Frames

If your children enjoy crafting and inventing new things, then it is likely that you are looking for a solution that can aid them to explore their creativity. Without denying that there are numerous kits to boost creativity out there, using the right tool can make the entire experience more engaging.

Frames is an application that can help you create amazing animations and even a cartoon series using the images you captured with your digital camera or webcam.

The program comes with a well-structured interface that is split into three panels. More exactly, the main window consists of a preview area, a timeline as well as a feature-rich tools section. It is necessary to mention that the tools panels also includes an extensive library provides you with numerous clip arts, backgrounds, music, characters, transitions, sounds and pictures.

The utility comes with several templates that you can access from the Project window and that you can employ to save some time or get an idea of the story you want to tell. Alternatively, you can create your own backgrounds and save them as templates to use in other projects.

You can create a stop-motion animation by selecting the desired background and adding frames to it from your computer. The app supports only a handful of files, namely PNG, GIF, JPEG or BMP file formats. While this does not pose any issues if you decide to use pictures you took with the webcam, it would have been nice if the tool supported more file formats.

Once you are done with arranging the photos in the timeline with the desired effects, transitions and associated sounds or music, you can transform them into a movie or a sequence of illustrations via export. You will be happy to learn that the app allows you create movies of various sizes, from 320x240 small to 1280x720 large.

Frames is an intuitive tool that comes with several easy-to-understand functions and that could be the just the thing you or your child needs to express your creativity.