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I have a sony cyber-shot camera and a mac. the way I make stop motion is first i take the pictures of a scene the I import them into my mac and edit it in iMovie. i know there are better ways to make stopmotion, but i don't know what to do or use. can anyone please help me?
I can't 
Hmm, in that case you could use a workaround using a webcam. Basically, you could point a webcam to the preview screen of your camera, and take pictures with the webcam first, then if the animation looks good you can take a picture with your digital camera. This way you have a low-quality version of the shot on your computer ready for instant playback allowing you to check whether your animation is smooth and good, and high-quality pictures with which you can make your final (better looking) result.
But apart from that, there's not very much you can do to improve your animating experience with just a camera.
The best advice we have for you (Since we use a digital camera ourselves) is to delete scenes that you're not satisfied with. That's what we do.
Last edited by Juggernaut Pictures (June 23, 2010 (10:18am))
The best advice we have for you (Since we use a digital camera ourselves) is to delete scenes that you're not satisfied with. That's what we do (now
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what?
Well what a coincidence, I have a sony cybershot and a Mac as well. A year ago the first time I ever tried stop motion I did the same exact thing. I never tried stop motion again untill a few months ago. Sadly, the Cybershots cord is on the bottom (at least the version I have) so that means you can't have it on a tripod (which is an absolute must). If you are willing to buy a new camera, many people use webcams I am sure you could find one on ebay for cheap, and if your not willing to buy anything you are going to have to press the shutter release button (This se would be your very last option!) and if you do choose to use that technique make sure you come in from the side and press the button and not from the top. Edit: I am now using a Canon Powershot with RemoteCapture DC for capturing the frames.
iMovie is good for editing your animated scene but not for animation, I would highly recommend iStopmotion for animation. Another (and the only other) option is framebyframe it is very slow and at first complicated. If you have any other questions just ask. 
JUGGERNAUT PICTURES wrote:The best advice we have for you (Since we use a digital camera ourselves) is to delete scenes that you're not satisfied with. That's what we do (now
what?
Yeah, that doesn't make much sense...
The best advice we have for you (Since we use a digital camera ourselves) is to delete scenes that you're not satisfied with. That's what we do.
I really hope you mean re-shoot that scene. Taking a whole scene out of your film because its a bit 'rough around the edges' would be a very bad idea.
JUGGERNAUT PICTURES wrote:The best advice we have for you (Since we use a digital camera ourselves) is to delete scenes that you're not satisfied with. That's what we do.
I really hope you mean re-shoot that scene. Taking a whole scene out of your film because its a bit 'rough around the edges' would be a very bad idea.
I agree, lol
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