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Hans Jacob Wagner left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"Tahoma2D is the free opensource Ghibli 2D production tool with added stopmotion and canon support. A really powerful combination. Runs on PC, Mac and Linux. Visit tahoma2d.org and give it a try. If you need any help - join the discord community and…"

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StopmoNick left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"The industry standard software for frame capture is Dragonframe - for amateurs, pros, TV, short films and feature films. I used to use Stop Motion Pro when I had a PC, but with only Macs now, I use Dragonframe. It is most often paired with Canon…"

Steve Copeland left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"For my first two Jam videos I used Corel Video Studio it was only $60 USD back when I got it for video editing several years ago. It has a live camera view that was compatible with my Canon. The live view was always dark. For my third animation I…"

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Tony Mitton left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"Interesting. Thanks. I'll check out blender!"

Steve Copeland left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"I found out on my last stop mo jam film that resin 3D printing and platinum cure silicone does not work very well together. The resin causes the silicone to not cure. I have had recent success using PLA filament molds and platinum cure silicone. I…"

Steve Copeland left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"I agree with James. Blender is a great character program for the price.. FREE. It is the little program that does a bit of everything. I use it for all my 3D modeling and 3D printing. I also use it for my pre-viz animations. It has video editing and…"

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James Neely left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"To my somewhat limited knowledge, over the last year and a half, the free program Blender has gone LEAPS ahead in its ability to sculpt organically. It has box modeling, rigging, weight painting, animation timeline (to generate expressions) etc…"

Tony Mitton left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"I have a question for everyone. What software do most people use to do the animations? I have an old version of Adobe creative suit and use Flash. It works but I wondered if theres something geared more for this type of thing."

Tony Mitton left a comment on STOPMO JAM 4

"I was experimenting and decided I may attempt doing something like they did in Paranorman and I think Coraline where they actually make interchangable facial expressions. It seems tedious but it's not as bad as I thought it might be. I don't have…"

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