Dragon - new framegrabber for Mac
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Hello everyone, it has been a very long time since I’ve last posted. I’ve almost forgotten how to post movies the right way.
Anyhow, I’m sure some of you have already heard of the new stopmotion framegrabber program for mac systems called Dragon, which is currently in Beta testing. Anyone can download from the site : www.dragonstopmotion.com and post comments to their discussion board. This program includes features not available in FrameThief, such as a handy “short-play”, a fancy 3-step toggle, an inviting black background and direct interaction with many DSLRs. This means you can exercise some control over your DSLR within the same program as your live feed and preview images from within the program. Dragon will also kindly organize your folders and frames for you, creating multiple takes, recording information into a digital, printable X-sheet, and even provides assistance with handcranked camera move calculations - something I’m excited to try out.
So if you want to be involved in the creation of this lovely tool, check it out now while it is still being finalized.
Here’s my little test movie for your enjoyment:
