Fantastic app
The app does exactly what I'd want in a stop motion/time lapse app. A++
I only wish the UI was more in the iOS 8 style. The deal, heavy weight of the button and controls is pretty dated.
I only wish the UI was more in the iOS 8 style. The deal, heavy weight of the button and controls is pretty dated.
Fun App!
I’ve made some fun Time-lapse videos and a stop-motion with this app so far, and it’s a lot of fun.
HD export is good: 1080x1920!
I like that you can control the frame capture rate on the time-lapse videos, and you can control the frame rate of the export — great features. I wish I could capture frames at a faster rate than 1 frame per second, but it’s good that you can capture frames at virtually any slower rate.
Great that you can add audio, but I wish that you could control the fadeout of audio that you attach to your project. Who has a clip that’s the perfect length for a song? I want to be able to control how the audio fades out at the end.
As I play with it I realize there are some things it needs: if you shoot a video vertically, you can only export it horizontally -- not good. I did a great vertical New Year's Eve timelapse that I can only view on its side. Terrible! Video purists probably think, as I tend to do, that a vertically shot video is a poor idea. But the format actually is great for viewing on any mobile device.
Also, I want to be able to export specific frames to the camera roll, and to be able to select more than one at a time for the export.
And when deleting frames, I'd like to be able to select more than one at a time. I wanted to delete the first 30 frames of a timelapse because of something that happened in it, but deleting them one at a time was a real pain in the neck.
BUGS: 1) I encountered an export error about half the time: some parts of the the exported video had horizontal bands of video noise. Definitely watch your export to see if that happened before you delete the original. My workaround was to quit all open apps and restart, then the export was more likely to work (it did fail once after that procedure). When this error has happened, I’ve been able to get a good export by trying again. When that’s fixed, this will be great. 2) after about 1100 frames, I noticed the view on the iPhone screen stuttered with each new frame. I took about 1250 frames, no problems in the result, but that stuttering worried me. (I had 1GB space remaining on my iPhone 5S, iOS 8.1.2. when the capture was done).
HD export is good: 1080x1920!
I like that you can control the frame capture rate on the time-lapse videos, and you can control the frame rate of the export — great features. I wish I could capture frames at a faster rate than 1 frame per second, but it’s good that you can capture frames at virtually any slower rate.
Great that you can add audio, but I wish that you could control the fadeout of audio that you attach to your project. Who has a clip that’s the perfect length for a song? I want to be able to control how the audio fades out at the end.
As I play with it I realize there are some things it needs: if you shoot a video vertically, you can only export it horizontally -- not good. I did a great vertical New Year's Eve timelapse that I can only view on its side. Terrible! Video purists probably think, as I tend to do, that a vertically shot video is a poor idea. But the format actually is great for viewing on any mobile device.
Also, I want to be able to export specific frames to the camera roll, and to be able to select more than one at a time for the export.
And when deleting frames, I'd like to be able to select more than one at a time. I wanted to delete the first 30 frames of a timelapse because of something that happened in it, but deleting them one at a time was a real pain in the neck.
BUGS: 1) I encountered an export error about half the time: some parts of the the exported video had horizontal bands of video noise. Definitely watch your export to see if that happened before you delete the original. My workaround was to quit all open apps and restart, then the export was more likely to work (it did fail once after that procedure). When this error has happened, I’ve been able to get a good export by trying again. When that’s fixed, this will be great. 2) after about 1100 frames, I noticed the view on the iPhone screen stuttered with each new frame. I took about 1250 frames, no problems in the result, but that stuttering worried me. (I had 1GB space remaining on my iPhone 5S, iOS 8.1.2. when the capture was done).
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Don't destroy your ears
I just downloaded this app with the hopes of filming my entire day of driving. Little did I know my ears would be met with the loudest most piercing sound I have ever heard. If you have headphones on, be sure the audible countdown is disabled, unless you enjoy having audible knives slung into your ear drums.. I go through great lengths to preserve the quality of my ear response, as audio is a great love of mine. So when stuff like this happens, it really PISSES me OFF..
