Raspberry Pi Stop Motion Machine -- Episode 395

for all of you that want to contribute or just observe the ongoing development of this project, please watch this repo: https://github.com/mayermakes/StopmotionHat

Good to konw, now I have agoal I can work towards.

Hi Clem,

You have to understand, I have watched and been involved with some of the neatest toys on the planet. So my standards are very high for a good presentation.

Look at it this way, when you get four or five stars from me you will know that you have produced an extraordinary video.

DAB

sure thats a theroretical concern, but in practice this relay proved to work fine on the super8 project and this one beeing driven by a gpio pin, it operates within the safety margin). On a product indented for production run this should be adressed, thnkas for pointing it out!

One way to do this would be to use the latching mode of the relay to avoid having to power the coil for longer than absolutelly needed to engage it ,but it posed a challenge for my programming I was not willing to conquer because of time constraints.

it is like the late Niki Lauda said about formula one racing: to finish first, you´ve got to finish first. so imabuild stuff that plain works and make it pretty in the second iteration.

you are right, there was another text up until yesterday! I´ll alert the internets!

It is fixed now

The text for this seems to be wrong. (I'm guessing that it's changed since the above comments have been made.)

In fact it seems to be the same as this, so I assume it's been accidentally edited.

The Learning Circuit 48: Intro to Integrated Circuits

Nice project. I liked your first stop-motion film - I don't think I'd have the patience to do that.

If I were building one, I'd be a bit concerned at a GPIO pin controlling the 3V relay directly: the 3V coil has a resistance of only 64 ohms and so an operating current of 47mA.

I'm afraid I don't really know of any forums or anything like that; film work is usually kept under wraps, either to keep the final product a surprise, or due to studio NDAs. It's kind of a difficult world to connect in, and the best networking opportunities are festivals where people can show off their work.
I'd recommend searching for information about the film and animation festivals near you, and maybe getting into contact with any nearby film or animation schools - my old teachers were always really open to being approached by someone with something to share with the students, and such teachers also tend to be veterans who could have a lot of great ideas themselves.

There is *one* forum I know of which may be fruitful, and that's the 11 Second Club. I don't know how many stop motion interested animators you'll find there, but animation is a skill that transfers well from 2D, to 3D, to stop motion, to claymation, to cutouts, to whatever other form you can come up with, and at least a few people might be enthusiastic about an approachable entry point!

thats a great idea! where would you point me in terms of forums or places to share this video to to get in contact with people who micght need such an option

A feature-comparable camera system at a fraction of the price could really do a lot for independent filmmakers!

It might be worth going to a local independent film festival to share the project and get feedback.