CGTalk - Camera question.

kiwi

08-10-2002, 01:32 AM

Say I am building a sci fi city and I want the maximum amount of depth I can achieve,how do I move the camera using the 2 key and scaling back or other and still be able to place an object in the foreground without the object having hugely distorted geometry due to the depth/perspective of the camera angle? I can do this in Pshop but it gets tedious doing it this way :)

Thanks

Stu.

Grey

08-10-2002, 01:35 AM

always start with your focal length.

If you're doing a vast panorama, keep it to between 25-35mm.

The further you can pull back and keep everything in, the shorter focal length you can use.

Too: the smaller focal lenght will give a good illlusion of size, making thigs look bigger than they actually are.

kiwi

08-10-2002, 10:14 AM

Thanks Grey :thumbsup:

I thought by using the 2 key I was moving the camera backwards,but it just changes the focal length..didnt realize that...:)

Stu.

Grey

08-11-2002, 06:06 PM

oh yes... forgot about that.

What I do to move the camera in and out is select the camera button on the side and the move key, then use the right mouse button...

I keep looking in the manual for a more efficient way, but have never found one...

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