Dragonframe

Dragonframe 2026.07.4

The industry-standard stop-motion animation software for professional filmmakers

  • By DZED Systems LLC
  • Proprietary
  • Updated Sep 2, 2026
Download for Windows

About Dragonframe

Dragonframe is the industry-standard stop-motion animation software for professional filmmakers, offering frame-by-frame capture, precision camera/lens control, DMX lighting automation, motion rig integration, and advanced compositing tools to create high-end animations

Key Features:

  • Frame Capture & Onion Skinning: Live view blending with captured frames for seamless motion sequencing
  • Cinematography Tools: DSLR control (Canon/Nikon/Sony), ISO/aperture/focus adjustments, exposure clipping warnings, and aspect ratio guides
  • DMX Lighting: Programmable keyframe-based lighting for up to 512 channels (requires DDMX hardware).
  • Motion Control: Synchronize camera rigs, dollies, and motorized sliders for complex moves.
  • Audio & Lip-Sync: Multi-track timeline, phoneme assignment for character dialogue, and facial animation tools.
  • 3D Workflows: Stereoscopic support, depth maps, and Maya/Blender integration

What's new in 2026.07.4

Highlights

  • Added Sony A7R VI support * Fixed potential hang when opening a project * Fixed bug where exposure could be skipped due to user pressing shoot repeatedly * Massive speed boost for conform process * Arc: Fixed issue with Dragonframe capturing out-of-position frame after user canceled backlash rollback process * Arc: Ensure that adjustment layers show decimal places * Arc: Added Revo presets

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Technical details

PublisherDZED Systems LLC
Version2026.07.4
Release date2026-09-02
LicenseProprietary
Installer typeexe
Architecturex64
Package IDDZEDSystems.Dragonframe

Links & install command

Install Dragonframe from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=DZEDSystems.Dragonframe -e

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Older versions

  • 2026.07.3
  • 2026.07.2
  • 2026.07.1
  • 2026.01.5
  • 2026.01.4
  • 2025.05.4
  • 2025.01.5
  • 2024.09.3
  • 2024.05.3