SETTING UP - Open Stop motion Pro -

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1 SETTING UP - Open Stop motion Pro - STOP-MOTION TUTORIAL 1. Go to: File- new production (never mind the image onscreen at the moment this was from a previous session). 2. (A pop up will appear with the new production :) - Name your production, shot and click ok.

2 3. (The next pop up will set the dimensions of your video:) Type in the dimensions of you want (screen size), 1024 x 768 is a good size (I pad screen resolution), - And click ok 4. (you now have a new production, next you need to import your images) Import your images taken, by going: File import individual files

3 5. (locate your images) You then go into where you have your images saved (memory stick) chose your images and click open. 6. (a new pop-up will appear) This window will then pop up which shows all the image names that will be imported click ok (It will take a while for the images to import)

4 They will all then pop up on your timeline, with the last image taken shown onscreen) You can click on the recycle arrow that is in a lighter blue tint in the image above to view how the images play out

5 Changing the Speed w/ Frame rate 7. Changing the speed - Frame rate (will also change in editor shown later) If the speed of the motion is not the way you want (probably not) you can: Click on the fps number, - A selection will pop up where you select the frame rate you want (12 fps is usually the best but 24 fps is a good option when you have plenty of images to work with) Note: (fps stands for frames per second, it shows how many of your shots will play in 1sec. (eg. 24 for 24fps)

6 The Editor option The real editing of your project is achieved from this point 8. (getting into the editor) Click on the editor button This will show you all the images that are imported and in use in your video like below

SOME BASIC CONTROLS OF EDITOR REMEMBER: the shots that are highlighted in red (like the image above) are the only ones that will be

between) hold down the shift key and click Deleting Hiding unwanted shots To hide unwanted shots go to: (suggest using delete tool

than an eraser) Click the hide button (this will put a yellow line through the image, showing its hidden.

7 SOME BASIC CONTROLS OF EDITOR REMEMBER: the shots that are highlighted in red (like the image above) are the only ones that will be duplicated To highlight multiple images: One by one hold down CTRL key and click on the image From one image to another (everything in between) hold down the shift key and click Deleting Hiding unwanted shots To hide unwanted shots go to: (suggest using delete tool instead unless you plan on reusing the shots you hide) Actions - With the unwanted shot/shots highlighted: (these are more of a marker than an eraser) Click the hide button (this will put a yellow line through the image, showing its hidden. NOTE: If there is more editing to do (like duplicating shots then deleting the unwanted one are better) To Delete again have the unwanted shot/shots highlighted and click the delete key

8 9. ADDING / DUPLICATING SHOTS (makes video longer) You can add or duplicate shots by going into actions, repeat selected frames and use the count to add the amount of images you want duplicated, (2 counts of 1 image will give 2 copies = 3 in total) Eg. If you wanted the same shot for 2 seconds highlight the shot go to actions repeat selected frames and set the count to 47 (with the 1 original gives you 48 at 24fps gives 2 seconds. You then click apply and it will take a little while for the images to duplicate 10. You then click the blue close button to exit the editor window and see how your movie plays out. (It might take a few times to alter the shots to play the way you want) When you re happy with the video you can export it so it will play on any Computer (export shown on next page)

(settings of the exported video) Make sure the frame rate, screen size

9 11. EXPORTING YOUR FINNISHED MOVIE As shown below you export your finnished project by clicking: File make movie 12. (settings of the exported video) Make sure the frame rate, screen size and export format (suggest either AVI or.264 MP4) are right When you re happy with the settings click ok

10 13. (saving options pop-up) Make sure to choose the video name and where to save the finished video (memory key) And click save, it will save your video as an AVI or MP4 (which will play anywhere)

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