Hi, guys, is there a way to move virtual camera via a move tool(like that is circled in image#1) in timeline, or any other more efficient method to positioning virtual camera other than typing coordinates in transform text area(circled in image#2)?
Thanks!
@Gregoryl Hi, sir, please help me solve my question, thanks!
Gregory and the team are on their annual hackweek, so might not be able to help out until next week.
You can use all the normal tools you would use for a non-Timelined camera (inspector, Scene View gizmos, etc). But note that in the image youāve posted for camera is constrained by its follow target (3rd Person Follow of MC_001). That constraint may be keeping you from doing what you want.
Thank you for your reply, sir. Let me explain my problem in more detial, or you could just see the attachments:
- I set all characterās position as āApply Transform offsetā in timeline animation track.
- Then I tried to adjust the virtual cameraās position here by typing in coordinates, which seems a little bit inefficient, because I didnāt know what number I should type in to get the camera in the correct position. Of course I can jump out of timeline editor and use normal tools, but when I did that, all characters that I set position in timeline by selecting āApply Transform Offsetsā (marked in Image#1) were reset to their default position, so I still cannot know whether the camera was in right position. I really want to know in timeline, is there a way to use a move tool, like the one used in animation track, to adjust Cinemachine virtual cameraās postion?
Do I have some misunderstandings about the work flow, or I need to create a customized editor for this requirement? Also, I didnāt find the API of move/rotate tool button for customized editor.
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the very clear explanation in the images.
Thereās an important difference between image you showed in the original post and what youāre showing here: this second camera is not constrained (itās not set to follow of look at anything). In this case, there should be no relationship whatsoever between the Cinemachine camera and the Animation track shown in image 1. I.e., you can use the regular Cinemachine controls to reposition your view, and there should be no effect at all on whatās happening in that other track.
Iām not a Timeline expert ā so Iām not sure what to suggest is the problem here ā but I use it a fair bit to create shots like this one. I donāt use the Cinemachine Clip inspector to do this type of workā¦just the regular Cinemachine controls, so I can assure you that you donāt need to limit yourself to the inspector. The cause of the reset is unclear to me, but I donāt believe it has anything to do with Cinemachine.
Thanks for all your explanation and suggestions!
According to my understanding, which may be a misunderstanding, the cause of the reset is that thereās two options in animation track, āApply Scene Offsetsā and āApply Transform Offsetsā. If we select āApply Scene offsetsā, when the timelineās played, the animation trackās binding will inherit its runtime or default world position no matter where. If we select āApply Transform Offsetsā, when the timelineās played, the animation trackās binding will be set to a specific point (please see the image#1 of my previous reply). When we jump out of timeline editing, the animation trackās binding will be reset to its own scene position, so it seems that if we can adjust transform position/rotation in Cinemachine Track, it will be more efficient to make a cut scene.
Is it possible to add a move/rotate tool button on Cinemachine Track Inspector by customization?
Maybeā¦but again I think this misses the point.
Youāre pointing to a problem that ā as far as I can see ā has nothing to do with Cinemachine. The problem, if Iāve understood you, is that youāre making adjustments to the animation track. And when you jump back to scene view, the offsets are reset. So itās not that Cinemachine needs to be manipulated a certain wayā¦itās that the animation offsets arenāt āstickingā. Iāve set up a simple version on my own which I think demonstrates what youād like to achieve. As you can see in the video, it works fine for me without ever referencing the offsets in the Cinemachine track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYLgUkxM_E
So your issue, it seems to me, has to do with why your offsets get reset. Cinemachine is a symptom of the issue, but itās not the cause (unless, of course, Iāve misunderstood!).
Hi, sir, please watch my video, which showed different result from yours. It seems some settings may be wrong in my project.
OK, again, Iām not a Timeline expert, but it appears to me that the problem is in how youāre using Timeline, nothing to do with CM.
There can be many Timelines in a game, so how does Unity know which one youāre controlling at any given moment? The answer is that it uses the Timeline in the Timeline window. As soon as you click off your Timeline GameObject and onto the Cinemachine object, you lose that selection and the character returns to its base state.
Thereās a simple workaround to this. If you look in the top right corner of the Timeline window, thereās a padlock icon. With the Timeline GameObject selected, click that padlock icon to ālockā the Timeline window. Everything should now work as you expect.
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Thatās it !
You save my day, sir, thanks very much !!
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