When in Shoot mode, position the camera with the mouse to line up a shot.
Hold down the right mouse button to move the camera forwards or backwards on the Z axis or use the mouse wheel to creep in or out incrementally. Hold the left mouse button to move the camera up or down or side-to-side on the X and Y axes. Press and hold the mouse wheel to pan and tilt the camera head
The camera position is marked in the top right corner of the viewfinder. The X (horizontal), Y (forwards-backwards), and Z (vertical) positions. “Yaw” refers to the horizontal angle of the frame while “Pitch” refers to the vertical angle or up/down tilt.
You can edit the camera position directly by clicking on the coordinates typing in desired numbers (E.g. a 90° yaw angle).
Moving the camera
Preview uses a Control Point system to determine camera movement.
A single control point denotes a static camera.
More than one defines a camera path. For each shot the camera will move from the first control point to the last.
To set up a moving shot, position the camera where you would like the shot to begin, then add a control point by pressing the Add Point button in the lower control bar.
Now reposition the camera to where you would like the shot to finish and press the Preview button in the lower right hand corner of the shoot screen to review. You can adjust the speed and duration of the shot by adjusting the time. Shot Duration is set to 10 seconds by default. To set up more sophisticated camera arcs, add further control points and move the camera accordingly.
Control points automatically subdivide the shot duration equally between points so the the camera will move faster between points that are further apart.
You may Preview your shot and choose to adjust it (by changing camera position of your Control Points or changing the shot Duration) before moving onto the next one.
When you are happy with your shot, create a new one by pressing the plus icon in the shot list.
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When a new shot is created, the camera automatically sets the first control point at your current position. This can be useful if you’re looking to start your next shot at the position you finished the previous one.
