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make camera move allong path/mask? -and other camera tips.
if i’ve drawn out a shape using a mask (3d stroke), and its wavey lines and i want the camera to fly fallowing all the bends and curves of the 3d stroke shape, is there a way to make it fallow the mask shape?
also, on a side not, i’ve gotten mixed results wtih the ae camera, i usualy use the orbit, and other camera orientation tools, but alot of the times it takes me along time to get one move smooth, does everyone take along time to get one move down, or am i just not using it right…any tips would really help.
thanks.
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If you want a camera to follow a mask shape, it can only do so within the confines of one plane. To do that, highlight the mask’s shape property in the timeline, copy, select the camera’s position property, and paste.
If you then want the camera to move outside of that plane, you have to manually drag the camera’s position out of that plane.
If you use 3D stroke’s controls to twist and turn the original mask, those twists and turns cannot be translated into a mask or camera path. All that can be transferred or copied is the original mask.
Steve
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Regarding your other questions, I’ve found that:
a) different movements require different auto-orientation choices (duh).
b) a fair bit of experience and experimentation is necessary to know which orientation to use in which situation.
c) it’s good to use as few keyframes as possible.
d) I use multiple views quite often, and move the camera in a custom view as well as in the camera view, switching between them.Hope that helps,
Steve
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