Stop Motion Studio – Animation App for Mobile and Desktop

Capture the perfect picture.

Capture stunning images with ease. Stop Motion Studio offers both automatic and full manual control over camera settings like focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance. Plus, you can shoot in 4K resolution and add a live green-screen effect for even more creative possibilities.

Looking for a unique perspective? Use a second device as a remote camera to capture shots from a whole new angle.

Use your digital camera.

Take your stop-motion animation to the next level with Stop Motion Studio and your full-size Canon or Nikon DSLR camera! Create professional-quality stop-motion animation with the app’s advanced camera controls. Easily control objects and movements using Live View. Control shutter speed, ISO and aperture directly from the app. Take advantage of the quality of a full-size camera.

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Desktop-class movie editing.

The unique frame-by-frame view shows all your captured images in chronological order, just like the individual frames of a movie. With this feature, you can easily cut, copy, paste, delete, and insert frames at any position, giving you complete control over your animation. The timeline view allows you to zoom in and out so you can stay on track, even if you have hundreds of frames. Enhance your animation by adding audio clips, titles, credits, and filter effects, giving you the freedom to create the movie exactly the way you want it.

Discover the ease of animating with In- and Out Points.

With Stop Motion Studio you can quickly set In and Out points to mark a specific portion of your movie for playback and looping. Then use the loop playback to animate the sequence until it looks perfect.

Use composition guides for perfect positioning.

Use the grid and onion skin controls to position your animated objects with greater precision. Define aspect ratio masks and safe guides for more control over your final output.

Use the path layer to define motion and the paint tool to mark positions. Load an image or video file as a reference to help you create more complex scenes. And with the Onion Skin feature, you can easily see how far you’ve moved your characters between frames for smooth, seamless animation.

Bring it all to life with great sound effects.

Stop Motion Studio comes with dozens of sound effects and music clips ready to use in your movie. Bring characters to life by recording a voice-over track directly into your movie. Use the built-in audio editor to trim the audio clip, set fades, change the volume, or add dozens of fun audio effects to sound like an alien, a robot, or an old radio station.

Make it your canvas.

With a variety of painting tools to choose from, you can paint just like you would on a traditional canvas. Control the brush size and strength to get the perfect stroke every time. Add multiple layers to define foreground and background objects, and use the painting tools to add extra flair to your animations. Imagine drawing a laser sword on a character or fireworks in the sky!

Stop Motion Studio also includes Apple Pencil support, making it perfect for hand-drawn animations.

Magically get rid of unwanted objects in your movie.

Stop Motion Studio’s masking tool is a powerful feature that can help you remove unwanted objects from your animations with ease. Whether it’s a string used to hang objects during capture or other distracting elements.

Turn good looking pictures into spectacular.

Transform your stop motion animations with the powerful image editor in Stop Motion Studio. Easily adjust the composition, fine-tune color levels, and apply stunning filter effects to bring your animation to life. With non-destructive editing, you can experiment with different styles and refine every detail until your animation is just right.

A powerful tool to design beautiful title and credit screens.

Stop Motion Studio comes with dozens of beautifully designed titles and credit cards for you to use. Or use the powerful editor to design your own titles and credits. Its advanced typography features let you create a design that fits your movie perfectly.

Make your movie pop.

Enhance your animation with Stop Motion Studio’s vast collection of stunning effects. With dozens of options to choose from, you can completely transform the look and feel of your movie. Add beautifully designed foregrounds and backgrounds into your animation.

Green Screen

With the built-in chroma keying or green screen feature, you can easily change the background of your scene and create the illusion that your characters are flying or appearing in any location by simply replacing the background image.

Add Facial Expressions to LEGO® figures

Add facial expressions to your LEGO® stop-motion animations. With dozens of different mouth and eye shapes to choose from, you can easily create the perfect expression for your characters. Whether you want them to speak or just show emotion.

Get close to the action.

Stop Motion Studio allows you to use a second device as a remote camera. This means you can use your phone as a camera while controlling it remotely with Stop Motion Studio on your tablet or desktop computer. With this feature, you can easily capture your stop motion animations from different angles and perspectives to create more dynamic and visually appealing videos.

Share it.

Share your movie on the web and at home. Share it with the world on YouTube, Facebook, Dropbox, or anywhere else. Export your project as a movie, animated GIF, iMessage sticker, or printable flipbook. You can also export all your images as an ordered list to import somewhere else, or export your entire project to another device.

Stop Motion Studio in the Classroom

Stop Motion Studio is an excellent tool that can enhance the learning experience in any classroom! As a powerful and user-friendly app, Stop Motion Studio allows students to bring their creative ideas to life, while providing endless opportunities for project-based learning and collaboration.

Stop Motion Studio is a great classroom tool. It’s used by thousands of schools around the world.

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Check out the buzz.

Stop Motion Studio has received widespread recognition and has been honored with numerous awards. It was featured as ‘App of the Week’, on Apples Keynote, and on Apple TV Ads.

Stop Motion Studio has been seen on various TV shows around the world and has earned a reputation as the go-to app whether you are a beginner or a professional stop motion animator.

Stop-motion animation is a great way to bring toys and other objects to life — and learn the basics of filmmaking.

The New York Times

Stop Motion Studio makes it easy to create your own stop-motion movies.

The Washington Post

All you need is an iPhone or iPad, a tripod, the right software, and a bit of creativity.

PCMag

Stop Motion Studio Brings Out the LEGO Moviemaking Geek in All of Us.

Technewsworld

On all your devices.

Create and edit stop-motion projects seamlessly across all your devices. Whether you’re using iOS, macOS, Android, Windows, Chromebook, or Amazon Fire HD, you can easily start a project on one device and finish it on another.