Animate pan rotation with a Path Constraint.
- [Narrator] The simplest, most elegant…and most easily controlled method…for adding rotations to an object on a path…is quite often simply animating the rotations manually.…That is certainly the case for a simple situation here…in which we're only rotating in one axis.…And once again, that's the pan axis for the camera.…On frame zero, select the camera,…choose the Rotate tool and set it to…Gimbal reference coordinate system.…
And rotate the camera…so that it looks into the living room.…And that'll be our initial position and rotation.…Scrub in the timeline down to about frame 100.…And that's when we want to start rotating,…to take in the other part of the loft here,…the dining and kitchen area.…I want to anticipate going around this curve…so I'll begin rotations a little bit early on frame 100.…Enable AutoKey and you can just wiggle that object,…just rotate it a little bit…and you'll create a key frame there.…
Then go down in the timeline…to let's say, frame 250 or so…and rotate to point the camera.…Go down a bit more to frame 360 maybe,…
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1/13/2017- Improving productivity in the viewports
- Customizing display and camera options
- Rigging a camera for animation
- Controlling and keyframing rotations
- Prioritizing pan, tilt, and roll axis order
- Keyframing camera movement such as pan and dolly
- Keyframing compound camera movement
- Animating a camera crane or jib arm
- Animating a walk-through with Path Constraint
- Projecting an isometric view
- Defining motion blur parameters
- Blurring by distance with depth of field
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome1m
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Using the exercise files4m 34s
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1. Viewport Tips and Tricks
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Hiding the ViewCube1m 43s
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Setting Field of View2m 14s
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2. Working with Cameras
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3. Rigging and Animation
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Choosing rotation order3m 2s
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Keyframing pan rotation5m 46s
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Keyframing a camera dolly4m 29s
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4. Compound Camera Animation
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Keyframing a track-pan3m 49s
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Keyframing a pedestal-tilt3m 39s
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Keying rotations on a path4m 48s
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Animating on an arc5m 51s
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5. Special Effects
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Rendering isometric views7m 37s
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Rendering motion blur5m 16s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 2s
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