For brickfilmers these days things are a lot easier than they used to be! You'll find that most recent brickfilms will have used multiple different software packages during their creation. Whether it was for writing the script or adding an explosion, there are many packages for many purposes, some free and some not.
Remember if you are unsure whether any of the paid software works with your setup or will suit you, free trials are avaliable on the respective websites for all of the software packages below.
All Software[]
| Wiki Article | Summary | Compatibility | Price | Website | |
Script Writing Software[] | |||||
| CeltX | Popular screenplay writing software. Free on desktop, paid for mobile and collaboration features. | PC/Mac/Linux | Free/Paid | Website | |
| Adobe Story | Another popular scriptwriting software | PC/Mac | Free/Paid | Website | |
| Final Draft | Extremely powerful and innovative script-authoring software, used by professionals. | PC/Mac/iOS | Paid | Website | |
| Libre Office | Open source word processor. | PC/MAC | Free | Website | |
Frame Capturing Software[] | |||||
| MonkeyJam | Basic webcam frame capturing | PC | Free | Website | |
| Helium Frog | Lots of of features: onion skinning, chroma keying etc but getting slightly old. | PC | Free | Website | |
| Dragonframe | Popular especially with DSLR owning brickfilmers. Very expensive though! | PC/MAC | Paid | Website | |
| iStopMotion | Most commonly used MAC frame capturing software. Supports DLSRs and webcams. | MAC/iOS | Paid | Website | |
| Stop Motion Pro | Lots of features, moderate price - used by Aardman! | PC | Paid | Website | |
| Animator HD | Moderate price, feature packed but steep learning curve | PC | Free / Paid | Website | |
CGI Creation Software[] | |||||
| Blender | Open source CGI creation. | PC/MAC | Free | ||
Visual Effects Software[] | |||||
| Hit Film | PC | Paid | |||
| GIMP | Open source photoshop like program. | PC/MAC/Linux | Free | ||
| Adobe After Effects | PC/MAC | Paid | |||
Video Editing Software[] | |||||
| Windows Movie Maker | Included with Windows ME - Vista. Generally prefered over the 'live' edition in later editions. Can be downloaded on to later editions of Windows. | PC | Free | ||
| iMovie | Included with MAC computers, simple interface. | MAC | Free | ||
| Adobe Premiere | Popular, industry standard editing software. Comes in two versions, 'pro' and the significantly cheaper 'elements' | PC/MAC | Paid | ||
| Sony Vegas | Also popular, cheaper than Premiere. | PC | Paid | ||
| Final Cut Pro | Popular editing software made by Apple for MACs. | MAC | Paid | ||
| Lightworks | Open source powerful editor, steep learning curve however. | PC | Free | ||
Audio Manipulation Software[] | |||||
| Audacity | Open source, very popular for voice / sound effects recording. | PC/MAC | Free | ||
| Garageband | Included with MACs, used for creating music | MAC | Free | ||
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