[MacDV] Using iMovie(HD?) to make a stop motion project

[Granville Kennedy]

I have an earlier version of that program but it won't import DV  
footage of a live performance, not to mention the problems of syncing  
to the music.

Sent from my iPod

On May 22, 2010, at 13:35, sb <videovideo at mac.com> wrote:

> Maybe this would work for you?
>
> http://www.boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/home/
>
> They have a free demo download version to try before you buy.
>
> regards,
>
> sb
>
>
> On May 22, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Granville Kennedy wrote:
>
>> My daughter has a long term project that involves making a stop- 
>> motion video of a dance performance she's choreographed.  My  
>> thoughts are to tape a performance, probably in a dance studio, or  
>> maybe on a stage if she gets permission, and then use iMovie to  
>> select frames for the stop motion frames and copy them over the  
>> other frames to create a stop motion effect.  I'm also thinking  
>> that using an older version of iMovie for the editing would be much  
>> easier than the new version.  Or is the newest version of iMovie  
>> now more friendly for this sort of detailed timeline editing?  I  
>> have an old version of FCP 3, but I never got comfortable using it  
>> and the learning curve and the time available to complete this  
>> project may make using it unrealistic.  Ideally I need a pretty  
>> simple workflow that I can demonstrate to her and then let her do  
>> the grunt work on her own.  Since my old G4 MDD has power supply  
>> problems and is out of commission, she will have to use both her  
>> brother's C2D iM
> ac
>> that has FW for import, and maybe then use her Macbook for  
>> editing.  Getting the newest version of iLife is not out of the  
>> question, if it would work, and I might be willing to get Final Cut  
>> Express if it would be the best tool for the job.  Just soliciting  
>> opinions on the best way to approach this project.  The dance has  
>> already been choreographed and will be performed in a show Thursday  
>> night.  I could tape it then, and perhaps again in a studio  
>> setting, but mixing the two performances is probably a bad idea  
>> since it at least doubles the amount of importing time...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>        Joe Kennedy.
>
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