professional stop motion and previsualization software
| AnimatorHD Versions | ||||
| Option | Home | Personal | Professional | Film Producer |
| Source | ||||
| Digital Still Camera Support (DSLR) more | 1 source | 1 source | 1 source | up to 4 sources** |
| Step to live | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Canon Live View Support (EVF) more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nikon Live View Support (EVF) more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3D using one camera more | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| SP/SDI/DV Source more | up to 4 sources | up to 4 sources | up to 4 sources | up to 4 sources |
| Picture size limit (width) | 1920 | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| HDCam, HDV*, HDMI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Analog and Webcams Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Reference (assist) for Digital Cameras | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Uncompressed image input/output | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Canon RAW (CRW, CR2, TIF+JPG) | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Nikon RAW (NEF) | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| View | ||||
| 3D Anaglyph Live Preview more | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| EVF Hardware Magnification more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVF Depth-of-field Preview (Canon only) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVF Gain Control more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Motion Blur for Video (go motion) more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aux Monitor (secondary display) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Preview of Project Contents more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adv. Zoom Tool (with native resolution) more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chroma Key Live more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Difference Key Live more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Huge Pictures | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Instant RAM Playback (cached) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAM Player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3D RAM Player & Instant Playback | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Histogram more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onion Skin Levels more | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Onion Skin Blending Modes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Frame Averaging more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Markers and grid (cross, brush, line) more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Action/Text Safe Zone Overlay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dual Monitor Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit | ||||
| X-Sequencer Editor (incl. filmstrip) more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Variants more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited Undo/Redo History | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Frames Managing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Sequences | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rotoscope more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AudioScope (frame accurate scrubbing) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lipsync Module more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Still Images Import | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Shortcuts more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Users more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export | ||||
| AVI Export more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simple Frames Export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Frames Export more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AfterEffects Export more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AfterEffects HDRI Export | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| 3D Anaglyph Export more | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Remote | ||||
| Built-in Support for Canon & Nikon DSLR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVF Remote Focusing more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiexposure for DSLR more | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-Bracketing for DSLR | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Time Lapse more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DV VCR Deck Remote Control more | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control via USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3D Motion Control via Serial Port more | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control via Serial Port more | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control via LPT (32bit OS only, on demand) | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Licensing | ||||
| License for purpose | home / edu | any | any | any |
| Educational discount more | - | - | single / package | single / package |
* HDV support thru HDMI
** Multiple cameras in the Film Producer:
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Windows XP: supports multiple cameras of the same model e.g. up to 4 Canon EOS 50D cameras.
Windows Vista: supports multiple cameras of different models e.g. one Canon EOS 50D and one Canon EOS 40D but not two Canon EOS 50D cameras.
Both: You can use up to 3 Canon cameras (with the above rules) and one Nikon camera but multiple Nikon cameras are not supported.
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