"AutoZoom", Camera compound

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AutoZoomAuthor: Nixx
AutoZoom is a Softimage ICE compound that automatically controls the given camera's field-of-view (FOV). It zooms to the given target(s) until the target(s) fill the frame, in a user-defined way. [..]

Remember, this compound does not direct the camera to the target, it only zooms to it . You will most probably want to use it in conjuction with a camera direction constraint, pointing at the same object(s) that the compound will zoom to
[..] (Hint: emTools 1.1 CenterOfGeometry)

Continue reading here (online documentation, for download link see below).

local backup: AutoZoom_v1_3.zip

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"AutoZoom", Camera compound

Post by nixx » 17 Nov 2011, 03:58

Hi all,

I made this for a recent project, and it came out pretty good so I thought I 'd share. It's an "auto zoom" compound, like the subject says. It automatically controls the camera FOV, so that effectively the camera constantly zooms-to-fit the given target(s).

It is user customizable in a number of ways.

Download AutoZoom Compound


To use it, just make a null, add an ICE tree to it, then add the compound. Provide the camera and the target object(s), then play with the settings. Don't add it to an ICE tree on the camera itself, use a null !

The controls are more or less self-explanatory I think, but there's also a quick description for each one here :

AutoZoom Help

(online help page is also accessible in netview by right-clicking on the compound).


It may not be the best or cleanest code ever, but it's fast, and worked perfectly for me, so I hope someone else finds it useful too.

Questions, comments, etc. all welcome :)

cheers,
nick
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Re: "AutoZoom", Camera compound

Post by Hirazi Blue » 17 Nov 2011, 21:28

Interesting, thanks for sharing!!! :ymhug:
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Post by Memag » 18 Nov 2011, 12:26

Thanks!

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Re: "AutoZoom", Camera compound

Post by SamHowell » 18 Nov 2011, 19:19

Downloaded. Thankyou.

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