mac users theres a new framegrabber called FrameByFrame, in the download section and its freeware. good for beginners, i wouldnt recommend it for anyone whos is serious about stop motion, but if your new and looking for free stuff, there you go.

Hi Bob, welcome to the site. Here is a direct link to that program. It looks good:

http://web.mac.com/philipp.brendel/Software/FrameByFrame.html

Speaking of free software, Rand asked me about what graphics programs he can use instead of Photoshop. He wants to remove a stop motion rig for his puppet in a shot. I found a list of many different free programs to choose from that some of you might be interested in trying out:

http://mashable.com/2007/10/27/graphics-toolbox/

In the topic of wire removal, you can also check out the article I did on it with my blog post here:

http://kramerklaymation.blogspot.com/2008/06/wire-removal.html

There are a couple ways given to do it.