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stabiz
03-06-10, 06:56 AM
I like making videos from games, and if its even possible to do this by modding it would be awesome. For screenshots too I guess. This means you could get some really dramatic angles and views.
Decoman
03-06-10, 07:10 AM
Is this to do with some setting for 'zoom' or a change of 'focal length'?

Not sure what the relevant terms are in the game, but I suppose there is a difference between zooming the camera and changing the focal length.
elanaiba
03-06-10, 08:16 AM
Should be pretty easy to do with the goblin editor. I'll try to find time for it tomorrow/today.
stabiz
03-06-10, 08:52 AM
:woot:Yes! I have wanted this since I saw what could be done in rFactor with this feature. The possibilities for screens and videos are endless with such a feature.
elanaiba
03-07-10, 04:28 PM
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1571

Now you have 3 modes: default, 3x, 5x. Use Scroll wheel.
ddrgn
03-07-10, 04:35 PM
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1571

Now you have 3 modes: default, 3x, 5x. Use Scroll wheel.

Thanks, I bet that's not all you have up your sleeve.
elanaiba
03-07-10, 04:54 PM
Just in case you want to tweak this yourself, here's what you need to do:

1) Start GoblinEditor.exe (should be somewhere near sh5.exe)
* if its the first time you're running it, go to tools -> options and set both ActorsDirectory and RootFolder paths to your sh5 install folder (the place where sh5.exe resides).
2) File -> open -> data/library and select both cameras.gr2 and cameras.cam
3) Many ways to do this... one is to Select Dummy_cam_freecamera in the gds_scene tree. Right Click -> Edit Controllers
4) In the popup window select the Optical controller and expand ZoomLevels
5) Adjust as you see fit. You can add/remove entries by right clicking.


Pic below for reference of interesting points
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5708/snipdetails.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/i/snipdetails.jpg/)
Dowly
03-07-10, 05:02 PM
That's cool! Thanks! :salute:
piri_reis
03-07-10, 05:07 PM
Just in case you want to tweak this yourself, here's what you need to do:

1) Start GoblinEditor.exe (should be somewhere near sh5.exe)
* if its the first time you're running it, go to tools -> options and set both ActorsDirectory and RootFolder paths to your sh5 install folder (the place where sh5.exe resides).


Very useful info Dan :salute:
stabiz
03-07-10, 07:03 PM
:yeah::yeah: Many thanks, elanaiba! Gotta test this baby out!
stabiz
03-08-10, 05:41 AM
My first mod! Erm ... my first adjustment of someones mod!:)

All three shots taken from the same spot:

1x zoom:
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/stabiz1/SH52010-03-0811-30-23-85.png

10x zoom:
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/stabiz1/SH52010-03-0811-30-27-90.png

20x zoom:
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/stabiz1/SH52010-03-0811-30-31-93.png
piri_reis
03-08-10, 05:50 AM
:woot: It's great.
You use shift+mouse_wheel to get to the zoom levels in between right? Mouse wheel by itself will only get me min/max zoom.
Just checking..
stabiz
03-08-10, 06:52 AM
No, I changed elanaibas values a bit. His file has 1x, 3x and 5x, I changed it to 1x, 10x, 20x. Only scroll wheel to zoom.
Decoman
03-21-10, 02:04 PM
I really liked the screenshots from Stabiz. Are your 1,10,20 values available as a mod?
Carotio
03-21-10, 03:20 PM
I have a question regarding the camera control:

I think I read somewhere that there is no longer an option to have the camera fixed at a unit and change to the next visible unit with the , and . buttons. Is that true? And can this be added back in then also?