First, frame your work with the zoom ring. You can adjust the cameras zoom and focus by turning the different ring sections on the lens.If you are unable to find it, ensure the Aspect Ratio Mask menu is enabled in the top right corner of Dragonframe Make sure the preview is set to 16:9 in the Compostion Guide on the right bottom of Dragonframe 4.Seek assistance from the Media Technology Specialist. If that does not work power everything down and start again.If at all you don't see Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS in either option click Capture again and select Reset/Refresh Connections.Make sure the USB cable is securely connected from the camera to the computer. If it does not appear in either of the lists confirm that the camera is powered on.Click Capture>Video Source>Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS and Capture Source>Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS.The main Dragonframe interface will appear, including a window with a preview of what the camera sees.The sidelights on the copy stand can be turned on by flipping the power switches on the tops of each light.Select a place on either Desktop or your own storage device, name your project, and click Save. A new window will open asking you where to save your animation.If you are creating a new scene, you will need to enter a name for your file under the Production box.Navigate to the location of your file, and select the. If you have an existing scene, select Open Scene.If you have not started a scene, select Creat New Scene.A window will appear asking you to Create New Scene, Open Scene, or Open Recent.If not, it can be found in the applications folder, in the Dragonframe 4 folder. Make sure the twist knob next to the power switch is set to 'M'.The camera power switch is on the top left side of the camera. So, all I can say is - download it, spend some time with it and you'll love it. Oh, and it comes with it's own controller with a 10' (or 3 meter) cord. If not, you can attach a videocamera to get a live view of you scene. If the camera has LiveView it will use that. With some cameras (as of now, Nikon and Canon) you can control everything from the application. And, yes, it is perfect for (and I guess made for) use with DSLR. I haven't tried all functions yet, but provides all you need for animation, including x-sheet, audio, time-lapse, cinematography functions and multi-exposure shooting. When doing stop motion it's very efficient, and has a dark theme - perfect for use in a studio to prevent to much spill from the screen. It is a bit of an resource hog, and it spends its time around 100%+ when doing time-lapse, but it don't seem to slow the computer down, so I guess it uses as much as it can while still being a good citizen. Had some problem with crashing using the time-lapse function when hooked up to my HDV-camera, but the developer sent me a new version to try the next day. The app is great, and my main goal was to see if I could use my HD camera in a stop motion application.įirst of all - this is a professional piece of software. Dragon stop motion works great with the iSight, and other (lower resolution) cameras that I have. You find yourself doing onion skins manually, which works, but is really time consuming compared to this software. It turns out that my camera comes with it's own live view software, which is nice, but it doesn't have any of the fantastic features of Dragon Stop motion. The two big holdups for me on this app are:ġ) The price (though I'd be willing to pay if it could overcome #2 below):Ģ) It does not work with my camera (which is NOT Dragon Stop Motions Fault) none of the stop motion programs I have tried will work with my camera because I don't have the proper connection - you need a camera that supports live view. BUT, having said that, Dragon Stop motion has a really clean interface, and I found the interface preferable to other stop motion software I have tried. The reason for that is the price seemed a little too high for me. First off: I have only used the demo version.
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