First of all, I'd like to let you know how dedicated I am. I informed my girlfriend recently that I could not move in with her, because I would not be able to afford to buy the video camera I'm saving up for. I've got a dream, and I can't let this one die. I might be in the doghouse... but at least I don't pay rent there!
Anyway, I'm curious about stop-motion animation. I'm goign to be purchasing the JVC HD100U, and I'm curious if I will be able to do stop motion animation with it. Is this kind of animation something best left to film cameras, or is this a plausible idea? Of course, this won't be the main use of the camera, but I thought it would be fun.
'In the life that man creates for himself, he too, creates his demise... and his legacy.'
'In the life that man creates for himself, he too, creates his demise... and his legacy.'
You could, but you'll probably have to record a few seconds of each shot and then cut it down to single frames in your editing program. I don't know of any normal camcorder which can record single frames.
Ah, that's what I was curious about. Maybe I could use a framegrabber on the computer to take single frames from the live video coming in from the camera.
'In the life that man creates for himself, he too, creates his demise... and his legacy.'
'In the life that man creates for himself, he too, creates his demise... and his legacy.'
Or get a tripod and a decent digital camera and take single shots then import them as an image sequence into your favorite editing program.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz
