Best Stop Motion software for me?

[DanielDMB]

Hi there,

I use a Macbook Pro, and I'm getting into the art of Stop Motion Animation (mainly by using Legos)

Right off the bat, I know you'd probably suggest something like FrameThief (Which I will not use, since it doesn't work on my Mac due to the lack of updates) or FrameByFrame.

I've used FrameByFrame, and it's a great program if your using an external camera.

Problem.

I'm not.

I have a Logitech EasyCam Pro which is a fine camera for me to use with what I'm doing (for now, I want to upgrade eventually to an HD webcam)

At the start, FrameByFrame does not detect the webcam. I came to the conclusion that I was missing the drivers to the specific camera, and downloaded Macam and extracted the drivers to the quicktime library.

Afterwards, FrameByFrame detected the webcam, but when I tried to select it, the whole application froze, and severely messed up.

Unless you know the fix to my problem, I can't really use this program.

So my question is - Do you know any other Stop Motion Software for Mac that I can use with webcams?

Free would be great, but I may be willing to shell a bit of money out. Not a lot, since this is only a hobby.



Thanks.

 

[ScoobyMcDoo]

Not sure if this is helpful for your situation, but there are articles out on the web written by folks who have used imovie to make stop action films.

 

[DanielDMB]

Not sure if this is helpful for your situation, but there are articles out on the web written by folks who have used imovie to make stop action films.

No, I need a program that will allow me to take pictures with my webcam and then feed them into the program at a certain FPS (like, 15 FPS)

I've tried using iMovie, but with no avail.

 

[opsGordon]

Hi,

Did you get something that worked for you? If not, Smoovie sounds like it might just do what you want:

http://www.smoovie-app.com

 

[preppy]

My wife and I had a great experience working with iStopMotion 2 for our wedding invitations. You can download it and try it out before buying. We tried a few others before realizing that for our needs (non-professional but still "professional") iStopMotion 2 was the easiest to work with.

*We are in no way affiliated with the company that publishes the software

 

[mulo]

uh uh uh, i'm curious, i've long wanted to learn how to do this stuff.

 

[cambookpro]

My wife and I had a great experience working with iStopMotion 2 for our wedding invitations. You can download it and try it out before buying. We tried a few others before realizing that for our needs (non-professional but still "professional") iStopMotion 2 was the easiest to work with.

*We are in no way affiliated with the company that publishes the software

I second iStopMotion. Great bit of software.

 

[Wakakanada]

Smoovie option

I second iStopMotion. Great bit of software.

I am going to do the iStopMotion trial to see if it works for me. I am looking for a low cost option for putting together 3D rendered jpegs created in DAZ Studio. I am presently doing a trial of Smoovie which is new and cheap, but it may be too basic for my needs [but I highly recommend you download the trial to experiment on, no time limit, just major watermark].

Which version of iStopMotion are you using. I am wondering between the Home or Express versions.

 

[wandrer2]

Hmmm, I haven't animated in ages, and when I did I was still using a PC. However, let me point you to http://www.bricksinmotion.com/ , where there's a lively community of Lego animators, some of which must be in a better position to answer your question than I am.

Oh, and everyone else will find a fine collection of brickfilms there!