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  • Make Camera follow 2D character

    Posted by Keith Kelly on March 27, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Hello, apologies if this has probably been discussed many times before but I can’t find any clearcut explanation for what I want to do.

    I’ve made a 2D animated character out of illustrator files and I can make him walk around but what I want to do is make the camera follow him when he walks off screen along a long background scene that I have made and imported. I know how to add a camera but I don’t know what to do after that so that it keeps following the character wherever he goes. Its all 2D side scrolling type stuff so hopefully its not too complicated.

    Thanks in advance for any advice given.

    Frank Thomas replied 18 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Frank Thomas

    April 1, 2008 at 10:04 am

    For a simple 2D animation, I wouldn’t even bother with a camera. Just have your character walking on the spot, and animate the position of the background.

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