
If you do not, follow this link to Microsoft’s website. If you find it under start, go ahead and fire it up. Windows Movie Maker still comes bundled with many systems, so before you go out and download anything take a quick peek and make sure you do not already have it. You might just want to do this by taking a quick walk around the block – if so, take a fresh image at least every few steps if not on every single step.

The changes between each image should be minimal. For most applications, plain old Windows Movie Maker will do the trick better than most other “free†programs.īefore you dive into this how-to with a bunch of old pictures, take a moment to go out and get a new set of images. While freeware does exist for this specific purpose it is iffy at best and typically does not work well.

By taking a succession of images to imitate active motion, stop motion makes any amateur camera operator look like a creative soul. Still, anyone can make a pretty cool video using stop motion.

While we might occasionally utilize the video capabilities on our digital cameras, the vast majority of us do not know the first thing about cinematics or what goes into making a video. Face it – most of us are not the best videographers.
