FINAL CUT / STOP MOTION INSTRUCTIONS

There are 4 palletes in Final cut
1. The Browser (where the jpeg files that make the stop motion video are imported)
2. The Viewer (where you can see each file individually)
3. The Canvas (where you can preview your video)
4. The Timeline (where the files are set up to make the animation)
(They are in different windows, so If accidentally you close or loose one them, go to
Window > Arrange > Standard, and you will get the default view again.)

A) Set the duration of each jpeg file.
The movie has to have an animation effect so the duration of each jpeg on the timeline, has to be very small. Go to: Final Cut Pro (on the top left) > User Preferences > Editing (window). Set the Still/Freeze Duration
to 00:00:00:04. (Now every file imported in the browser will have that duration.)

B) Import your files in the browser.
Go to File > Import > Files. Choose your files. (for a 5 second stop motion video you need about 50 jpeg files).
Make sure that they are in the correct order. To be sure, select all of the files in the browser, go to View > Arrange > by Name.

C) Select All your files from the browser (apart from the "Sequence" icon) and drag them to first slot of the timeline below. Select them on the timeline and go to Sequence > Render All > Video.

D) Play your video on the Canvas (on the top right side).

E) Save the project in Final Cut (File > Save Project)
Then go to File > Export > Using QuickTime Conversion.
Save it as a QuickTime movie.

Upload the video on YouTube, and embed it on your blog.