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StopMotioner 
is a full featured stop-motion creation tool (aka Clay 
Animation). It contains all the necessary tools to capture, edit and 
share your stop-motion movies. No need to import your clips to 
another program for editing; it contains all the tools you need and 
more while retaining the original quality. Edit in StopMotioner as you 
capture–adding titles, transitions and audio.
See: http://www.miensoftware.com/stopmotioner.html
StopMojo
is cross-platform stop-motion animation suite designed 
to aid in the creation of stop-motion animations. Currently it includes 
a capture program supporting capture of image fi les from various 
video capture devices, overlay of previous frames (onion skinning) 
and export to AVI and QUICKTIME video formats.
See: http://www.mondobeyondo.com/projects/stopmojo/

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EDITING SOFTWARE: PC SOLUTIONS
Pinnacle Studio
Pinnacle Studio represents excellent value for money as a video 
editing solutions for schools. It provides support for the entire 
production workfl ow, from capture to editing and export to a wide 
range of platforms and media. It supports SD, HDV and AVCHD 
video formats. It includes stop-motion capture, eliminating the 
need for separate software. It is also available in a Mac version. 
See: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Products/
Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/
Windows Movie Maker
Movie Maker is a free (with Windows PCs) entry-level solution, 
suitable for schools projects. See. p. 144 for a step by step guide. 
To download the latest version look here: http://download.live.com/
moviemaker
For an XP compatible version look here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/
moviemaker2.mspx