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Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:36 pm
by Panha
If you use track and zoom camera alot like I do, you may find this copy previous track and zoom camera useful. Most of the time. Before when I want to freeze the camera key, I had to click on the camera, and click on the canvas to create the keyframe. There may be other ways easier than this that I missed. However, I asked ChatGPT to create a script for me to freeze the camera key that I most often use in my animaton, track and zoom camera. So here is the script. It works just find and as expected. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sabjg9 ... drive_link

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:14 am
by Greenlaw
Interesting...I'll check it out later today! Thanks for sharing! :D

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:20 pm
by congz
Panha wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:36 pm If you use track and zoom camera alot like I do, you may find this copy previous track and zoom camera useful. Most of the time. Before when I want to freeze the camera key, I had to click on the camera, and click on the canvas to create the keyframe. There may be other ways easier than this that I missed. However, I asked ChatGPT to create a script for me to freeze the camera key that I most often use in my animaton, track and zoom camera. So here is the script. It works just find and as expected. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sabjg9 ... drive_link
I tried using it and found it ineffective. In fact, just using camera number 4 is sufficient, so why did that tool add camera number 5? Using two cameras at the same time makes the camera very uncomfortable.

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:43 pm
by Panha
congz wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:20 pm
Panha wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:36 pm If you use track and zoom camera alot like I do, you may find this copy previous track and zoom camera useful. Most of the time. Before when I want to freeze the camera key, I had to click on the camera, and click on the canvas to create the keyframe. There may be other ways easier than this that I missed. However, I asked ChatGPT to create a script for me to freeze the camera key that I most often use in my animaton, track and zoom camera. So here is the script. It works just find and as expected. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sabjg9 ... drive_link
I tried using it and found it ineffective. In fact, just using camera number 4 is sufficient, so why did that tool add camera number 5? Using two cameras at the same time makes the camera very uncomfortable.
That's mostly what I do all the time. I use Camera 4 and 5 most of the time. For example, when I want to cut scene or zoom in/out quickly. Anyway, you can customize the code, and share it too. 🥰

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:44 pm
by Panha
Greenlaw wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:14 am Interesting...I'll check it out later today! Thanks for sharing! :D
Thank you, and if you find it does not right to your workflow, you can customize it to your like. 🥰

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 9:06 pm
by congz
Panha wrote: Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:43 pm
congz wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:20 pm
Panha wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:36 pm If you use track and zoom camera alot like I do, you may find this copy previous track and zoom camera useful. Most of the time. Before when I want to freeze the camera key, I had to click on the camera, and click on the canvas to create the keyframe. There may be other ways easier than this that I missed. However, I asked ChatGPT to create a script for me to freeze the camera key that I most often use in my animaton, track and zoom camera. So here is the script. It works just find and as expected. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sabjg9 ... drive_link
I tried using it and found it ineffective. In fact, just using camera number 4 is sufficient, so why did that tool add camera number 5? Using two cameras at the same time makes the camera very uncomfortable.
That's mostly what I do all the time. I use Camera 4 and 5 most of the time. For example, when I want to cut scene or zoom in/out quickly. Anyway, you can customize the code, and share it too. 🥰
“You only need to use Camera 4 to pan and zoom; there’s no need to use Camera 5. Using two cameras at the same time is really unprofessional, causes lag, and makes the camera movement path look messy and unattractive.”

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 10:23 pm
by Panha
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“You only need to use Camera 4 to pan and zoom; there’s no need to use Camera 5. Using two cameras at the same time is really unprofessional, causes lag, and makes the camera movement path look messy and unattractive.”
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It's the way I track and zoom the scene for my animation. I have done this for more than 200 episode of my animations. You may have your own methods of working with Camera. However, using only a zoom camera would not make sense to me since most of the time, I need both zoom and track to capture the scene and the subject with the scenes. I don't know how could you use only zoom camera to work with a whole animation, but it you can do that, it would be strange to me. ❤️

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 1:08 am
by synthsin75
Panha wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 10:23 pm
“You only need to use Camera 4 to pan and zoom; there’s no need to use Camera 5. Using two cameras at the same time is really unprofessional, causes lag, and makes the camera movement path look messy and unattractive.”
It's the way I track and zoom the scene for my animation. I have done this for more than 200 episode of my animations. You may have your own methods of working with Camera. However, using only a zoom camera would not make sense to me since most of the time, I need both zoom and track to capture the scene and the subject with the scenes. I don't know how could you use only zoom camera to work with a whole animation, but it you can do that, it would be strange to me. ❤️
Sounds like he's just uses track camera (4) to track in and out, instead of zoom. If you're not making a multi-plane set up, for parallax or depth of field at different z-depths, that would work.

Re: Script: Copy Previous Camera Frame to the current Cursor, made by ChatGPT

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:06 pm
by congz
Panha wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 10:23 pm
“You only need to use Camera 4 to pan and zoom; there’s no need to use Camera 5. Using two cameras at the same time is really unprofessional, causes lag, and makes the camera movement path look messy and unattractive.”
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It's the way I track and zoom the scene for my animation. I have done this for more than 200 episode of my animations. You may have your own methods of working with Camera. However, using only a zoom camera would not make sense to me since most of the time, I need both zoom and track to capture the scene and the subject with the scenes. I don't know how could you use only zoom camera to work with a whole animation, but it you can do that, it would be strange to me. ❤️
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“Hold Alt + Camera 4 if you want to zoom, and release Alt if you want to pan or track the camera. This is a quick and efficient method without needing to use Camera 5. Even if you set the depth of the scene, using Camera 4 will not be affected.”
You can combine those two things in one camera number 4