A lot of the Lego animators at http://www.brickfilms.com use Monkeyjam to turn their pictures into animated films. It’s actually a good place to check out since it’s a community of stop motion Lego animators who like to help eachother out.
To actually frame-grab and compile the movie, I’d suggest using Monkeyjam if you’re on a PC. It’s free.
Here are some online resources about the basic principles of animation. These principles can and should be applied to any genre or medium you choose to work in, whether that be drawn, CGI, or stop motion animation.
A lot of the Lego animators at http://www.brickfilms.com use Monkeyjam to turn their pictures into animated films. It’s actually a good place to check out since it’s a community of stop motion Lego animators who like to help eachother out.
To actually frame-grab and compile the movie, I’d suggest using Monkeyjam if you’re on a PC. It’s free.
http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.com/monkeyjam/
AnimatorDV: Simple+ became freeware.
http://www.animatordv.com/download7
If you’re on a Mac, you could try Framethief or FramebyFrame.
http://www.framethief.com/
http://web.mac.com/philipp.brendel/Software/FrameByFrame.html
Here are some online resources about the basic principles of animation. These principles can and should be applied to any genre or medium you choose to work in, whether that be drawn, CGI, or stop motion animation.
http://www.idleworm.com/how/index.shtml
http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lessonplan/lesson.htm
http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html
http://www.animationmeat.com/notes/notes.html
If you need more help or info, let me know.