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| alison |
animationAt school the children use digi blue cameras and have been making little animation films.My olderst (10) wants to have a go at home, with lego men I think, and I wondered if we have enough stuff to do it. My digital camera does video, as well as stills, but what software would I need to help him edit it. They use the digi blue software at school., but I do have photo shop. |
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| cab |
The tool of choice, for me, would be animation shop. Used to come as a freebie with paint shop pro, but I don't think that it does any more. If anyone has any of the old installation discs for paint shop pro that came as a freebie (you used to pay after so many days or it stopped working), they might have animation shop. | ||
| bingo |
You found that photo yet Cab? 
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| alison |
would windows movie maker do it
I am jsut looking to see what is loaded here or is there anything I can download free |
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| cab |
Errm... Actually the only photo of me I could find on my work machine had me dressed up as Robin Hood. The only ones at home have me dressed up as a mummy. The only online ones I can remember seeing lately had me in full Rocky Horror gear. So no 
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| cab |
Bugger, they've started charging for animation shop. Used to be a freebie. | ||
| bingo |
That's O.K. Cab, I found a picture of you.
Or..... 
Or..... 
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| AnneandMike |
Definitely Windows Movie Maker. It is the only simple to use package and I think it is normally part of Office anyway. | ||
| alison |
Right, I'll have a look at that then.
Thanks |
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| AnneandMike |
P.S. It is also the software they are likely to use at school. I've taught it to kids in 15 minutes then they are away. | ||
| alison |
Thanks
I'll show him tomorrow, then I won't see him for the rest of the weekend. He has about 50 lego men, waiting for action! |
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| dougal |
Wonder if this might be of any interest...
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/tutorial-create-stop-motion-animation.html Yes, Windoze Movie Maker, but for Mac users there's this (using iMovie) http://www.photojojo.com/content/tutorials/stop-motion-digital-camera/ |
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| 2steps |
my son loves doing little movies and animations on his pc. he has done some with lego men too  using his digital camera and windows movie maker. He's 9
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| dougal |
Time for a quick plug for "Shaun the Sheep" at 3.45pm
Worth recording. |
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| skedone |
have a look on google mate for lego movies that will give u everything u need mate short videos as well as guides on how to do it | ||
| alison |
thank you I will.
We have a slight problem at the moment, as son was fixing camera to tripod, and dropped it instead. camera now being mended 
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