iStopMotion
Your story, frame by frame
$9.99
4.0for iPhone, iPad and more
7.7
19 Ratings
Boinx Software International GmbH
Developer
11.9 MB
Size
Mar 27, 2019
Update Date
Photo & Video
Category
4+
Age Rating
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About iStopMotion
Join many thousands of iStopMotion fans and enjoy the excitement of creating stop motion animations (AKA claymation or stop action movies) and time lapse recordings with the highly-rated iStopMotion.
You can be a master filmmaker, directing your own blockbuster animation movie. It's fun and easy for everybody from kids to grandparents to tell your story frame by frame, featuring your favorite toys. Turn the time spent with your children into a great creative experience and wow friends and family at your opening night.
iStopMotion is also used in hundreds of classrooms all over the world in all disciplines, honing creativity, problem-solving and communication skills in students of all ages.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Camera Overlay – Overlay the current live camera image with the previous one and see the changes unfold before your eyes. Animate more quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy.
Instant Playback – Being able to play back your work at any time without a long wait leads to instant gratification.
Beautiful Timeline and Navigator – Never get lost and quickly navigate through your movie, even if there are hundreds of frames.
Import or Record Audio – Easily animate to a prerecorded sound track like the pros or dub your movie after shooting. A waveform view helps you recognize significant events in the sound track making it easy to match sound with the animation.
Remote Camera – Position your camera more conveniently and avoid touching the camera device for capturing a frame with iStopMotion Remote Camera (download separately from the app store) - a free complementary app to iStopMotion!
Theater – Be inspired by what other people create with iStopMotion or share your own masterpiece with the world.
Flip Book Printing – Create a PDF that contains the key frames of your animation to print out and assemble into a nice flip book to show off to your friends and family.
For more information, great examples, a forum and tech support go to boinx.com/istopmotion/
HIGH RATINGS FOR ISTOPMOTION
"Once again, Boinx has done an excellent job…" – Steve Sande, TUAW.com
"I was truly impressed with the quality of movies I could make with this software." – Derrick Story, TheDigitalStory.com
*** Winner Macworld Best of Show 2013 ***
*** Winner Macworld Best of Show 2012 and Mac Observer Editors Choice Awards ***
You can be a master filmmaker, directing your own blockbuster animation movie. It's fun and easy for everybody from kids to grandparents to tell your story frame by frame, featuring your favorite toys. Turn the time spent with your children into a great creative experience and wow friends and family at your opening night.
iStopMotion is also used in hundreds of classrooms all over the world in all disciplines, honing creativity, problem-solving and communication skills in students of all ages.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Camera Overlay – Overlay the current live camera image with the previous one and see the changes unfold before your eyes. Animate more quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy.
Instant Playback – Being able to play back your work at any time without a long wait leads to instant gratification.
Beautiful Timeline and Navigator – Never get lost and quickly navigate through your movie, even if there are hundreds of frames.
Import or Record Audio – Easily animate to a prerecorded sound track like the pros or dub your movie after shooting. A waveform view helps you recognize significant events in the sound track making it easy to match sound with the animation.
Remote Camera – Position your camera more conveniently and avoid touching the camera device for capturing a frame with iStopMotion Remote Camera (download separately from the app store) - a free complementary app to iStopMotion!
Theater – Be inspired by what other people create with iStopMotion or share your own masterpiece with the world.
Flip Book Printing – Create a PDF that contains the key frames of your animation to print out and assemble into a nice flip book to show off to your friends and family.
For more information, great examples, a forum and tech support go to boinx.com/istopmotion/
HIGH RATINGS FOR ISTOPMOTION
"Once again, Boinx has done an excellent job…" – Steve Sande, TUAW.com
"I was truly impressed with the quality of movies I could make with this software." – Derrick Story, TheDigitalStory.com
*** Winner Macworld Best of Show 2013 ***
*** Winner Macworld Best of Show 2012 and Mac Observer Editors Choice Awards ***
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.0
Last updated on Mar 27, 2019
Old Versions
- Now create great stop motion movies and time lapse videos also on your iPhone!
