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New in 2.2
| 3D Stereo Review | View anaglyphs, set convergence or edge float, and adjust interocular distances. |
| 3D Test Shots | Take 3D test shots and use the 3D review tools to evaluate them. |
| 3D Playback | Play 3D sequences using anaglyphs or transparencies in color or black and white. |
| Export Stereo (3D) QuickTime | Export 3D sequences to QuickTime. |
| Improved DMX Keyframe Editing | Select multiple keyframes and drag them on the timeline to change timing. |
| Collapsible Cinematography Tools | Collapse tools like the Digital Densitometer or Camera Control when you're not using them. |
| Cinematography Image Export | Export still images the way they appear in the Cinematography window. |
Project Management
| Production/scene/take naming | Name your project based on the classic clapboard naming convention. |
| Manage multiple takes for a scene | Create multiple takes within the same scene project. This carries over all of your camera settings, exposures, camera moves, notes, etc. |
| Customizable, printable X-Sheet (dope sheet) | Manage the project from a dynamic exposure sheet that updates automatically as you add exposures, audio phonemes, camera moves, and change scene length. |
| Pop-up notes | Enter notes that pop up when it's time to capture a frame. |
| Copy and rename scenes and takes | Duplicate a scene or take from within Dragon Stop Motion. |
Cinematography and Composition
| Multiple exposures (sub-frames) | Shoot multiple passes for each frame for effects like front light/backlight or stereo pairs. |
| Graphical camera control | Adjust your still camera's shutter speed, aperture, ISO with visual sliders. |
| Depth of field slider | Adjust shutter speed and aperture together to affect depth of field without adjusting exposure. |
| Exposure preview offset | Adjust live view exposure simulation to match final shot (Canon EOS only). |
| Save camera settings in scene | Dragon Stop Motion saves your camera's settings and restores them when you re-open the scene. |
| ISO lock | Quality control measure. |
| Exposure lock | Adjust camera settings separately for each exposure. |
| Integrated test shot system | Save test shots separately and view them during any take of a scene. |
| Compare images from other scenes | Import any images and view them at full resolution. |
| Clipping view | Quickly see if you are clipping in the highlights or bottoming in the blacks. |
| Digital densitometer | Compare and match areas of exposure despite monitor inconsistencies. |
| Adjustable background gray value | Adjust the area around images in Cine widow to give your eyes a rest—or to suit the imagery. |
| Aspect ratio mask | Add a standard or custom aspect ratio mask and adjust opacity. |
| Separate mask and TV-safe overlay | Frame for both 16:9 and 4:3 in one view. |
| Push-in mask | Add an adjustable push-in mask for checking TV-safe and framing for pre-planned push-ins. |
| Grid layer | Add a custom grid to help with horizon line-up and composition. |
| Advanced composition guides | Emulate ground-glass with single-screen setup of composition guides. |
Capture
| Camera support | Full integration with the most cameras. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, HDV, HDMI and more. |
| Folder watching | Use Dragon Stop Motion with many unsupported DSLRs, such as Sony and Minolta. |
| Capture black-out | Darken your monitor while capturing to keep its glow from interfering with your lighting. |
| Auto-detect cameras | Automatically connect to cameras. |
| Automatic live view rest | Pause live view after configurable period of inactivity to avoid overheating. |
| Video frame averaging | Average 2-60 frames to reduce video noise. |
| External shutter control option | Capture live view and then wait for external shutter release (for timing motion control shots). |
Animation and Pre-Visualization Tools
| Step to live | Step directly from captured frames to your live view. |
| Auto toggle | Toggle between live view and captured frames with adjustable speed. |
| Toggle | One keypress toggles between live and captured frames; then back again when released. |
| Nav-Line | Quickly navigate your animation sequence, as well as select frames for playback or editing. |
| High-res playback | Play back either your video assist frames or proxies of your full-resolution captures. |
| Short play | Play back the last twelve frames (configurable). |
| Grease pencil | Draw paths and lines on screen to assist with animation. |
| Onionskin | Blend the live view over any frame in your animation. |
| Difference mode | Useful for re-lining up a shot if camera or set is bumped. |
| Lights prominent / darks prominent | Useful when character is dark and background is light, or visa versa. |
| Rotoscope layer | Import an image, Dragon Stop Motion Scene, or QuickTime movie as a line-up layer for easy double-pass line-ups, chroma key, or onion-skin. |
| Chromakey / greenscreen | Use basic chroma key (green screen) pull for line up of effects shots. |
| Layer position/size/orientation | Adjust rotoscope layer orientation, scale and position. |
| Play/loop markers | Mark in and out points for playback, looping, editing using Nav-Line. |
| User-assigned hot keys | Simple interface for re-mapping the default keyboard commands. |
| Punch-In for Animation | Use Canon or Nikon live view magnification to punch-in to section of video assist image. |
| Auxiliary monitor | Send main view to second monitor (video village). |
Audio Tools
| Edit audio | Useful for precise line-up of dialogue, possibly with rotoscope events. |
| Scrub audio | Scrub audio, hear audio while stepping. |
| Track readings | Edit track reading phonetics and dialogue while stepping. |
| On-screen display of audio phonetics | Highlights the phonetics for the current frame, as well as the preceding and upcoming frames. |
Editing
| Cut/copy/paste frames | Use the Nav-Line or X-Sheet to mark and edit frames. |
| Insert/overwrite frames | Paste frames over existing frames or between them. |
| Reverse paste | Paste frames in reverse order. |
| Undo edit | Undo your frame edits. |
Motion Control and Automation
| Automate lighting and external devices | When paired with DDMX-S2, control up to 99 channels of lighting, plus digital I/O. |
| Automate 3D shooting | When paired with IOTA, you can configure multiple interocular distances and assign stereo positions to exposures. |
| Two-way remote | Use Arduino to create a two-way remote control. Control a 3D Stereo slider. |
| Scripting | Automate local processes with integrated scripting. |
| External camera triggering | Create special-effects passes with external camera triggering. |
| Camera move calculator | Calculate hand-cranked camera moves with ease in and ease out. |
Time-lapse
| Interval | Set interval in hours, minutes, seconds. |
| Start time | Start time-lapse at a future date/time. |
| End time | End time-lapse at a future date/time. |
| Total frames | End time-lapse after specified number of frames are captured. |
| High precision | Capture within 0.1 second of interval with most cameras. |
Export
| Direct access to source RAW/JPG/TIFF files | Your camera's high-res source files are saved in an easily-accessible directory at all times. |
| Export to QuickTime | Create a reference or self-contained movies with many export options. |
| Image sequence export | Export your frames in different image formats, customize naming, etc. |
| After Effects | Import image sequence directly from scene source location. |
| Final Cut Pro | Create a reference QuickTime and import into your project. |
