How to Add Soundtrack in iStopMotion
A soundtrack is an essential addition to an iStopMotion animation to create a mood and tie the animation actions together. It also engages the audience's ear, which brings them further into the animation for a more complete viewing experience.
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Instructions
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Select the "View" tab at the bottom right corner of the iStopMotion animation working screen.
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Click on "Soundtrack" located in the options list down the right side of the screen.
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Load a sound file. Click on the square button to the right of the "Soundtrack" drop-down options menu. It has a picture of a gear wheel on it.
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Select "Load" to bring up your computer's browse function so you can locate the sound file.
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Locate the sound file you want to use as your iStopMotion soundtrack.
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Select the sound file.
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Click the "Open" button at the bottom of the browse box.
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Wait for the sound file to load. When the file is finished loading, a sound wave visual appears at the bottom of the screen. This visual shows you the progression of the soundtrack in relation to the progression of your iStopMotion animation action.
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Check the "Play Soundtrack" button in the "Soundtrack" drop-down options menu. The soundtrack starts to play.
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Offset the soundtrack by entering a time delay interval into the "Offset" numbers box in the "Soundtrack" drop-down menu. This delays the start of your soundtrack until the specified point in your iStopMotion animation.
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Replace the animation soundtrack. Click the button with the gear wheel depicted on it and select "Replace."
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Delete the animation soundtrack at any time. Click the gear wheel button and select "Remove."
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Tips & Warnings
Check the system requirements before downloading the demo or purchasing the software license. IStopMotion only runs on Mac. To get the best results, Boinx suggests Mac OS X Tiger, QuickTime version 7.1 at least, a graphics card with OpenGL support and the still camera plugin Mac OS X v 10.3 or newer.
Boinx Software recommends that users of Mac OS X v10.2.x run iStopMotion 1.5, and Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" users run iStopMotion version 1.8.1 or newer.