- Remember flip books? They are a fun way to take your animation from the virtual into the physical world, ideal for school assignments.
- Fixed the workflow for adding sound and animating to sound.
- Remember flip books? They are a fun way to take your animation from the virtual into the physical world, ideal for school assignments.
- Fixed the workflow for adding sound and animating to sound.
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Version History
4.0
Mar 27, 2019
- Now create great stop motion movies and time lapse videos also on your iPhone!
- Remember flip books? They are a fun way to take your animation from the virtual into the physical world, ideal for school assignments.
- Fixed the workflow for adding sound and animating to sound.
- Remember flip books? They are a fun way to take your animation from the virtual into the physical world, ideal for school assignments.
- Fixed the workflow for adding sound and animating to sound.
3.2.3
May 28, 2018
• Fixed a crash when launching iStopMotion
• Fixed the implementation with Flic buttons.
• Small stability and usability fixes.
• Fixed the implementation with Flic buttons.
• Small stability and usability fixes.
3.2.2
Oct 2, 2017
• Fixed a crash when starting an audio recording.
• Fixed a crash when saving a video to the Photos library
• Fixed a crash when saving a video to the Photos library
3.2.1
Sep 25, 2017
- Fixed App Icon for iOS 11
3.2
Sep 28, 2016
• Fixed bug which causes the export to hang
• Fixed bug which prevent timeline from scrolling beyond 2000 frames
• Fixed several crashes
• Fixed bug which prevent timeline from scrolling beyond 2000 frames
• Fixed several crashes
3.1
May 7, 2016
- Improvements to connection stability to our companion App iStopMotion Remote Camera.
3.0.1
Apr 6, 2016
• Fixed the 3 most frequent crashes
• Fixed layout issue for iPad Pro
• Fixed layout issue for iPad Pro
3.0
Feb 24, 2016
• Support for iPad Pro
• Improved peer-to-peer networking and zero configuration. iStopMotion for iPad and the iStopMotion Remote Camera do not have to be in the same Wifi network any more. It just works!
• Support for the Flic wireless smart button for triggering frame capture
• Share movies and animated Gifs (first 200 frames) with iOS Sharing Extensions
• Updated look & feel
• Improved peer-to-peer networking and zero configuration. iStopMotion for iPad and the iStopMotion Remote Camera do not have to be in the same Wifi network any more. It just works!
• Support for the Flic wireless smart button for triggering frame capture
• Share movies and animated Gifs (first 200 frames) with iOS Sharing Extensions
• Updated look & feel
2.3
Apr 22, 2014
• UI Tuning for iOS 7, including a brand new icon
• Small bugfixes and improvements
• Small bugfixes and improvements
2.2
Oct 9, 2013
• Export up to the first 200 frames as an Animated GIF
• Share Animated GIFs by email or DropBox
• Share Animated GIFs by email or DropBox
2.1.1
Jun 18, 2013
- Fixed YouTube upload problem
2.1
May 29, 2013
• Upload videos to a WebDAV server, allowing the use of a local server in the classroom to collect students' work
• Receive a push notification when a new video is published in the Theater, a new accessory becomes available or a news message is waiting.
• Many more small improvements and bug fixes.
• Receive a push notification when a new video is published in the Theater, a new accessory becomes available or a news message is waiting.
• Many more small improvements and bug fixes.
2.0.2
Jan 28, 2013
• Fixes connection issues when using the remote camera.
• Fixes bug when deleting multiple frames.
• Fixes severals bug in user interface when changing the number of frames per second.
• Many more small improvements and bug fixes.
• Fixes bug when deleting multiple frames.
• Fixes severals bug in user interface when changing the number of frames per second.
• Many more small improvements and bug fixes.
2.0.1
Dec 21, 2012
• Fixes a major problem where playback could behave strange with audio in the clip.
• Audio in the clip can now be recorded in stereo quality when connecting a stereo input source.
• Smaller improvements and bug fixes.
• Audio in the clip can now be recorded in stereo quality when connecting a stereo input source.
• Smaller improvements and bug fixes.
2.0
Dec 19, 2012
☆ Full Audio Support in the Clip Editor
♪ Record audio directly inside the Clip Editor
♪ Numerous ways to import audio into iStopMotion: iPad Music Library, SoundCloud, Dropbox, iTunes File Sharing, Open In from other apps
♪ See the audio waveform in the Timeline
♪ Set offset as well as fade in and fade out for audio
✵ Brand new Navigator for better orientation and quick navigation
✮ Improvements to Time Lapse
✹ User Interface refresh
✬ Improved Remote Camera connectivity and stability
♪ Record audio directly inside the Clip Editor
♪ Numerous ways to import audio into iStopMotion: iPad Music Library, SoundCloud, Dropbox, iTunes File Sharing, Open In from other apps
♪ See the audio waveform in the Timeline
♪ Set offset as well as fade in and fade out for audio
✵ Brand new Navigator for better orientation and quick navigation
✮ Improvements to Time Lapse
✹ User Interface refresh
✬ Improved Remote Camera connectivity and stability
1.5
Nov 2, 2012
• iStopMotion now requires iOS 5.1 or later!
• New option to insert a black or white frame into a clip. Tap & hold the capture button to bring up the menu.
• Share your videos uploaded to YouTube or Dropbox instantly with friends on Twitter, Facebook and Sina Weibo (iOS 6 only).
• The built-in Accessories page that presents products useful in combination with iStopMotion.
• New option to purchase iStopMotion Remote Camera directly from within iStopMotion (iOS 6 only). In combination with automatic app downloads to other devices (iPhone, iPod touch), this will automatically install the camera app on your device.
• New Help for the Gallery view.
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements.
• New option to insert a black or white frame into a clip. Tap & hold the capture button to bring up the menu.
• Share your videos uploaded to YouTube or Dropbox instantly with friends on Twitter, Facebook and Sina Weibo (iOS 6 only).
• The built-in Accessories page that presents products useful in combination with iStopMotion.
• New option to purchase iStopMotion Remote Camera directly from within iStopMotion (iOS 6 only). In combination with automatic app downloads to other devices (iPhone, iPod touch), this will automatically install the camera app on your device.
• New Help for the Gallery view.
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.4.1
Aug 6, 2012
• New option to duplicate clips. Tap and hold the + (plus) button for the option to appear.
• Fixed bug with exposure settings on the remote camera.
• Fixed bug when leaving the settings while connected to a remote camera.
• Lots of small fixes and improvements to improve stability and performance. Specifically we fixed possible crash reasons.
• Under the hood work for future features.
• Fixed bug with exposure settings on the remote camera.
• Fixed bug when leaving the settings while connected to a remote camera.
• Lots of small fixes and improvements to improve stability and performance. Specifically we fixed possible crash reasons.
• Under the hood work for future features.
1.4
Jun 13, 2012
• New Theater section inside the app that provides a shortcut to clips other users have created with iStopMotion for iPad (and submitted to us).
• New option to enable continuous exposure in addition to fixed exposure. This is especially useful for time lapse recordings.
• New option to lock the camera white balance. Put something neutral in front of the camera, then set the button to 'Locked'.
• Sharing a clip via Mail will now upload the exported movie to iCloud (when configured and available) and mail a link instead of attaching the huge file.
• Smaller user interface improvements.
• Images transferred from iStopMotion Remote Camera will now be compressed (losslessly) in order to speed up capturing and reduce network bandwidth.
• Many under-the-hood changes for future features.
• Several smaller and bigger bugs fixed.
• New option to enable continuous exposure in addition to fixed exposure. This is especially useful for time lapse recordings.
• New option to lock the camera white balance. Put something neutral in front of the camera, then set the button to 'Locked'.
