What programs can i use to make a stop motion animation?

i want to make a stop motion animation for my university course but do not have the software to do so... is there any i can download for free, or what is the best to buy/use for this kind of thing?What programs can i use to make a stop motion animation?Look into adobe products, they can be expensive but most have a free trial to see if you are really into it or not. Some programs like Macro-media 8, (also an adobe product) is a perfect tool for adding motion and cool graphics to a video and it makes it easy to publish to the web or add into a website.What programs can i use to make a stop motion animation?if you have XP

try movie maker

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using鈥?/a>



if you have access to ms office, try powerpoint

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX0108鈥?/a>



clayanimator ,free

http://www.clayanimator.com/english/clay鈥?/a>