scopas medien and clay art are hosting the Morph 2005 contest. The call for entries is open until Nov. 30th, 2005. So hurry up and submit your stop motion shorts.

"If anyone out there wants to do something that'll keep their kids attention transfixed then do a stop motion film with them. It's a great way to teach them about animation and also about using computers and media." Chris Wheatley and his sons did the stop motion movie "Ambush" one wet Saturday afternoon using iStopMotion.

"Here it is... Joe's first attempt at stop/go animation! [...] Nick Park/Aardman Animations - I give you your next recruit!" (The Dogs Blog.)

A happy user called Peter posts a comment at macupdate.com: "I have always been more than proud of using this app. Compare it with Keynote: FotoMagico can't be beat. It's worth every Cent. If you want to impress pros, not your granny, forget Keynote - and buy FotoMagico."

The trend for easier to use podcasting tools continues with M-AUDIO's Podcast Factory, a hardware/software bundle that includes everything needed for making podcasts.

Martin Treanor gives the top secret FotoMagico Beta a work out: "Dance With Jinky" is a tribute to Glasgow Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone. See if you can spot what will be coming soon to all FotoMagico users...

11year old Jack Gregory from New York does not only run his own weblog but got into making movies with iStopMotion with his dad. The proud dad writes: "It's technically quite easy on the Mac with iStopMotion and an iSight camera. The technology however does not overcome the need for a strong imagination and a fair amount of patience. Fortunately, Jack has both." We agree - strong imagination indeed ;-). Watch "A Dawg's Tale" on their .Mac site.

Los Angeles noise pop armada Viva K created the Video for "No Better Time" of their album "Viva K" with iStopMotion. Band Member Ravi Dhar writes: "Hi Boinx, Great product! I really enjoy it. I directed an entire music video with it for my band Viva K. Our album just came out nationwide last month and the reaction to the record and video has been outstanding." Wow. It is great to be a part of such a story.

You can buy the album on iTunes and view the video on ifilm.com.