C4D TUTORIAL | Smooth Dynamic Camera Rigs [Cinema 4D]

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This is a nifty trick to have up your sleeve to make any camera smooth as silk in Cinema 4D, using a Constraint tag of all things. Actually you can really use it to make any animation in C4D fluid.

TUTORIAL: How to make a Smooth Dynamic Camera Rig in Cinema 4D:
00:00 – Intro
00:19 – Showing a finished camera move.
00:36 – Making a guide spline for the camera
01:04 – Making a camera follow a spline (using Align to Spline)
01:16 – Adding a target object to the camera
03:02 – Making the Align to Spline speed even (using a MoSpline)
04:06 – Smoothing out the Camera Move using the Constraint tag
05:38 – Adding pre calculation time for the Constraint tag to catch up
06:15 – Give your camera a more handheld look in Spring setting
06:37 – Get some Process of Motion
07:02 – Big toodles

Music:
Intro & Outro – Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It by Ice Cube
Background – Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major by Joseph Haydn

Illustration:
Sales by Marie Van den Broeck from the Noun Project

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[CGWeasel]

Hello Daniel. Love the technique. I might have a quick tip for you so. You can skip the part with the MoSpline if you set the intermidiate points of your camera spline to "uniform". This will also result in a single speed motion. The position on spline tag looks at the intermidiate points. All the best. Love your work.

[leo.saramago]

Constructive Criticism: insert a De-Esser on your voice Audio channel to keep your sibilance under control.

[SHIVAM.M.S]

Anybody knows what is plugin El Beepo's site?
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[elissitdesign]

I dont think the MoSpline is necessary. If you simply change the camera path splines 'intermediate points' to "uniform" that fixes the timing/speed issue.

[kraphikd]

Nice technique with constrain tag! You can do even speed without mograph Mospline by settings attributes in spline to "even". Will also be smooth as silk.

[mattrittman]

Dude this is such a great tip! Thanks so much!

[MegaBexon]

Thus is and Alfabet for everyone who use camera.

[rohittyagix]

6 years ago i am searching how to create smooth cinema 4D Camera animation now i get the result thankyou you are master

[racaman]

it aint for begginers, aint working after hour work :(

[ronniesong]

thanks for the great tut. admire from far oversea.

[MylonasFilms]

Amazing tip. Can your next TUT be using that smooth camera trick with different parameters on different animated objects, not cameras etc, as you mentioned.
Also i’m buying your e-book.
Peace from Down Under ✌️

[mrdre]

when i render it shows camera not following spline... any idea what I did wrong brother?

[andreeailiescu]

Excellent tutorial, such good pace, clear explanation and super calm and soothing voice! well done, it's been super helpful :) :) :)

[raddioacctivegfx]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

[glmstudiogh]

Hi. Thanks for the tips. You made my life simpler, how do I render out that camera only with it's animation? As in I want to export that camera and use it in nuke

[alexinavrotski]

That is the best technique for camera animation I've ever seen so far. Thank you for kindly sharing it with us!!!! That is epic really, as I've been dying for hours tweaking those damn curves... =D

[Halllbert]

You just show us a hole new world ! Thanks Daniel !

[Roystoncinemo]

using c4d for years but never looked at spring constraint. great tip thanks a ton

[artkiko]

Very Cool! i'd like to create a Dolly Zoom Rig to get a Hitchcock Effect that is adjustable with a slider. do you think that's possible, maybe using Expresso? thanks

[MortenRosenberg]

Hi Daniel. Really great tutorial - works wonders on my animation. I cant seem to do DOF though thru the CAM. Only works thru the CAM HOOK. If thru the CAM its absolute, so the entire scene goes OOF and not on the focus target. Any help here? Im using Arnold. Thanks alot!!