The programs and media listed below will assist you in getting the full potential from Stop Motion Pro.

Quickstart guilde, printable Stop Motion Pro v8 help file, teaching kit

Click here for the Stop Motion Pro v8 Quickstart guide PDF document

Legacy v7 files:

Click here for the Stop Motion Pro v7 Quickstart guide PDF document.
Click here for a self installing application for the Quickstart guide PDF document and Quickstart guide media files. These are installed in c:\program files\Stop Motion Pro v7\Assets\Quickstart directory and can be accessed from the Help menu in Stop Motion Pro.

A PDF of the Stop Motion Pro v7 Help file can be downloaded from here.

A kit designed for teachers introducing animation techniques can be downloaded here.

Free audio tracks

Stop Motion Pro has a wide selection of free audio tracks. More information can be found here.

Windows configuration

A number of Windows security settings may need to be changed if multiple users are on the one computer. Click here for more information.

You may need Microsoft DirectX v9 if it is not installed on your machine. We suggest installing and running the Stop Motion Pro Trial first, as it will alert you if DirectX is missing. The correct version of DirectX can be downloaded from here. 

If you have issues making a movie using WMV, the Microsoft WMV codecs may need to be installed. Thes can be downloaded here.

If you are connecting a HDV camera to Stop Motion Pro you will need an MPEG decoder. A free decoder can be downloaded here. Instructions on installing the decoder are located here.

If you are connecting a Canon compact camera on Windows 7 or Vista, this information may help. 

If you are using Stop Motion Pro V5 and want to install on Windows 7 or Vista computer, click here for information.