--- name: "stopmotion" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "stopmotion" version: "0.9.0-3" release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/stopmotion" --- # stopmotion(1) a program for creating stop-motion animations ## NAME stopmotion - a program for creating stop-motion animations ## SYNOPSIS **stopmotion \[--nonGUI** **\\]** *file*\ ## DESCRIPTION This manual page briefly introduces the program and documents the commands available when running in non GUI mode. **stopmotion** is a program for creating stop-motions animations from couple of images. You can use your favourite video device for grabbing the images as long you have a program capable of doing it. You just sets stopmotion to use the program. It's also possible to do the same with video export. Stopmotion has a set of tools which helps you creating the movements smooth and precise. ## OPTIONS Stopmotion follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`--'). This part of the program is under construction and not yet fully usable. A summary of options is included below. - **-a DIR, --addFrames=DIR** Creates a new project containing the images located in DIR (e.g. /foo/bar) ## SEE ALSO The full documentation for stopmotion is maintained as a docbook manual. Visit the projects website for the complete manual. (http://stopmotion.bjoernen.com)\ ## AUTHORS stopmotion is written by Bjoern Erik Nilsen and Fredrik Berg Kjoelstad. ## REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to \. This manual page was written by Bjoern Erik Nilsen \.