3D stage camera

Adjust Camera Properties

When you select the camera, the Camera Properties panel will appear in the upper-left corner.

Here, you can adjust the camera settings to suit your shot. You can rename the camera, change its position, adjust the focal length, choose the aspect ratio, and add handheld shake if you want the shot to feel more natural or cinematic.

For example, you can use a wider focal length for a broader scene, a longer focal length for a more compressed shot, or add subtle handheld shake to make the camera feel less static.

Path Mode

Click Show Actions in the bottom-left corner. In the Actions panel on the left, find Camera. Each camera includes Still mode by default, along with several other camera presets to experiment with.

First, let’s look at Path mode. Drag Path onto the camera to add it as a camera action.

You can then draw a custom path directly in the 3D Stage. After creating the path, drag the control handles attached to each point to adjust the shape and curvature of the route. You can also move individual points vertically to change the camera’s height at different parts of the path.

In the Path Properties panel in the upper-left corner, you can choose whether the camera should lock onto a target while moving. You can also adjust how quickly the camera travels along the path.

Follow Mode

In the same Actions panel where you found Path, find Follow and drag it onto the camera.

Next, position the camera by dragging it directly in the 3D Stage, then choose the object you want the camera to follow.

Once a target is selected, the camera moves together with that object while maintaining the same relative position throughout the shot. This is useful when you want the camera to consistently follow a moving character or object without manually animating the camera’s movement.

Transform Mode

Transform works similarly to traditional keyframe animation. In the Actions panel, find Transform under the Camera section and drag it onto the camera.

Next, move the playhead to the point on the timeline where you want to add a keyframe. In the Transform Properties panel in the upper-left corner, create a keyframe to record the camera’s position and rotation at that moment.

Repeat this process at different points on the timeline to animate the camera between multiple positions and angles.