This page provides a quick starting point for working with cameras in Chaos Envision.


Overview

This video tutorials show you how to create and edit cameras and then animate them in your Envision project.


Create Cameras

To create a camera from current view:

  • Click the Create camera from current view () button in the Camera tab on the left.
    Two black bars appear at the top and bottom, marking the limit of your camera's field of view.
  • Move around until the perspective matches what you have in mind.
  • When ready, it is a good idea to lock the camera's position through the button so you don't accidentally change it later on.



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Edit Cameras

To edit camera parameters:

  • Select the camera in the Camera tab on the left.
  • Go to the right-hand side Details tab.
    There you can adjust the position, rotation, FoV, DoF, Exposure, or add color corrections. You can also rename the camera or lock it for further transformations through the  button.
    All changes are automatically saved.

For more information on the individual camera parameters, refer to the Camera Details page.

Don't forget to unlock the camera before making any transformations to it such as changing its position or rotation.

Right-click on a parameter to revert it to its default value.


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To add Depth of Field (DoF):

  • Select the camera in the Camera tab in the left-hand side panel.
  • In the right-hand side Details tab, enable the Depth of field toggle.
  • Pick a focal point or adjust the Focal distance.
  • Adjust the Aperture.


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Animate Cameras

Check our Chaos Academy lessons to learn how to animate cameras: Animate Camera Lesson

For more information about animations, refer to the Animation Tab page.



See also:

Camera Tab

Camera Parameters

Animation Tab

Current View Quick Settings