How to use iStopmotion 2

iStopmotion is one of the best (and easiest) animation applications I think have used. The interface is simple and the quality of the output is brilliant coping with video sources from iSight to High Definition digital SLR cameras.

I have been using iStopmotion for five years and to be honest I use it in the same way each time it loads. I tend to keep the workflow simple, a digital camcorder connected to my Mac via Firewire and then simply hitting the red button to capture each single frame. Read more

Top 5 Tips for Animators

Joel Simon is one of Ireland’s most successful and award winning animators. Joel started the Flickerpix studio a number of years ago winning an IFTA award for the brilliant ‘Horn OK Please’ and the group are currently adding the final touches to a special Comic Relief Read more

Life and Death of a Tea Bag

Digital stop-motion animation chronicling the life and death of a tea bag. This video was created using istopmotion then edited in final cut. The animation demonstrates how a simple story can be brought to life with imagination and creative uses of the software available. Read more

Flickerpix: “Days Like This”

Local Animation company “Flickerpix” have released their latest production ‘Days Like This’ on YouTube. The film is 3:10 in length and really is quite spectacular. Flickerpix are famous for their award winning ‘Horn Ok Please‘ and the BBC series ‘On Air‘ Click the Read More button to see the film in full.
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IStopmotion Brings Leopard Bonus

boinx.png“New features in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will directly benefit our customers in the immediate future,” says Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software. “iStopMotion 2.1 will be the first of our applications to be optimised to take advantage of Leopard improvements.”

The application is scheduled to ship in late 2007. “Mac OS X Leopard offers over 300 new features and advanced technologies, including Core Animation which helps developers easily create animated user experiences,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “We’re thrilled that developers like Boinx Software embrace Leopard’s technologies and find ways to further improve the user experience for their products.” Read more