Dragonframe is the industry-standard stop-motion animation software for professional filmmakers, offering frame-by-frame capture, precision camera/lens control, DMX lighting automation, motion rig integration, and advanced compositing tools to create high-end animations
Key Features:
- Frame Capture & Onion Skinning: Live view blending with captured frames for seamless motion sequencing
- Cinematography Tools: DSLR control (Canon/Nikon/Sony), ISO/aperture/focus adjustments, exposure clipping warnings, and aspect ratio guides
- DMX Lighting: Programmable keyframe-based lighting for up to 512 channels (requires DDMX hardware).
- Motion Control: Synchronize camera rigs, dollies, and motorized sliders for complex moves.
- Audio & Lip-Sync: Multi-track timeline, phoneme assignment for character dialogue, and facial animation tools.
- 3D Workflows: Stereoscopic support, depth maps, and Maya/Blender integration
The free trial is for you to test the software with your camera and get used to how it works.
It has the following limitations:
- You can shoot up to 50 frames per take.
- Images will have a subtle watermark that cannot be removed.
- Camera RAW formats are not supported.
Otherwise the software is fully functional.