HamiltonBuhl ANI-KIT STEAM Education Animation Studio Kit

“Students as producers” can be found in everything from gardening to media production, game design and programming. It provides engaging opportunities to teach digital literacy, citizenship and creator’s rights.

Teaching kids multimedia skills develops their critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration capabilities and demystifies media and IT technologies.

This Is Where HB Animation Studio Kit From HamiltonBuhl Comes In.

The simple and easy to use Animate It! software has an intuitive interface with stunningly powerful features that will have your students creating stop-motion animations in no time!

The Animation Studio Kit includes a 5MP, 30FPS, gooseneck webcam with a non-slip base and Animate It! stop motion animation software, developed by the award-winning makers of "Wallace & Gromit."
Almost any topic can be made more interesting using stop motion animation, and students will learn from this exciting teaching technique.

Simply plug in the included USB webcam, grab an item - a toy, a fruit, a book, anything at hand - and get animating!

Key Features

• Capture from any webcam
• Use the software to take images using a USB webcam to create animation
• Import Audio
• Add an audio clip from your music library or record directly from the included webcam microphone
• Drawing
• Add 2D shapes to animations or as a masking tool
• Import Video Images
• Import both still images and video to use as a background in animations
• Titles
• Add the movie feel with titles, subtitles and credits
• Time Lapse
• Set up the camera and use the time lapse setting to record action over a long period of time
• Cross Platform
• Whether using a Windows or Mac computer, Animate It!

Technical Specifications

HB Animation Studio Kit Includes:
(1) Animate It! software
(1) 5MP digital webcam
For ages 8+

Animate It! Software Specifications:
System Requirements
Windows PC Users
Windows XP, Vista, 7,8 or 10
Microsoft .Net Framework 4 (available as a free download from the Microsoft website)
Graphics card recommended and should support DirectX 9 shader model 2.0
Mac Users
Intel Mac, OS X version 10.8 or later
USB webcam (included with HB AnimateIt Studio Kit)
1.5GB RAM (2GB RAM recommended)
2GHz CPU
100MB HD space
NOTE
Download a FREE trial of software before entering License Key. Once key is entered, no software refund can be given.

Webcam Specifications:
5MP CMOS Sensor
Bendable arm for optimal positioning
Gooseneck microphone
Suction-type base
Easy capture shutter for still images
Windows XP, XP2, Vista, Win 7/8/10 & Mac OSx
Resolution
1080 x 720
Rate
30 FPS
Interface Type
USB 2.0 High Speed
Imaging distance
30mm ~ Infinity
1x IR LED Light
Infrared light
Captured image format
BMP, JPEG, PNG
Captured video format
AVI, WMV
Working Temperature
-10 ~ 40
Materials
ABS plastic
Sensor Size
4386 mm x 3.64 mm
Cable length
approx. 4’