DZED Systems has announced Dragonframe 3.0 (http://www.dragonframe.com/), an update to their digital image capture software for stop motion animation, motion graphics and visual effects. The upgrade offers such new new features as a frame-based timeline editor, lip-sync system and integrated motion control.

Dragonframe offers a set of animation and cinematography tools, and offers hardware integration for advanced 3D stereoscopic capture, lighting automation, and motion control. It was previously called Dragon Stop Motion.

Dragonframe 3.0 is available for Mac OS X (10.5 and higher) and Windows. It costs US295 for a single-user license or $235 per license in quantities of five or more. A fully operational trial version is downloadable and valid for 30 days.