Eagle Animation vs Lapse It

Eagle Animation is free, open-source software for creating stop-motion animation frame by frame. It runs as a desktop application on Windows, macOS, and Linux, or in a browser where the same software requires no sign-up or ads. Its timeline supports previewing, duplicating, and rearranging frames by drag-and-drop. Users can capture photos directly from webcams and supported DSLR cameras with live preview. Animation tools include adjustable onion skin, grids and margins, difference mode, and masking without a green screen. Image controls include frame averaging, manual exposure and white balance, high-resolution camera live view, and lossless full-resolution capture. Finished animations can be exported as video files, or frames can be exported for use in video-editing software. The project lists support for more than 20 languages and more than 520 cameras. Desktop downloads are provided for Windows 10/11 64-bit, macOS 11 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon, and 64-bit Linux distributions. On macOS and Linux, DSLR support in browsers uses WebUSB on Chromium-based browsers. The source code is published under GPLv3.

Lapse It captures time-lapse and stop-motion videos on mobile devices. It offers choices of resolution and frame rate, plus onion skinning, live frame capture, exposure controls, timeline editing, and audio support. Finished videos can be saved as MP4, MOV, or FLV files. Lapse It says capture has no duration restriction, though battery capacity and available disk space set practical limits. Captured files are stored in the device’s sdcard/LapseIt directory. The Free plan costs nothing and records at a lower resolution, with some features unavailable. Pro supports 1080p Full HD; the FAQ also lists 720p, 480p, 360p, and 240p, but no Pro price is listed. The app is listed for Android, iOS, and macOS, with iPhone, iPad, and Mac availability stated in the App Store listing. Its shutter sound is disabled by default, although some non-rooted phones may not allow disabling it for privacy-policy reasons. On Android, the FAQ says in-app purchases can be restored after a fresh install through the user’s Google Account.