Best way to camera pan and how?

Joe King · 09-25-2005, 10:36 AM

Dammit i'm confused. First it's 3dmmap and scened and now python scripts. Yet i still don't know how to do camera panning. Can someone tell me what to use for camera panning and how to do it cause i'm confused as hell.

Killer Banana · 09-25-2005, 11:50 AM

For camera panning, use 3dmmap. I'd recommend setting the move by 30 pixels to your arrow keys, and just moving everything in the same direction for a basic camera pan.

Richard Bevis · 09-25-2005, 12:21 PM

You could copy and paste one moving polygon. But Banana's right. Use 3dmmap. http://3dmmstudio.co.uk/utilities.php

Denny Betterman · 09-25-2005, 09:07 PM

Has anybody other than travis even tried 7gen's camera angle panner thingie?

Bown · 09-26-2005, 05:23 AM

Yeah, but having to change the angle every frame doesn't really appeal, and also I can't draw, so the pans would end up sucky.

Joe King · 09-26-2005, 08:46 AM

I was trying those different camera angles which pans the entire scene. I thought that was clever and a time saver. Do many people use this method?

Travis Wells · 09-26-2005, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tom Bown
Yeah, but having to change the angle every frame doesn't really appeal, and also I can't draw, so the pans would end up sucky.

It does the angle-changing for you.

(You don't really need to be able to draw, most pans take a few clicks and are very simple to do)

Joe King · 09-26-2005, 09:02 AM

Do you actually need to use Python to draw the pan or can you also use the test ones that have the scenes and angles in it already? I.e: The zoompan.vmm, slowpan.vmm, etc.

Travis Wells · 09-26-2005, 09:31 AM

If you have a VMM of a pan already created, you can use that without python installed, yes.
You just need python and 7gen to make new pans.

Getysburg · 04-19-2006, 02:35 PM

I want a tool that crabs I can never animate that properly.

Molotov · 04-19-2006, 03:32 PM

I used the camera pan for Room 106.

09-25-2005, 10:36 AM	#1
Joe King Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	Best way to camera pan and how? Dammit i'm confused. First it's 3dmmap and scened and now python scripts. Yet i still don't know how to do camera panning. Can someone tell me what to use for camera panning and how to do it cause i'm confused as hell.
Joe King Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44

09-26-2005, 05:23 AM	#5
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740	Yeah, but having to change the angle every frame doesn't really appeal, and also I can't draw, so the pans would end up sucky.
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740

09-26-2005, 08:46 AM	#6
Joe King Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	I was trying those different camera angles which pans the entire scene. I thought that was clever and a time saver. Do many people use this method?
Joe King Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44

09-26-2005, 09:02 AM	#8
Joe King Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	Do you actually need to use Python to draw the pan or can you also use the test ones that have the scenes and angles in it already? I.e: The zoompan.vmm, slowpan.vmm, etc.
Joe King Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44

04-19-2006, 02:35 PM	#10
Getysburg Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,510	I want a tool that crabs I can never animate that properly.
Getysburg Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,510

09-25-2005, 11:50 AM	#2
Killer Banana Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,269	For camera panning, use 3dmmap. I'd recommend setting the move by 30 pixels to your arrow keys, and just moving everything in the same direction for a basic camera pan.

09-25-2005, 12:21 PM	#3
Richard Bevis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,190	You could copy and paste one moving polygon. But Banana's right. Use 3dmmap. http://3dmmstudio.co.uk/utilities.php

09-25-2005, 09:07 PM	#4
Denny Betterman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,531	Has anybody other than travis even tried 7gen's camera angle panner thingie?

09-26-2005, 09:31 AM	#9
Travis Wells Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,147	If you have a VMM of a pan already created, you can use that without python installed, yes. You just need python and 7gen to make new pans.

04-19-2006, 03:32 PM	#11
Molotov Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,858	I used the camera pan for Room 106.
Molotov Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,858