Creating stop-motion animation

Interested in creating stop-motion on your Mac? Chris Breen at MacWorld runs through the software application options (freeware FrameByFrame, and commercial apps iStopMotion and Dragon Stop Motion) as well as the techniques and tools of the trade.

MacWorld: Create stop-motion animation


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