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Amazingly powerful time lapse app
I've been using the built in iPhone time lapse feature for a while now. It's very simple to use but doesn't give you a lot of control when you want it. This app is just as easy to use but it allows you to pick your frame rate and length of your movie which gives you a lot more flexibility.
Also the app features the ability to make stop motion movies which is a ton of fun. You can also customize the frames per second in your stop motion movies.
Another trick I found is that you can use your iPhone earbuds for frame capture. Just click on the volume up button on the earbuds to take a picture. That way you don't have to touch the phone and risk moving the camera from its stationary position.
This app opens a world of creative ideas. Well worth for the price for all you can do with it.
Also the app features the ability to make stop motion movies which is a ton of fun. You can also customize the frames per second in your stop motion movies.
Another trick I found is that you can use your iPhone earbuds for frame capture. Just click on the volume up button on the earbuds to take a picture. That way you don't have to touch the phone and risk moving the camera from its stationary position.
This app opens a world of creative ideas. Well worth for the price for all you can do with it.
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Average Joe can create awesome clips
A ton more features than the iPhone slow motion feature. Create fun stop motion animation or take daily photos to show progress.
Love it!
Before I got the neat iPhone tripod adapter I used to use packing tape to tape my iPhone to a window and do time lapse video of day turning into night over Toronto Ontario.
I was amazed at the ease of use and the quality of the results. Just wish the iPhone didn't keep trying to collect more light to compensate for dusk!
I was amazed at the ease of use and the quality of the results. Just wish the iPhone didn't keep trying to collect more light to compensate for dusk!
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Fantastic
Great app, easy enough to use with the kids lego and slick enough to use for more sophisticated projects.
I would love the capability to export single frames to the camera roll as a JPEG : that would make this app exceptional .
I would love the capability to export single frames to the camera roll as a JPEG : that would make this app exceptional .
This app rocks. Thanks Studio Neat.
This app is crazy cool. I have so many ideas for which to use this app. Just creating the storyboards is a fun exercise in anticipation for the finished project.
The creators of this app also created a bunch of other cool stuff on their website and I highly recommend that you go check them out. The one which most complements this app is the Glif - only the simplest, coolest tripod mount for your iPhone (now any phone. The newest Glif at the time of this review fits every phone in every case and will make your stop motion Frameographer films much easier to produce. Not to mention the other myriad uses which require a tripod mount or stand. Go check it out.
The creators are two very inspiring guys who started a business making the things they think are cool. And theirs are. How many of us would love to be doing that right now?
Their other products include a kit to make perfectly clear, large cubes of ice; another video app which lets you slo-mo or fast-mo a part of a clip; a chubby iPad stylus and more.
It's worth a visit anyway if you are at all interested in starting your own business upon your own ideas. I was inspired and it may help you too.
Thanks immeasurably, Studio Neat.
The creators of this app also created a bunch of other cool stuff on their website and I highly recommend that you go check them out. The one which most complements this app is the Glif - only the simplest, coolest tripod mount for your iPhone (now any phone. The newest Glif at the time of this review fits every phone in every case and will make your stop motion Frameographer films much easier to produce. Not to mention the other myriad uses which require a tripod mount or stand. Go check it out.
The creators are two very inspiring guys who started a business making the things they think are cool. And theirs are. How many of us would love to be doing that right now?
Their other products include a kit to make perfectly clear, large cubes of ice; another video app which lets you slo-mo or fast-mo a part of a clip; a chubby iPad stylus and more.
It's worth a visit anyway if you are at all interested in starting your own business upon your own ideas. I was inspired and it may help you too.
Thanks immeasurably, Studio Neat.
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Brilliant stop motion app
So simple to use. Wonderful results. Absolutely inspiring.
Love it
Great fun app. Lots of potential. Rainy days with the kids won't be the same. Just buy it.
