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Camera templates About Truespace Archives These pages are a copy of the official truespace forums prior to their removal somewhere around 2011. They are retained here for archive purposes only. Camera templates // Feature suggestions 1  |   Order by default Post by splinters // Feb 21, 2008, 7:53am splinters Total Posts: 4148 Now maybe this is possible or maybe just too niche for anyone to care... I would like to have a template over the camera, like sticking acetate over a camera lens so that whatever changes I make like zooming in, panning etc. the picture can be composed within that template. I have had to tweak so many images for my books because I did not leave enough space for text or found that an object in the scene 'clashed' visually with the overlayiing text. If you were able to superimpose a PSD template or alph map over the lens then you could compose your shot and see exactly where text boxes or other items would be placed within that image. Would be handy for a great many applications I guess, not just illustration. Post by splinters // Feb 21, 2008, 8:05am splinters Total Posts: 4148 Maybe this helps, just try to imagine that whatever you do to the view, the red frames remain where they are so you can adjust the image around them...if that makes any sense. Post by hemulin // Feb 21, 2008, 8:21am hemulin Total Posts: 1058 If you were able to superimpose a PSD template or alph map over the lens then you could compose your shot and see exactly where text boxes or other items would be placed within that image. Would be handy for a great many applications I guess, not just illustration. Or the other option is to find a program that can overlay an image over the whole of your screen, completely separate to trueSpace. Post by Emmanuel // Feb 21, 2008, 9:37am Emmanuel Total Posts: 439 Splinter, I think you could create a template bitmap with your text areas and display it as background -while your scene in shown in wireframe- to frame your scene this way. Does it make sense ? Post by splinters // Feb 21, 2008, 10:10am splinters Total Posts: 4148 Perfect sense although I currently have each sky background visible so I can match the camera to the horizon. I would need to make a second template for each one...lots of messing around. Good idea though. Cheers. Post by stan // Feb 21, 2008, 1:07pm stan Total Posts: 1240 Splinters, if you could do it on workspace side it's possible to make..I know you work on model side so it's just a thought..not sure if the model & ws cameras match views, but if they do I can make it..Gord

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