Digital Commons at Penn State

Sequences of still images can be imported by QuickTime Player and turned into movies. This can be used for assembling stop-motion animation projects.

1. In the File Menue of QuickTime Player, Select Open Image Sequence.

2.Select the first image in you image sequence.

3.Choose a framerate. 10 Frames Per Second will play an image 3 times and move to the next one in the sequence. A one minute movie at this rate will require 600 still images.

4. Once the movie has been imported, it will have to be resized to 640 X 480. Select Show Movie Properties from the QuickTime Player Window Menu Items.

5. Select the Video Track and Visual Settings. Change the scaled size to 640 X 480. You may need to uncheck "Preserve Aspect Ratio" if your images are not in a 4:3 aspect ratio. You also need to click the checkbox for High Quality.

6. Save the movie as a self-contained movie. You can now import this movie into iMovie or Final Cut Pro if you wish to add sound.