Am I the only one that likes to use the mouse "device driver" to "*mocap*" the X,Y of the mouse to the X,Y of a virtual camera?
*If you hold a hard mousepad or cardboard vertical in front of a surface or your other hand and hold the mouse like a small camera, your natural human shakiness will *translate* (pun intended) over to the virtual one. *Docs don't have much about usage but... It basically goes like this: 1. In the Animate module, go to Tools, Devices->Manage Device Drivers. 2. Click Add and pick the Mouse driver. (By default it will set x, y to posx and posy of the "current" object. You can see this in the Target column. You can leave it like so or specify the path to the parameter to be driven.) 3. Make a null or camera and click "Device Manager Active" and then "Active" in the Mouse driver ppg; the object will now be driven by the mouse. 4. Press the Start button and quickly hold your mousepad vertical and the mouse like a camera gently against it. 5. When done, press the down arrow to stop and then uncheck "Device Manager Active". Don't forget to turn off Autokey mode. (Unchecking "Device Manager Active" will delete the Mouse PPG and settings. If you want to reuse them, just turn off "Active" in the Mouse PPG.) If you did the animation on a camera directly by affecting its position you get the shake plus the bonus of being able to aim with the Camera_Interest null still. On that note, here's a fun project idea for anyone with electronics chops: Use an Arduino to make a faux HID (Human Interface Device) that turns gyroscope sensor data into raw mouse motions. It's totally possible. Maybe someday I get the hang of the Arduino and do it myself. I'm a total noob with it. Another way to make "real" camera shake: 1. Draw a + sign in black on a whiteboard. 2. Film it with your phone. Be relaxed and let the natural shakiness happen. 3. Track the cross in the FXtree with the 2D point tracker. 4. Use expressions to read the tracked data into a null or camera's posx and posy. 5. Rejoice! ;) Just my $0.04. Cheers, -- Alan On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Anthony Martin < anthonymarti...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Here it is. Just change the .txt to .vbs > > Instructions: > > Animate your camera. Select your camera (not the root or the interest, the > actual camera) and run the script. Then just play with the sliders. > > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:32 AM, adrian wyer > <adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com> wrote: >> >> feel free to throw it online Anthony >> >> >> >> a >> >> >> >> Adrian Wyer >> Fluid Pictures >> 75-77 Margaret St. >> London >> W1W 8SY >> ++44(0) 207 580 0829 >> >> >> adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com >> >> www.fluid-pictures.com >> >> >> >> Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. >> Company number:5657815 >> VAT number: 872 6893 71 >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Martin >> Sent: 03 May 2012 10:44 >> >> >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> Subject: Re: Tricks for cameras to get the steady cam feel >> >> >> >> I'll endorse Adrian's script. Works really well for both camera shake and >> steadicam-style motion. If you can't find it, Adrian, I have it. I always >> keep it close to me! >> >> >> >> Anthony >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 5:17 PM, adrian wyer >> <adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com> wrote: >> >> a bit late to the party, but i wrote a script that adds noise function >> expressions to the camera's direction constrain offset and the >> >> pivot offset, then connects them to a custom parameter >> >> >> >> it gives you keyable noise, which works over an already animated camera... >> with no need for a rig... >> >> >> >> i'll try and dig it up >> >> >> >> a >> >> >> >> Adrian Wyer >> Fluid Pictures >> 75-77 Margaret St. >> London >> W1W 8SY >> ++44(0) 207 580 0829 >> >> >> adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com >> >> www.fluid-pictures.com >> >> >> >> Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. >> Company number:5657815 >> VAT number: 872 6893 71 >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ben Beckett >> Sent: 02 May 2012 17:03 >> >> >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> Subject: Re: Tricks for cameras to get the steady cam feel >> >> >> >> Thanks everyone >> >> On 2 May 2012 16:42, Ben Beckett <nebbeck...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> Hay that addon from Autodesk site is nice thanks >> >> >> >> Ben >> >> On 2 May 2012 15:58, Ben Beckett <nebbeck...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks chats I will have a look! >> >> >> >> On 2 May 2012 15:28, Ed Manning <etmth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> don't use an interest, use rotations. >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Fabricio Chamon <xsiml...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> the download link is broken...use this instead: >> >> http://area.autodesk.com/downloads/plugins/camera_shake >> >> >> >> (needs area login) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4972 - Release Date: 05/01/12 >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2425/4974 - Release Date: 05/02/12 > >
