Wow. Thanks. I didn't import them at 2 frames... uh gee, that would have saved me so much time. I actually edited each individual picture separately down to 2 frames [hours of monotonous trimming... thank God for podcasts]. In fact, it's the reason I haven't got up the courage to make another stop motion movie since. It was such tedious work.

As for FCP questions. Yes. Yes. I always have questions. Most I figure out intuitively, but as you can see by my editing each photo separately, I always get the sinking notion that there's got to be a better workflow. So, my burning question is basically... how do I import my stills from iPhoto into FCP at 2 frames? That would be a godsend.

As for what my timeline looked like. It wasn't as bad as you might think. I new I wanted to do dissolves, so I edited each scene as a separate sequence. For instance, 'Skeleton climbs into back-pack' , 'Sparks explode around Skeleton's head' , Skeleton Girl falls down the drain'... these were all edited as separate sequences. When I had all these 'chunks' of the project completed, I imported each sequence as a Quicktime movie into the browser of a new project. Each sequence now was a unique clip in the browser. Then all I had to do was edit it, the same way I would have edited regular video footage. The reason of course for making Quicktime movies of each scene was to get rid of the edit points between each separate still. If there was an edit point between each still in my timeline, dissolves would be nearly impossible. I'd have to adjust the opacity for each and every frame of my dissolve. This way I had separate clips which I could dissolve in and out of.

... So, to answer your question... the finished timeline was nice and tidy. Most of it was just a straight forward line of edited clips and then layers (2, or 3 at most) only when images were dissolving over each other. It was actually pretty much smooth sailing once I had all my ducks in a row.

(Well, that was a little much. There's something to be said about communication in 140 characters or less).

The D90 looks cool, but I'd love to get my hands on one of the new Canon 5D's... that thing looks pretty cool too.

But yeah, if there's an easy way to import my stills at 2 frames, I'd love to know how. It's probably something really simple. Is it in Preferences or something? I actually tried to find a tutorial or forum post about a stop motion workflow in FCP, but couldn't find anything.

(Sorry for the book... I'll try to keep my answers bite sized in the future).

yes- much easier- go into user preferences>Edit be sure to set the duration before you import- if you want different batches of photos to have a different duration just change it before import.
This was awesome and well worth the time you put into it. Another way is to use imovie. you can import the photos into imovie with the duration set at 2 seconds if you want. I personally think it's easier to work it in FCP.

Hey, thanks for watching - I'll definitely do it that way for my next project. BTW, I love your stuff. I can't wait to get my hands on an HV20 or 30 and start making some videos too.

Thanks... and thanks for taking a look at it. I loved your 'Water Curses' Animation.

vimeo.com/1926890

Peace.

Thanks so much!!

I played around with the demo, but I couldn't find the frame preferences. Maybe I should hunker down and buy it, but for right now I'm going to try to perfect a better workflow in Final Cut.

Thanks for watching... I'm glad you like it, and I'm looking forward to checking out your stuff, too.

Hey, thanks for the tip. I'll definitely look into that. Also, thanks for checking out the video. Much appreciated.

Thanks. Yeah... I've got the workflow down almost to a science now. I outline it here:

vimeo.com/2304783

Good luck with your stuff.

Hey, thanks!

Thanks, Thomas.

Thanks.

Wow, thanks Godino for adding me to all those groups. That's awesome!

Thanks.

Thanks mate.

Thanks!

Thanks so much.

Hey! You left a comment here 4 months ago and I never replied. I don't know how it slipped by me! Ha! Thanks Evanoah!!

: both eyes wink : the real deal, yup! =)

It has. I improved it doing 'Campfire' (vimeo.com/2304783). I'm hoping to make more soon. Thanks. Your keeping me motivated.

Thanks so much!

I wouldn't want to impose what I think it's about on anybody else. The narrative is very loose for that reason, to say the least. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

Ha ha. Thanks.

Thanks. It's tedious but fun.

Thanks.

No. Not at all. Just tedious. I actually outline my workflow at this link:

vimeo.com/2304783

I hope that's helpful! Have fun!!!

Killer. Thanks.

I would love to learn about stop animation and time lapse and I think your work is great! I still have alot to read up and learn about videography esp now I got a videocamera.

If you want to do stop motion and time lapse, I found this tutorial to be really helpful:

vimeo.com/3340273

Also, I outline how I do it in the text under this video:

vimeo.com/2304783

Good luck with your projects!!

I had 3 of my movies playing on 2 huge screens. 1 screen inside the museum and another outside. They were a part of a larger exhibition of videos from different countries around the world.

I'm glad you liked it. They've invited me to exhibit more this year, and I should have my next one finished and up on Vimeo hopefully this next week. It will feature the same skeleton and music from the DJ Project 'Dark Matter Noise' from Seattle.

I'm looking forward to it!

Mostly trial and error... but in the process, I've tried to document it all. In the text below my movie 'Campfire' I outline my workflow:

Campfire: vimeo.com/2304783

I actually have a new workflow now that involves photo editing in Lightroom 2, and then converting my pictures to image sequences in Quicktime Pro. I found this tutorial to be very helpful:

Time Lapse Tutorial: vimeo.com/3340273

You can also check out my blog where I try to outline what I've learned along with pictures and videos:

Blog: americanvirus.com

Good Luck with your projects. I hope that helps.

It really has!! Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out. All of this stuff is so overwhelming when you first start out. I'll be sure to check in on your blog now and again.

Thanks again!! :)

Hey, thanks for your interest. I did this project with the 5DM1. I captured each frame the old fashioned way, one picture at a time, no software. I shot JPEG and imported into iPhoto for color correction, then imported into Final Cut. My workflow has changed over time. The movie I did after this one I outlined a basic workflow in the video description:

Campfire: vimeo.com/2304783

Then, I had more questions from people, so I developed a more detailed workflow using Lightroom and I explain how I do it in the description under this movie:

Dark Matter Noise: vimeo.com/3736481

I also found this video tutorial to be very helpful:

Tutorial: vimeo.com/3340273

I hope that helps... and thanks for the comments!

Thank you Eduardo. That means a lot.

Your music is BEAUTIFUL!! I'll definitely keep you in mind.

Hey, thanks for your comments Shawn. I really appreciate it. I try to put a lot of thought into those things... and I'm glad you noticed!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much... and thanks for adding it to your channel.