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How copy camera settings

HeraHera Posts: 1,957
edited December 1969 in The Commons

I have a camera A with a certain collections of focal distance, stop et cetera, and I want to copy all these things to a new camera. But when I use the "Copy selected item" function, all I can copy is the camera's location in the room (X,Y,Z). All the other camera attributes do not get copyed this way. So is it possible to copy these things from one camera to the other instead of copy every setting one by one and most definitely screw up along the way?

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    I only have DS 3 Advanced and DS 4.0 Pro and not the latest DS 4.6 Pro, but my DS 4.0 has an option to Save As > Camera(s) Preset. I would assume you could save the set up as a Camera Preset and then be able to call/import it into a scene at any time, or set up another StartUp Scene named for that specific Camera Preset.

    I've never tried saving as a Camera Preset, but I think it would be worth a try.

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited February 2014

    ^It's actually much easier than that.

    Select camera 1 in the Scene tab and hit Ctrl+C to copy, now select camera 2 in the Scene tab and hit Ctrl+V to paste the settings.

    This will paste location as well as the parameters.

    Post edited by Lissa_xyz on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,781
    edited December 1969

    To copy a camera just select it, then in the new camera dialogue click Show options and check Copy Selected item:

  • kitakoredazkitakoredaz Posts: 3,526
    edited February 2014

    Ctrr+C and Ctrl+V work fine for me too. (in ds 4.6)
    (I did not think it work for other parameter too, thanks Vaskania)

    I tweaked parameters or FOV colors DOF opacity,F stop, FocalDistance etc of CAMERA B
    then select CAMERA A ,Ctrl+C, (copy) , select CAMERA B, Ctrl+V (paste)
    It can paste all setting of CAMERA A. to B,,,

    And If I use Edit>Object>Lock>
    "Lock Selected nodes Poze " about Target Cameras,B,C,D etc,,
    then use Copy and Paste,
    DS only copy and paste the Camera A settings (Focallegnth etc)
    without change Location.

    Post edited by kitakoredaz on
  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited February 2014

    Vaskania said:
    ^It's actually much easier than that.

    Select camera 1 in the Scene tab and hit Ctrl+C to copy, now select camera 2 in the Scene tab and hit Ctrl+V to paste the settings.

    This will paste location as well as the parameters.


    Now THAT's a method I didn't think would copy over the parameters of the camera, as well as the location. Niiiiice. I love learning something new every day. :coolsmirk:
    Post edited by Miss B on
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