iMotion - Stop motion animation for iPhone
Saturday 14 November 2009 at 08:27 am. Used tags: animation, iphone, stopmotionanimation
Recently I've been doing a bit of stop motion animation, cpd for staff and in the classroom. Using a variety of software: SAM animation, FrameByFrame and I Can Animate. Recently I spotted iMotion for the iPhone. This app makes stop motion and time laps videos on your iphone. It will export via email or to your photo library. It seems to work fine on an iPhone g3 without the S.The app can record on click or automatically at intervals, I've tried both and it seems easier to use auto. It is quite hard to keep the iPhone still when clicking. setting it to 10 second delay gives you time to move your cast about. A good mount for the iPhone would help. Maybe a gorrilapod?
iMotion give you options to save in different sizes: 80 x 170, 160 x 214 or 320 x 247 and exports to mp4 or a set of images. There is an option to publish on the iMotion blog where you can see some more examples.
While I would not think of getting iPhones to use in class just for the ability to animate, it could be a useful feature if you are already using iPhones in class. especially at the price of 59p
two comments
If you want to plan your animation before you make it, you might want to use the iStoryboards app – you can check it out here
Lisa Stevens (Email) (URL) - 15-11-’09 00:02Lisa xx
Excellent wee app. Now all we need is a camera on the iPod Touch and we’re away!
Chris Thomson (URL) - 16-11-’09 16:01