Honestech Stopmotion Studio 4.0 - Manual (Page 19)

19. Stopmotion Studio™ 4.0
3. Click the Capture button to capture your first image. This image will be added to the
Storyboard window as a frame.
4. Once you have captured your first frame, adjust your figure/object slightly and capture your
next frame.
5. The “Onionskin” feature allows you to overlay the previous frame/pose with the current
frame/pose in transparency mode. This provides you with a guide for your animation, helping
you perfect your image for the next frame.
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Drag to the left or right to control the transparency level of previous
image/frame versus the new image/frame.
6. Continue to move your figure slightly through its actions, capturing each adjustment with
your camera. This will create the illusion of movement when the series of frames/images are
played back in sequence.
5.4. Auto Capture
Auto capture allows you to automatically capture images of your figure at a pre-defined time
interval without manually clicking on the capture button. The display screen will switch to capture
mode.
 : Displays the auto-capture speed.
 : Define auto-capture speed (i.e. Automatically capture a frame
every 3 seconds)
 : Start capture