EagleAnimation is an awesome, free and open-source stop motion animation software. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and also works with any web browser. It's a great alternative to Stop Motion Studio, Dragon Frame and Boats Animator.

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• ✨ DSLR cameras support - Use and configure your DSLR camera directly.
• ❤️ Friendly timeline - Instantly preview your animation, duplicate and reorganize frames as you want.
• 😎 The highest quality - Use all the power of your camera and animate with the best quality possible!
• 💡 Animator tools - Thanks to onion skin, grid tools and difference mode, animating has never been so easy.
• 💾 Easy export - Export your animation to a video file or export frames to use them in video editing software.
• ⚙️ Adjust camera settings - Control and adjust your camera settings.
• 🪄 Frame averaging - Capture several frames and merge them to reduce picture noise automatically.
• 🥖 Oui-Oui-Baguette - The software is available in several languages to allow everyone to use it.

• 🚀 Downloads are available on the Github releases page.
• ☁️ Try it directly in your browser using the Web hosted version.
• 🐛 You can report issues on the Github issue tracker.
• 🧑‍⚖️ The source code is published under GPLv3.

This error occurs because Eagle Animation files are not signed. You can fix the issue by following these instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceGovao817g.

Eagle Animation is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Esperanto, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Greek, Croatian, Latvian, Hungarian, Dutch, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish and Russian.

Eagle animation is compatible with all webcams detected by your device and also support DSLR cameras on the Windows version.

There is currently no mobile version of Eagle Animation but you can use the Web hosted version on tablets.

Feel free to make pull-requests, help us to translate the software or report issues 😉

The logo was created by Nishant Shukla and sound effects were obtained from Zapsplat.com.

Some variables can be configured using a .env file, values with a "*" are required.

• Run npm i --legacy-peer-deps to install dependencies (--legacy-peer-deps is required because we use an old dependency).
• Update src/config.js file if needed.
• Run npm run build:win, npm run build:linux, npm run build:mac and npm run build:web to build release files.

• Update version value in package.json if needed.
• Create a draft release on Github and tag it with the same version number: vX.X.X.
• Merge your branch/dev into master.

• Run npm i --legacy-peer-deps to install dependencies.
• Run npm run start:electron to launch the application in dev mode.
• Run npm run start:web to launch the web app in dev mode.

To improve the quality of Eagle Animation, runtime errors and application events are automatically reported to developpers using PostHog. You can disable the telemetry, just set POSTHOG_TOKEN to "" in src/config.js and rebuild the app.

We also track user behavior on the app to

Some features are device-dependent or platform-limited. Here's a summary table.

1. Including Chromium based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Arc, etc...).
2. The quality of webcam photos is poorer on Firefox and Safari.
3. Webcam settings are only supported on Windows.
4. Only on Windows and with Canon cameras.
5. Using WebUSB, can require advanced configuration on Windows.

Camera implementation varies based on devices and browser engine, Eagle Animation uses various libraries to support cameras.

All versions of the app support webcams. On the downloadable version and when using Chromium-based browsers, the app uses the Web ImageCapture API to take photos, which results in better photo quality.

• ImageCapture
• Fallback: Use canvas to extract frame from live preview

DSLR support depends on the platform and the specific implementation. Refer to the details below to check if your camera is supported.

• EDSDK
• libgphoto2