A question for Jafa, Barfly, Joe90 and the rest about taking footage

[EAF602_Joe90]

Good to see there are still some developing IL2 movie makers We need more films!

Most pans and zooms can be done from a static camera (CTRL F2 to jump to it), then lock onto the target with F6. Vary the zoom level by sliding the mouse in and out, and then as the aircraft flies by it looks like you are zooming into it.

Another useful tool is mouseemu, a really old programm for simulating moving the mouse very slowly in a smooth pan. There's a link for it in the old UBI forum:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...8/m/5691037983

EDIT - Darn it, that link is dead. I might have an old copy somewhere, unless anyone esle has a link.

[_RAAF_Stupot]

Originally Posted by EAF602_Joe90

Most pans and zooms can be done from a static camera (CTRL F2 to jump to it), then lock onto the target with F6. Vary the zoom level by sliding the mouse in and out, and then as the aircraft flies by it looks like you are zooming into it.

Now THAT sounds like a good trick - I'll try it. Thanks.

Edit - Just tried it and for some reason I can't get the lock to work. I have tried using 'External Padlock, Enemy Air', 'External Padlock, Friendly Air', 'Padlock Next, and Padlock Previous' and none lock onto the single aircraft in the recording. Does 'No Padlock' have to have been turned off in the difficulty setting when the ntrk was taken?

[_RAAF_Stupot]

Problem solved.

I did not have the aircraft in range for the padlock view to lock on....

[_RAAF_Stupot]

This video has my first attempt at using Joe90's tip about using a padlock view from a static camera, plus other stuff I've slowly been getting better at.

Making this was a good way to spend a rainy weekend with no other commitments!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlnN-nZz-2k

[DoolittleRaider]

Another tip. In editing, try to follow the guideline of 14 'clips/shots' per minute.....or average 4 seconds per shot.