How to do a simple camera zoom-in? Topic is solved

[emmaringo]

Hello all,

I am struggling (and failing) in trying to do a simple camera zoom in. I have animated a scene in which two characters are sitting and talking to each other. All I want to do is to have the camera zoom in on them, slowly, as they are talking. It seems like a simple enough effect but I can't find a way to do it.

I apologize if this question has been asked and answered. I searched the forums but couldn't find any such post (I can't seem to go to page 2 of any search). I even searched the web and youtube but even there couldn't find any suitable tutorial to show this. I just find many tutorials about multiplane cameras and keyframers, which is not what I am trying to do. If anyone could please tell me how to achieve this step-by-step I will be very grateful. Or if this has been asked and answered, then could someone please point me to the specific thread?

Thank you so much.

[slowtiger]

Debut or Pro? The camera tool is Pro only.

[emmaringo]

Debut or Pro? The camera tool is Pro only.

I am using TVPaint 10 Pro. Sorry I forgot to mention that in my original post.

[slowtiger]

Look up "Camera" in the manual then. It's under 8. storyboard > animatic.

[emmaringo]

Look up "Camera" in the manual then. It's under 8. storyboard > animatic.

I did that already but it shows how to move the camera in a storyboard to turn it into an animatic. So just moving the camera over one static image. I want to move the camera in my animation. Like I want it at 100% zoom on frame/instance 1 and 200% on frame/instance 30.

[slowtiger]

You have to open a new project as "Project with camera".

[emmaringo]

You have to open a new project as "Project with camera".

Thank you. I did that but still can't get it to work. After openingk a new project as "Project with camera", I put my animation on the timeline (say 20 frames). Then when I click the camera tool, I see a red box on the screen (like we get when you transform a shape). So I place it on the first frame where I want it. Then I go to the last frame and when I click, the box turns to blue. So I place it at the second position where I want the camera's move to end. But when I play, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

[D.T. Nethery]

You have to open a new project as "Project with camera".

Thank you. I did that but still can't get it to work. After openingk a new project as "Project with camera", I put my animation on the timeline (say 20 frames). Then when I click the camera tool, I see a red box on the screen (like we get when you transform a shape). So I place it on the first frame where I want it. Then I go to the last frame and when I click, the box turns to blue. So I place it at the second position where I want the camera's move to end. But when I play, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

Enable the camera in the playback bar. (see screen shot from the User Manual)

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[emmaringo]

You have to open a new project as "Project with camera".

Thank you. I did that but still can't get it to work. After openingk a new project as "Project with camera", I put my animation on the timeline (say 20 frames). Then when I click the camera tool, I see a red box on the screen (like we get when you transform a shape). So I place it on the first frame where I want it. Then I go to the last frame and when I click, the box turns to blue. So I place it at the second position where I want the camera's move to end. But when I play, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

Enable the camera in the playback bar. (see screen shot from the User Manual)

TVPaint_10_User_Manual_enable_camera_in_playback.jpg

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Thank you very much! That did the trick!

[D.T. Nethery]

Thank you. I did that but still can't get it to work. After openingk a new project as "Project with camera", I put my animation on the timeline (say 20 frames). Then when I click the camera tool, I see a red box on the screen (like we get when you transform a shape). So I place it on the first frame where I want it. Then I go to the last frame and when I click, the box turns to blue. So I place it at the second position where I want the camera's move to end. But when I play, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

Enable the camera in the playback bar. (see screen shot from the User Manual)

TVPaint_10_User_Manual_enable_camera_in_playback.jpg

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Thank you very much! That did the trick!

The other thing to remember is when you Export , set the View to Camera view .

TVPaint_Export_Camera_View.jpg (96.75 KiB) Viewed 22864 times

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[emmaringo]

Enable the camera in the playback bar. (see screen shot from the User Manual)

TVPaint_10_User_Manual_enable_camera_in_playback.jpg

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Thank you very much! That did the trick!

The other thing to remember is when you Export , set the View to Camera view .

TVPaint_Export_Camera_View.jpg

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Thank you very much for this important info.