAS_MOUNT_DIR="/mnt/media"
-SYNC_DES_PATH="/tl/to-process"
-# Command variables
-RESOLUTION="1920x1080"
-DEVICE="/dev/video0"
-FRAMES="1"
-SKIPS="5"
-
-# Pre-script configurations
 # Generate the date for the filename
-DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M")
+current_date=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M")
 # Form the filename
-FILENAME="TL-$DATE.jpg"
+out_filename="TL-$current_date.jpg"
+# Concat the file path parts into one variable
+output_path="${output_dir}/${out_filename}"
 
-# Functions
-# Capture an image and save it locally
-capture() {
-    # Capture an image for the timelapse and save it to /tmp/TL-YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM.jpg
-    echo "Capturing image and saving it to $IMG_DIR/$FILENAME"
-    fswebcam -r "$RESOLUTION" -d "$DEVICE" "$IMG_DIR/$FILENAME" -F 1 -S 5
+
+usage() {
+    echo -e "usage: $PROGRAM_NAME -r resolution [-o output_dir] [-d device] [-F frames] [-S skips] [--root] [--remote --sync-dir remote_dir]"
+    echo -e "  -r resolution            Image resolution, e.g. 1920x1080"
+    echo -e "  -o output_dir            Path to image storage directory, default /tmp"
+    echo -e "  -d device                Device path to webcam, default /dev/video0"
+    echo -e "  -F frames                Number of image frames to capture, default 1"
+    echo -e "  -S skips                 Number of frames to skip before capturing, default 5"
+    echo -e "  --root                   Checks if the script is running as root"
+    echo -e "  --remote                 Enable remote syncing of images, must specify --sync-dir as well"
+    echo -e "  --sync-dir remote_dir    Path to remote sync destination"
+    exit 1
 }
-# Sync images from local to a remote mounted storage device
-sync() {
-    echo "Syncing $IMG_DIR to $NAS_MOUNT_DIR$SYNC_DES_PATH..."
-    rsync -av --progress --remove-source-files "$IMG_DIR/" "$NAS_MOUNT_DIR$SYNC_DES_PATH/" $1
-    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-        echo "Success"
+
+# Parse arguments
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        -r)
+            resolution="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -o)
+            output_dir="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -d)
+            device="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -F)
+            frames="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -S)
+            skips="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --root)
+            root_only=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --remote)
+            remote_sync=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --sync-dir)
+            remote_dir="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Check for required arguments
+if [ -z "$resolution" ]; then
+    echo "Error: resolution is required"
+    usage
+fi
+
+# Implement the behavior based on the flags and options
+echo "Resolution: $resolution"
+echo "Output Directory: $output_dir"
+echo "Device: $device"
+echo "Frames: $frames"
+echo "Skips: $skips"
+echo "Running as Root: $root_only"
+echo "Remote Sync: $remote_sync"
+if [ "$remote_sync" = true ]; then
+    if [ -z "$sync_dir" ]; then
+        echo "Error: --sync-dir must be specified when --remote is used"
+        usage
     else
-        echo "Unable to complete sync. Exiting"
+        echo "Sync Directory: $sync_dir"
+    fi
+fi
+
+##################################################
+# Functions
+##################################################
+check_for_root() {
+    # Check for root/sudo
+    if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "This script must be run as root or with sudo."
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo "Running as root or with sudo."
+    fi
+}
+
+capture() {
+    echo -e "Capturing image and saving it to $output_path"
+    fswebcam -r "$resolution" -d "$device" "$output_path" -F $frames -S $skips
+}
+
+sync() {
+    echo "Syncing $output_dir to $remote_dir..."
+    rsync -av --progress --remove-source-files "$output_path" "$remote_dir/" $1
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        echo -e "Success"
+    else
+        echo -e "Unable to complete sync. Exiting"
         exit 1
     fi
 }
 
-# Actually run everything
+# Calling functions
+# If needed, check for root
+if [[ $root_only == true ]]; then
+    check_for_root
+fi
+
 capture
-sync
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+
+# If needed, sync the image to remote storage
+if [[ $remote_sync == true ]]; then
+    sync
+fi
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