Motion Capture
Point the drum at anything that moves. Burst sensing locks onto the subject and fires a balanced exposure sequence automatically.
Chronophotography, re-engineered
Freeze the moment. Loop it forever.
ZOETROPE captures motion at up to 240 fps and splices every burst into a seamless, infinite loop — no rig, no timeline, no jump cut.
Built for frame-by-frame obsessives
A capture drum, a frame engine, and an export button. That is the whole machine.
Frame Sequencing
Every burst is diced into evenly spaced keyframes and stride-aligned, so each loop lands buttery smooth.
Instant Loop Export
Render to GIF, WebM, or Live Photo in one tap. The last frame always kisses the first — seams are impossible by construction.
Three moves to a perfect loop
From handheld chaos to a seamless sequence in under a minute.
Frame your subject
Set the drum on any surface and let the burst sensor find the motion, from half a meter to thirty.
Dial the tempo
Choose 12, 24, or 240 fps. The frame engine previews the loop live while you adjust.
Spool and share
Export a seamless loop in seconds, stamped with your shutter signature and ready for any feed.
Looped by the pros
Directors, lecturers, and designers already live inside the drum.
“I shot a pigeon taking off and the loop was so clean I watched it forty times. My whole studio switched from rigs to ZOETROPE in a week.”
Motion Director, Studio Kiln
“The stride alignment is uncanny. My anatomy students finally see gait cycles the way Muybridge saw them — without the twenty-four cameras.”
Biomechanics Lecturer
“Zero timeline editing. I press the button and the export is already looping on my client’s homepage.”
Brand Designer
Pick your frame rate
Every tier renders seamless loops. Higher tiers simply capture faster.
Reel
For your first loops
$0 /forever
- 24 fps burst capture
- 720p GIF export
- 3 saved reels
- Community gallery
Studio
For working studios
$29 /month
- 240 fps burst capture
- 4K WebM + Live Photo
- Stride auto-align
- Unlimited reels
- Priority rendering
Cinema
For productions
$99 /month
- 960 fps overcrank
- RAW frame stacks
- Multi-drum sync
- Dedicated render node
- SSO + audit log
Questions, answered frame by frame
Everything else lives in the docs drum.
How does ZOETROPE make loops seamless?
The frame engine samples exactly one full motion cycle. It detects where the stride pattern repeats and trims to that boundary, so the last frame meets the first with no visible cut.
Do I need a tripod or a rig?
No. The drum stabilizes electronically and the burst sensor works handheld, from half a meter out to thirty meters, in most lighting conditions.
Which formats can I export?
Seamless GIF, WebM, APNG, and Live Photo. Cinema plans add RAW frame stacks for compositing in any NLE.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. Reel is free forever: 24 fps bursts and 720p GIF exports with no watermark, up to three saved reels.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes — plans are monthly, and every loop you have already exported stays yours forever, even after you cancel.
Your next loop is one shutter away.
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