Dragonframe 2026 Features

Dragonframe Stop Motion Animation Software – Professional Cinematography & Animation Tools

Bring your stop motion projects to life with Dragonframe, the industry-leading stop motion software trusted by professional studios and independent animators worldwide. Packed with powerful cinematography, animation, and project management tools, Dragonframe gives you precise, frame-perfect control for everything from shorts and commercials to feature films and visual effects.

A full list of features follows. When you're ready to purchase you can do so from our online store.

Cinematography & Composition Tools

• Multiple Exposures (Sub-Frames): Capture front/backlighting, stereo pairs, or creative effects with ease.

• Graphical Camera Control: Adjust shutter speed, aperture, and ISO via intuitive visual sliders.

• Depth of Field Slider: Control depth of field without affecting exposure.

• Exposure Tools: Lock exposure settings, preview offsets, and compare images from multiple scenes.

• Advanced Composition: Aspect ratio masks, push-in masks, dual TV-safe overlays, grids, and composition guides help frame every shot perfectly.

Image Capture Features

• Camera Compatibility: Works with Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, HDV, HDMI, and more.

• Folder Watching: Capture from unsupported DSLRs seamlessly.

• Live View Options: Capture black-out to prevent monitor glow, auto live view rest, frame averaging for video, and external shutter control.

• High-Resolution Capture: Preserve your camera’s RAW/JPG/TIFF files for maximum quality.

Animation Tools

• Step to Live & Onion Skinning: Easily step through captured frames with live view overlay.

• Playback & Drawing: High-res playback, short play, drawing tools, difference mode, and punch-in magnification for precision animation.

• Rotoscope & Chromakey: Import images or movies as line-up layers, chromakey for green screen alignment, and adjust layer size/position.

• Hotkeys & Auxiliary Monitor: Fully customizable keyboard commands and secondary monitor support for video village setups.

Project Management

• Scene & Take Management: Name projects using classic clapboard conventions and create multiple takes while retaining all camera settings.

• Custom X-Sheet (Dope Sheet): Printable, dynamic exposure sheets track exposures, audio phonemes, camera moves, and scene length.

• Notes & Scene Duplication: Add pop-up notes for each frame and copy or rename scenes and takes effortlessly.

Stereoscopic 3D Tools

• 3D Shooting & Review: Automate stereoscopic captures with sliders, set convergence, adjust interocular distances, and preview anaglyphs.

• 3D Export: Export stereoscopic movies to various formats, including QuickTime and AVI.

Time-Lapse & Interval Capture

• Precise Control: Set start/end times, intervals, and total frame count with sub-second accuracy.

• Flexible Scheduling: Start and stop time-lapse at a specific date and time.

Export Options

• Movie Export: QuickTime, AVI, MP4 with multiple options.

• Composite Export: Rough composites for post-production communication.

• Image Sequence Export: Save frames in multiple formats, fully customizable naming conventions.

• After Effects Integration: Import image sequences directly from scene folders.

Dragonframe combines professional cinematography, animation, and production management tools into one seamless stop motion platform, making it ideal for students, educators, independent filmmakers, and professional studios alike.

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