@Harborlight D-SLR support would not be in the first release but it is a feature I would certainly look to add in a subsequent one. There are various programs you can use to set up your D-SLR to act as a webcam which I believe would allow it to show up in Boats Animator and in fact any other frame capturing program.

I haven't tried it my self but "Sparkocam" looks like it would do the trick:
http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/how-to-us … pc-webcam/

Update (v0.4.1) - progress continues...

Boats Animator continues to mature! Since my last post here there have been some UI enhancements to the program, the main one being that the preferences sidebar collapses. In addition the program now has file, edit and capture top menus and keyboard shortcuts. Also a notification system now provides messages when a camera is successfully connected and frames are deleted.

We're still working towards the stage where BA is ready for beta testing with the following features still in progress for its first full release:

• Frame resolution selection

• Video source selection (if multiple cameras attached)

• Project loading and saving

It would be unwise for me to give a specific release date for this first full release but do expect it very soon. When the time comes I hope some of you will be willing to assist me as Windows, Mac and Linux beta testers!

Last edited by BoatsAreRockable (October 27, 2015 (04:26am))

This is really coming along nicely. Excellent work, Boats. I'm glad I can be of help to this project. While this isn't quite stable enough for real animation work YET, it's coming along by leaps and bounds, and I'm sure it'll be stable enough soon. I can't wait.

In the meantime, everyone should download and test the program. New things are constantly being added, and your feedback helps the development.

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I went ahead and tried out v0.6.0, since that was the latest available build. Even though this is still very much a wip, I nonetheless liked the simplicity, and effectiveness. The only issue I was finding were a weird glitch when the onionskinning slider would go from 10% to 0%, or 90% to 100%. the slider would start spazzing out. The UI also had some complications with the scroll bar along the bottom, but it looks like that may be fixed already. Besides that, it ran smoothly with my c920. I look forward to seeing where this will end up.

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Behind the Scenes

Version 0.6.3 - Playback Improvements

It has been a while since Boats Animator's last release but work has continued over on GitHub. This version notably brings playback from any frame in the timeline and a clearer indication of which frame is being previewed.

I urge you to try it out and as always your feedback is greatly appreciated here on BiM or on GitHub.

Download version 0.6.3

Last edited by BoatsAreRockable (February 17, 2016 (08:28am))

Feature Roadmap

I've just updated the feature roadmap for Boats Animator.

While the version numbers mentioned are not set in stone, everything listed (include higher resolutions!) is something we want to eventually implement. I'd welcome any suggestions that are not currently on the list!

I'm glad to hear this could be of use!

I assume you are referring to chroma keying here. This is certainly something I'd like to add to the program in the long term.

This would be very sweet indeed, although I'm afraid it's definitely off the cards until I can hold of an Arduino.

Yes, one of the reasons I mentioned Arduino is because of the fact that BA is based on .js which means you have all sorts of options for programming the device functions directly into javascript instead of the user having to program the Arduino natively.  The user only needs to load up a Firmata sketch https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/Firmata and everything else can be done straight from the web app!  A good example of this approach can be found in the Johnny-Five platform but there are also other ways of doing it through a RestAPI. (Running up against the two link minimum but it should turn up if you search)
  I've also noticed some high-end stop motion apps like Dragonframe advertise Arduino integration http://www.dragonframe.com/moco-3d.php#arduino , and while their approach is still pretty straight forward, it requires programming the Arduino natively with a pre-written sketch.  The fact that BA is javascript-based opens up a whole new level of possibilities!