iStopMotion vs qStopMotion
iStopMotion
istopmotion.com
qStopMotion
qstopmotion.orgSide by side
| Figure | iStopMotion | qStopMotion |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Stop Motion Software | 8.2 (#7) | 7.6 (#18) |
| Privacy | The maker states that it does not collect or share student data. | The website privacy policy says personal-data processing follows the GDPR and applicable country-specific data-protection rules. |
| Purpose | iStopMotion creates stop-motion animations, claymation videos, and cartoons. | qStopMotion creates stop-motion animation movies from pictures imported from a camera or a hard drive. |
| Video export | The maker says frames can be exported to formats supported by OS X, including Full HD and Apple ProRes. | Projects can be exported as video clips with selectable video formats and frame rates. |
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In their own words
iStopMotion
iStopMotion has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
qStopMotion
qStopMotion is a free application for making stop-motion movies from pictures captured with a camera or imported from a hard drive. Projects are organized into scenes, takes, and individual frames. When a camera supports it, the application can show a live picture; earlier pictures can be overlaid to help track movement between frames. It can capture pictures from webcams, digital cameras, and cameras, and import frames made outside the program. Finished projects can be exported as video clips with selectable formats and frame rates. The manual describes opening frames in GIMP to add effects, with saved changes detected automatically. On Linux, supported SLR cameras can be controlled through gphoto2. qStopMotion is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Linux packages are listed for Debian, Ubuntu LTS, Fedora, CentOS, and RaspberryOS; Windows downloads include a 64-bit installer and portable ZIP application. The software is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The site says it is under development and carries no warranty to the extent permitted by law.