"Dragon was a joy to work with. I had previously tested the basic controls but on this job [United States of Tara] I was able to see what else it could do. Calculating camera moves for our manual rig, multiple exposures while shooting, and utilizing the Cinematography window were just some of the benefits of working with this amazing program."

"We just did a very complex, multi axis camera move by hand using the 'Camera move' curve editor. It looked incredible. The eases were extremely subtle and moved along a very long curve. The result was elegant and breathtaking. What a wonderful tool. Thank you!!"

"Dragon was obviously made by animators. It is intuitive and smooth and the cinematography mode is worth it alone. Using a [Nikon] D90 with Dragon setting up shots was so much easier than our previous set up. Being able to draw paths right on the screen and quickly hide and show was amazing. The interface is great, and being able to pause live view quickly with Apple-J saved us the overheating that is common with the d90. It was worth every penny!"

"We used Dragon throughout the Paolo Nutini promo—and realistically we couldn't have done it without it! The overlaying of reference footage and the x-sheet facility were invaluable! It made for a smooth shoot and happy producers who could see what we were doing!"

"It's the only software I've used that simply steps out of the way - it allows me to animate without being encumbered by a complex frame wrangling workflow. By the end of the shoot it was clear that Dragon had things well in hand - all of my captured frames were very clearly marked and sorted, immediately ready for post production. From start to finish, everything just worked."

"Dragon is the breakthrough stop motion has been waiting for. We're all about pushing the envelope, and Dragon allows us to do that."

"We used the new Dragon Stop Motion software to capture all the images—saved us so much time—and used two Canon 1D MkIIIs and a Canon 40D. Since both have 'live view' features, we could onion skin really easily between previous frames, and frames about to be taken."

"We often have three or four studios shooting the same set, so continuity is an important issue for us. Dragon's ability to preview and compare large images from any studio helped to maintain consistency from setup and lighting through to animation. The software has a great interface, with the ability to control camera functions and camera moves. Also, the ability to preview with audio made working with dope sheets and shooting the song & dance scenes in A Miser Brother's Christmas (Warner Brothers) a delight. It's fantastic software that makes our productions more efficient than ever before."

"I'm a fan of Dragon, especially the operating simplicity (logics) of the software and the look of the interface. It's the perfect tool for stop motion, and we never had issues with it on set. I guess there is more and more stop motion coming in advertising."

"We've been using Dragon on our stop motion projects with great success. Not only do the animators pick it up quickly, they seem to be quite pleased with the functionality of the program. It's proving to be an invaluable tool during production."

"While working with the beta software, the Dragon team took our notes and responded quickly and effectively with solutions that worked. Having developers who were that committed to the product really impressed us. The software responds extremely well and has given us a practical means of going HD. We chose to shoot on Canon 1Ds for the size and quality of image as well as the ease of use offered by the live-view feature. We're currently running 15 HD studios equipped with Dragon and have been so impressed that we're planning on converting our remaining studios by January."

"The most obvious conundrum one can face when shooting a stop motion animation is how to effectively manage the thousands of image files and hundreds of directories required. Dragon made this a breeze. It automatically created a directory structure based on our scene and shot numbers. This sped up our work flow dramatically as it allowed us to cross reference our story board numbers with our directory structure to quickly find the shots we were after. Handy during production, a godsend during post."

"Dragon Stop Motion has quickly become an invaluable tool to us for shooting stop motion commercials, films, and promos, and continues to get better and better. The guys at D.S.M. are helpful and friendly and I would highly recommend their software to anyone interested in shooting stop motion!"

"Using Dragon allowed for a great deal of control. The software allowed the team to shoot and edit frames accurately between the regular light the blacklight setup. Multiple channels can be programmed into the software for each take, which allowed the shooting of two light passes simultaneously in a single camera move, saving time in the painstaking process as well as allowing for seamless cuts between the two passes."

"Dragon has a simple and thought-out interface that results in a fast and efficient workflow for any cinematographer looking to work in stop motion. With quick and easy access to a complex set of features, you are able to concentrate on the content you are creating, spending less time trying to figure out how to capture it. It truly is the leading software for stop motion, to be sought after by novices and professionals alike."