Cutscenes Part 2: Splines and Camera Movement - Revision history

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	[[Category:Tutorial]]		[[Category:Tutorial]]
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	{{Template: Cutscenes}}		{{Template: Cutscenes}}

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	* Change its name to "Spline5" ("name" "Spline5").		* Change its name to "Spline5" ("name" "Spline5").

	Notice that ~~Splinemover5~~ doesn't have any spline data in it. For that, we'll need to create a spline and copy its data to Spline5.		Notice that Spline5 doesn't have any spline data in it. For that, we'll need to create a spline and copy its data to Spline5.

	===NURBS Spline===		===NURBS Spline===

Grayman at 02:36, 21 September 2010

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	~~'''NOTE: This article is under construction until this NOTE goes away.'''~~

	==Splines==		==Splines==

Grayman at 01:12, 11 September 2010

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	==Splines==		==Splines==

	Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.		Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.

	Download [http://tdm.taaaki.za.net/files/tutorials/Cutscenes%20by%20grayman/snitch2.zip snitch2.zip] and extract it into your ''Doom 3'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.

	Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.		Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.

Grayman at 14:43, 10 September 2010

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	Notice that Splinemover5 doesn't have any spline data in it. For that, we'll need to create a spline and copy its data to Spline5.		Notice that Splinemover5 doesn't have any spline data in it. For that, we'll need to create a spline and copy its data to Spline5.

	===NURBS ~~spline~~===		===NURBS Spline===
	Create a NURBS spline:		Create a NURBS spline:
	* With Spline5 selected, hit the ''Change views'' button (the XYZ button on the main menu) three times. This centers all views on Spline5.		* With Spline5 selected, hit the ''Change views'' button (the XYZ button on the main menu) three times. This centers all views on Spline5.
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	Save, build, and run. Press the first button once the actors have reached their marks and you should see a view from Camera5 as it rises off the porch. You could also press the button as soon as the informant steps off his porch, and Camera5 will show the arrival of both actors.		Save, build, and run. Press the first button once the actors have reached their marks and you should see a view from Camera5 as it rises off the porch. You could also press the button as soon as the informant steps off his porch, and Camera5 will show the arrival of both actors.

	===The ''cinematic'' ~~property~~===		===The ''cinematic'' Property===
	We've given a few of the entities the ''cinematic'' property, with a value of 1. Any entity that moves during the cutscene needs to have this property set, otherwise it won't show up and/or won't move. If you look at the two actors, you'll see that they already have this property set. If you run into problems with entities not moving in the scenes you create, the first thing to look at is whether the moving entities have this property.		We've given a few of the entities the ''cinematic'' property, with a value of 1. Any entity that moves during the cutscene needs to have this property set, otherwise it won't show up and/or won't move. If you look at the two actors, you'll see that they already have this property set. If you run into problems with entities not moving in the scenes you create, the first thing to look at is whether the moving entities have this property.
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	For a pan shot, we have to change that angle in each frame. To do that, we're going to reset our camera's ''target'' property each frame, pointing it at a ''target_null'' bound to the guard's head. As he enters the scene and walks down the steps, the camera will keep his head in the center of the frame, which gives us the pan shot we want. (Yes, he is descending some steps, so you could make the argument that this is a ''pan and tilt shot'', but the change is nearly all horizontal, so let's just stick with ''pan''.)		For a pan shot, we have to change that angle in each frame. To do that, we're going to reset our camera's ''target'' property each frame, pointing it at a ''target_null'' bound to the guard's head. As he enters the scene and walks down the steps, the camera will keep his head in the center of the frame, which gives us the pan shot we want. (Yes, he is descending some steps, so you could make the argument that this is a ''pan and tilt shot'', but the change is nearly all horizontal, so let's just stick with ''pan''.)

	===Set up the Guard===		===Set Up the Guard===
	[[Image:SnitchGuard.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|SnitchGuard and target_null_6]]		[[Image:SnitchGuard.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|SnitchGuard and target_null_6]]
	So that we see the guard's entrance in its entirety, let's hold him at his spawn spot until he's triggered. Then we'll trigger him when we start the shot.		So that we see the guard's entrance in its entirety, let's hold him at his spawn spot until he's triggered. Then we'll trigger him when we start the shot.
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	:* "target" "target_null_6"		:* "target" "target_null_6"
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	===Changing Camera6's ~~target~~===		===Changing Camera6's Target===
	[[Image:Camera6.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Camera6 and target_setkeyval_1]]		[[Image:Camera6.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Camera6 and target_setkeyval_1]]
	Since Camera6 needs to stay focused on SnitchGuard as he enters the courtyard, we'll need to update Camera6 each frame. To do that, we'll need a ''target_setkeyval''.		Since Camera6 needs to stay focused on SnitchGuard as he enters the courtyard, we'll need to update Camera6 each frame. To do that, we'll need a ''target_setkeyval''.

Grayman at 03:50, 10 September 2010

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	Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.		Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.

	Download [snitch2.zip] and extract it into your ''Doom 3'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.		Download [http://tdm.taaaki.za.net/files/tutorials/Cutscenes%20by%20grayman/snitch2.zip snitch2.zip] and extract it into your ''Doom 3'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.

	Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.		Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.

Grayman at 01:10, 9 September 2010

2010-09-09T01:10:59Z

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	Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.		Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.

	Download ~~the file~~ [~~http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5666~~ snitch2.zip~~.txt~~]~~, remove the ".txt" from the filename,~~		Download [snitch2.zip] and extract it into your ''Doom 3'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.
	and extract it into your ''Doom 3'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.

	Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.		Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.

Grayman at 18:33, 8 September 2010

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	Download the file [http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5666 snitch2.zip.txt], remove the ".txt" from the filename,		Download the file [http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5666 snitch2.zip.txt], remove the ".txt" from the filename,
	and extract it into your ''~~darkmod~~'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.		and extract it into your ''Doom 3'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.

	Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.		Open ''snitch2.map'' in Dark Radiant.

Grayman at 18:27, 8 September 2010

2010-09-08T18:27:48Z

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	Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.		Moving cameras can add a nice touch to a scene if not overused. Splines provide a path a camera can follow.

	Download the file [http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=~~5591~~ snitch2.zip.txt], remove the ".txt" from the filename,		Download the file [http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5666 snitch2.zip.txt], remove the ".txt" from the filename,
	and extract it into your ''darkmod'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.		and extract it into your ''darkmod'' folder. This includes our ''Snitch'' set with all the cameras we created in Part 1.