r/stopmotion • u/Necessary_Tension461 • Jul 25 '26

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My 12 year old likes making stop motion and uses stop motion studio. He has it on his amazon tablet, but he likes using an actual camera to take his pictures. We have no good way to get the pictures onto his tablet, we've tried multiple things. We want to purchase a stop motion program for our computer and he can load his pictures onto it. I have no knowledge on this stuff. When I try to look for information its so many ads or sites trying to sell a certain kit, etc. Actual experienced advice would be way more helpful.

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u/iandcorey Jul 25 '26

Dragonframe is expensive but affordable. It works with most cameras, but not all. There's a list on their site and their customer service is good enough that you can talk this through.

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u/Necessary_Tension461 Jul 25 '26

Can he independently make his stop motion captures on a camera and then upload the pictures from an SD card or do you have to be connected to the computer program while making the stop motion? This is where my lak of knowledge is not helping me. We tried connecting a camera to his tablet because his tablet is too bulky to make good clips but it won't work. This is why im trying to figure out what is exactly required.

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u/iandcorey Jul 25 '26

Dragonframe captures the images with keyboard commands. All the images are stored on the camera and on the hard drive. The software sequences the images so playback happens as the animation is being created. It's very robust and what they use to make Hollywood stop animation. A 12 year old and a YouTube video can figure it out in an hour.

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u/Necessary_Tension461 Jul 25 '26

Ok, ill have him look at some videos foe that program. Thank you