• Sharing a clip via Mail will now upload the exported movie to iCloud (when configured and available) and mail a link instead of attaching the huge file.
• Smaller user interface improvements.
• Images transferred from iStopMotion Remote Camera will now be compressed (losslessly) in order to speed up capturing and reduce network bandwidth.
• Many under-the-hood changes for future features.
• Several smaller and bigger bugs fixed.
1.3
Apr 10, 2012
• iStopMotion has been fully localized into French, Japanese and Chinese.
• You can now use the headset remote play/pause button to capture, both in iStopMotion and the iStopMotion Remote Camera app.
• A new spinner in the top bar shows you when iStopMotion is performing lengthy operations (like updating the playback movie) in the background and may thus make your iPad a little less responsive.
• Large clips, e.g. lengthy time lapse movies, now work a lot smoother overall.
• A few additional Retina graphics updates.
• Lots of stability and performance improvements.
• You can now use the headset remote play/pause button to capture, both in iStopMotion and the iStopMotion Remote Camera app.
• A new spinner in the top bar shows you when iStopMotion is performing lengthy operations (like updating the playback movie) in the background and may thus make your iPad a little less responsive.
• Large clips, e.g. lengthy time lapse movies, now work a lot smoother overall.
• A few additional Retina graphics updates.
• Lots of stability and performance improvements.
1.2.2
Mar 20, 2012
We worked really hard to fix all crashes that have been reported to us over the weekend. Sorry about this and thank you very much for bearing with us! Recent developments made some lurking issues a lot more visible, thereby causing crashes and data loss for some users.
• Tried to make sure that documents do no longer can get corrupted on save (showing 'Zero Frames' on the Gallery).
• Fixed a possible crash on opening a document. Result was that the iStopMotion could crash immediately when launching.
• Fixed a few other rare but important crashing issues.
• Playback should work more reliable, especially when quickly tapping capture and play or when using multitasking.
• When selecting 1080p resolution, the minimum Time Lapse interval is set to 2 seconds. Shorter times would lead to crashes.
• Fixed a small visual glitch in the timeline when running on the new iPad.
• Prevented a rare crash under low memory conditions when starting the app or opening a clip.
• Now stopping Time Lapse when the app goes into background. This should prevent a few strange crashes.
• Fixed another crash related to playback.
• Tried to make sure that documents do no longer can get corrupted on save (showing 'Zero Frames' on the Gallery).
• Fixed a possible crash on opening a document. Result was that the iStopMotion could crash immediately when launching.
• Fixed a few other rare but important crashing issues.
• Playback should work more reliable, especially when quickly tapping capture and play or when using multitasking.
• When selecting 1080p resolution, the minimum Time Lapse interval is set to 2 seconds. Shorter times would lead to crashes.
• Fixed a small visual glitch in the timeline when running on the new iPad.
• Prevented a rare crash under low memory conditions when starting the app or opening a clip.
• Now stopping Time Lapse when the app goes into background. This should prevent a few strange crashes.
• Fixed another crash related to playback.
1.2
Mar 15, 2012
• Gorgeous high resolution (retina) artwork that makes the new iPad shine even more.
• Support for Full HD (1080p) throughout the app.
• Optional support for Full HD capturing. This only works with the back camera of the new iPad or by using iPhone 4S as remote camera.
• Solved a potential crash when doing a longer Time Lapse shot with 1 second interval using the iPad 2 back camera.
• Made the user interface more delicious in a few places.
• Other small changes and fixes.
• Support for Full HD (1080p) throughout the app.
• Optional support for Full HD capturing. This only works with the back camera of the new iPad or by using iPhone 4S as remote camera.
• Solved a potential crash when doing a longer Time Lapse shot with 1 second interval using the iPad 2 back camera.
• Made the user interface more delicious in a few places.
• Other small changes and fixes.
