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cpc000cpc wrote on 3/20/2013, 6:54 PM

Asia,

Easy! :-) IF you have the patience! :-(

The technique is 'stop frame' animation where individual still frames are shot (a sturdy tripod is a must) and then strung together to make a video. Movie Edit Pro (aka video deluxe) can certainly create the video from a series of still images either by putting them on the timeline or by 'frameserving' -- see my recent post.

The issue is taking all those still shots. Shoot / move a sock a bit / shoot / move a sokc a bit more / shoot etc etc ertc. A clip of 2 minutes will require 2min x 60sec/min x 25(or 30)frames/sec images!

Notes: You can probably have less shots if you don't mind the action being a bit jumpy as it is in your example eg each image is displayed for more than 1/25th of a second. Also some video cameras may have stop frame facility built in so you keep clicking like a still camera but end up with video.

Regards,

Carl

johnebaker wrote on 3/20/2013, 6:56 PM

Hi

Welcome to the Forum

What you are looking for is a technique called Stop Motion - if you search for Stop Motion Tutorial on Google you will find many guides to how to do this.

HTH

John

Added: Carl just got in ahead of me

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Scenestealer wrote on 3/20/2013, 8:40 PM

Hi Asia

Many versions of Movie Edit Pro (or Video Deluxe) have a built in facility to record from a connected camera eg. a webcam, with control over the interval between captures and the number of frames captured each time, and automatically place the items in the Edit timeline to play as a video.

From the help contents in MEP/VDL look for Single Frame recording:-

Single frame recording may be used to record snapshots from the connected video source. This requires a DirectShow compatible video recording or TV card or a corresponding USB device (e.g. a webcam).

The time control function allows you to automatically take snapshots. This is useful for the following applications:

to create slideshows using videos
for animation films (stop-motion recording)
for video surveillance
or in time-lapse photography
The recorded images are added to the current arrangement.

To access - connect your USB webcam and press the Red "record button" under the preview monitor window and select the "single frame" option.

Have (many hours) of fun!

Ss

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