Re: [videoblogging] how to do stop motion

[Michael Verdi]

http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/parties.mov
http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/fashion.mov

These are two stop-motion pieces (first one NSFW) that Jen Simmons and
I did by just shooting stills on a digital camera and setting the
still frame duration to 1/10 of a second. Software with onionskinning
would have made it much easier but it's not required.

- Verdi

On 3/15/07, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> These have been some great tips and resources, Thanks everyone.
>
> Time..wish I had it in a bottle
>
> Heath
> http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Quirk, Wreck & Salvage"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I've tried a few different programs for stop motion, and they're
> all very
> > similar.  Honestly, as long as they have onion-skinning you're
> golden, and
> > every one I've used has that feature.  The biggest challenge with
> this stuff
> > is patience.
> >
> > One thing that helped me out immensely was this article about basic
> > animation principles:
> > http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm
> >
> > The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In & Ease-Out.
> >
> > Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or
> *Acceleration* and *
> > > Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency
> things have
> > > to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to
> sprint (he
> > > got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run).
> He doesn't
> > > just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless
> he's the
> > > Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down
> gradually at
> > > the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a
> bird, or
> > > even a bouncing ball.
> > >
> >
> > Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from
> one place
> > to another, its first few movements should cover very short
> distances, grow
> > incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it
> reaches it's
> > stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement
> before it
> > completely stops.
> >
> > Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art
> form
> > (may not be safe for work, depending on where you work):
> >
> > *http://tinyurl.com/23bfur
> >
> > *Good luck,
> > AQ
> >
> > On 3/15/07, Brad Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Virtualdub, for your windows pc, will load frames, play and save
> them
> > > as avi movies.  You just need to name them like picture0001.jpg,
> > > picture0002.jpeg, etc, and load them into virtualdub.  So I read
> in an
> > > unofficial virtualdub forum.  Here somewhere...
> > > http://forums.virtualdub.org/
> > >
> > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath"  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it
> with a
> > > > video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital
> still and
> > > > then combine them to create stop motion as well.  Is that
> correct?  and
> > > > if so could someone please point me into the right direction?
> I am on
> > > > a PC not a mac.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Heath
> > > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Adam Quirk
> > Wreck & Salvage
> > 551.208.4644
> > Brooklyn, NY
> > http://wreckandsalvage.com
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>


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Re: [videoblogging] how to do stop motion

[Adam Quirk, Wreck & Salvage]

http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/

That is the single best resource for stopmotion online.  The "Handbook"
section is great for starting out, and the "Message Board" section is great
when you run into problems and need answers.

My favorite pc stopmo framegrabber:
http://www.stopmotionpro.com/

On 3/13/07, schlomo rabinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Funny you mention stopmotion animation as I just finished adding it to
> the San Francisco SuperHappyVlogHouse page...
> 
>
> What editing software do you use?  PC or Mac?
>
> With stills, just import them into your editor of choice and lower the
> length of each pic in your "slide show"...which is really what you are
> making.  A sped up slide show.
>
> For mac, I use iStopMotion, which is a really easy program to make
> animations.
>
> I made a video for webshots about stopmotions.  You can see it here:
>   Its not really a tutorial, but
> kinda says what I've already written here.
>
> Good luck!  They are not hard to make, just very time-consumming..
> like most good things are:)
>
> Schlomo
> http://schlomolog.blogspot.com
> http://mouthfulshow.com
> http://webshots.com/is/spotlight
> http://hatfactory.net
> http://evilvlog.com
>
>
> On 3/13/07, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a
> >  video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and
> >  then combine them to create stop motion as well. Is that correct? and
> >  if so could someone please point me into the right direction? I am on
> >  a PC not a mac.
> >
> >  Thanks!
> >
> >  Heath
> >  http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


-- 
Adam Quirk
Wreck & Salvage
551.208.4644
Brooklyn, NY
http://wreckandsalvage.com


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Re: [videoblogging] how to do stop motion

[schlomo rabinowitz]

Funny you mention stopmotion animation as I just finished adding it to
the San Francisco SuperHappyVlogHouse page...


What editing software do you use?  PC or Mac?

With stills, just import them into your editor of choice and lower the
length of each pic in your "slide show"...which is really what you are
making.  A sped up slide show.

For mac, I use iStopMotion, which is a really easy program to make animations.

I made a video for webshots about stopmotions.  You can see it here:
  Its not really a tutorial, but
kinda says what I've already written here.

Good luck!  They are not hard to make, just very time-consumming..
like most good things are:)

Schlomo
http://schlomolog.blogspot.com
http://mouthfulshow.com
http://webshots.com/is/spotlight
http://hatfactory.net
http://evilvlog.com


On 3/13/07, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a
>  video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and
>  then combine them to create stop motion as well. Is that correct? and
>  if so could someone please point me into the right direction? I am on
>  a PC not a mac.
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  Heath
>  http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
>
>  

[videoblogging] how to do stop motion

[Heath]

I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a 
video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and 
then combine them to create stop motion as well.  Is that correct?  and 
if so could someone please point me into the right direction?  I am on 
a PC not a mac.

Thanks!

Heath
http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com