I agree with the second part - the cycling of the transport
mechanism for 6-frame bits (for one-frame capture) can be
hard on the camera mechanism... If you connect the camera
(without tape) to a computer with a NLE with the ability
to grab frames at set intervals (Premiere), then you can
do the animation with no tape, and no wasted capture and
editing time...

On 23 Apr 2002 02:27:43 GMT, paweber02@aol.com5z378 (Paweber02) wrote:

>Many consumer camcorders have something they call "stop-motion"...some menu
>setting that permits you to record 3-5 frames of video per button-push. For
>mechanical reasons, it is not very practical to do true, motion picture camera
>type, single-frame exposures.
>
>It is, however, very easy to get the same effect (or better) by simply letting
>the camera run continuously, moving your props, then capturing the resulting
>tape and slicing it up on the timeline.

>>I'm considering the purchase of a camcorder for general use, kids,
>>house, events, blah blah, but I've got it into my head that I'd like to
>>try stopmotion filmmaking one day. Something like the Wallace and Gromit