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  • Published 8 Apr 2019

Dolly Zoom built into camera

here is an example of effect:

Wouldn't it be wonderful if this could be achieved out of the box. I know I can potentially make a workaround rig, or download existing solutions, but if the feature were built-in, it would be much better. By the way 3ds-max has it, blender must keep up )))

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lordvigore
8 Apr 2019

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jason

This is already possible in Blender, without any workarounds at all. Just like with a regular camera, you animate the position of the camera (dolly) while simultaneously animating the focal length of the camera lens. If you want a rig that keys these at the same time, that sounds like something you'd want to make an add-on for. Most folks, though, will probably opt for the control you get by animating those values independently.

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