1.1
Mar 5, 2012
• Major speed improvements for capturing. You can now use a 1 second Time Lapse interval (down from 3 secs) on the internal Cameras and 3 seconds (down from 5 secs) with remote Cameras!
• iStopMotion Clips can shared to Dropbox as movies.
• iStopMotion has been fully localized into German, with more languages to follow soon. Feel free to tell us about your preference.
• New option to duplicate a Frame in the Timeline. The new Frame will be inserted right next to the copied one. More Timeline operations planned.
• New option to delete All Frames of a Clip.
• More precise blending between recorded Frames and live preview: Tap and hold in the preview area to get a slider for more detailed control. This extends the Show entry in the Clip Settings to more than 3 values.
• Improved the image quality of all sharing options by using a higher data rate.
• New Clips by default use JPG format for internal data storage. At almost identical quality this reduces Clip file sizes dramatically. You may still switch back to PNG in the settings.
• Added display of estimated result file sizes when sharing Clips.
• Certain presets are removed from email sharing if the resulting movie file size would exceed 10 MB.
• The battery level of a used remote camera is now displayed next to the iPad battery level in the status bar.
• New help overlay for the Camera Settings as well as information about missing focus control.
• When selecting a remote camera and denying the connection on that camera, the previously used camera is once again selected.
• When exporting to the Camera Roll and there is a problem with your photo library iStopMotion should now inform you about the problem instead of sometimes crashing.
• Major under-the-hood improvements to the document structure.
• Exported movies now contain a basic set of metadata.
• Fixed a few crashes, hangs, a few major and lots of smaller bugs.
• iStopMotion Clips can shared to Dropbox as movies.
• iStopMotion has been fully localized into German, with more languages to follow soon. Feel free to tell us about your preference.
• New option to duplicate a Frame in the Timeline. The new Frame will be inserted right next to the copied one. More Timeline operations planned.
• New option to delete All Frames of a Clip.
• More precise blending between recorded Frames and live preview: Tap and hold in the preview area to get a slider for more detailed control. This extends the Show entry in the Clip Settings to more than 3 values.
• Improved the image quality of all sharing options by using a higher data rate.
• New Clips by default use JPG format for internal data storage. At almost identical quality this reduces Clip file sizes dramatically. You may still switch back to PNG in the settings.
• Added display of estimated result file sizes when sharing Clips.
• Certain presets are removed from email sharing if the resulting movie file size would exceed 10 MB.
• The battery level of a used remote camera is now displayed next to the iPad battery level in the status bar.
• New help overlay for the Camera Settings as well as information about missing focus control.
• When selecting a remote camera and denying the connection on that camera, the previously used camera is once again selected.
• When exporting to the Camera Roll and there is a problem with your photo library iStopMotion should now inform you about the problem instead of sometimes crashing.
• Major under-the-hood improvements to the document structure.
• Exported movies now contain a basic set of metadata.
• Fixed a few crashes, hangs, a few major and lots of smaller bugs.
1.0.3
Dec 21, 2011
This update fixes the crashes reported to us so far. Contains some important export crash fixes, plus clips with only 1 frame can now also be exported.
Thanks for all the great feedback! Please continue to report issues and feature requests inside the app. You also help us a lot by posting positive reviews on the App Store. You can actually write a new review with each update ;)
Thanks for all the great feedback! Please continue to report issues and feature requests inside the app. You also help us a lot by posting positive reviews on the App Store. You can actually write a new review with each update ;)
1.0.2
Dec 18, 2011
Fixed a few rare crashes and made some improvements to playback.
Help us make iStopMotion fit your needs by providing feedback from within the app. If you like iStopMotion for iPad please give it a good rating and write a review on the App Store!
Help us make iStopMotion fit your needs by providing feedback from within the app. If you like iStopMotion for iPad please give it a good rating and write a review on the App Store!
1.0.1
Dec 12, 2011
- Small fixes.
iStopMotion FAQ
Click here to learn how to download iStopMotion in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of iStopMotion.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iStopMotion supports English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
