Vidder Maker Workshop: Camera tips

How to get into Second Life without really trying
Selby Evans is Thinkerer Melville in Second Life

You can probably do this on your own.  But if you need help, contact Thinkerer Mellville or Geo Meek.
How can I get rid of  the user interface while I am getting video?  In Windows, Ctl+Alt+1 toggles the UI on and off.  Some things (especially the tie streams between avatar and object) may appear and persist.  Toggle the UI off and on to clear the screen. For Mac, the key is Apple+Alt+1. Ctl+Alt+1 (Windows)
Apple+Alt+1 (Mac)
How do you get a closer or wider view of the av?  Use your scroll wheel or these keys:
Ctl-0 (zero) moves in.
Ctl+9 pull back.
How do you get the av out to the shot?   Use your scroll wheel, scroll past your av.  Or use Mouselook,   Or seat you av and you can roam over the scene with  the mouse, the arrow keys, and pg-up, pg-dn.  
How do you zoom in or out on a scene?  Scroll wheel or hold down ctlr+alt, press left mouse key, move mouse forward. It's Hard Out There for a Camera Example of opening zoom from above.
How do you tag a a moving object so the camera follows it?  The same as in zoom.  Just don't move your av.  The camera will follow as long as the object is in range. You will prefer to set the tag before the object starts moving.  SLQ Rpt. 1  Example of how I use this.

 

   
   
The Thinkerer 10/31/2008
Copyright (c) D. F. Dansereau & S. H. Evans

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