SOLVED How can I make Track cams ? need help pls :)

[luchian]

The tutorial above is more of a dirty way of doing it , or when you are doing cameras for a track you don't own the fbx for. BUT:

1/ if you DO own the fbx, then for full control, I recommend using the SDK editor.
Load the fbx in the SDK, then load the fastlane and go to cameras. You can define exactly the in and out point for each camera.

2/ if you DON'T own the fbx, you can try to adjust the file manually, more of a trial and error process. If the camera switchs too late, you might want to subtract a constant from the current IN/OUT points. For example:

BEFORE:
Camera_0
[..]
IN_POINT=0.9
OUT_POINT=0.2
[..]

Camera_1
[..]
IN_POINT=0.2
OUT_POINT=0.3
[..]

Camera_2
[..]
IN_POINT=0.3
OUT_POINT=0.4
[..]
..and so on.

AFTER:
Camera_0
[..]
IN_POINT=0.8
OUT_POINT=0.1
[..]

Camera_1
[..]
IN_POINT=0.1
OUT_POINT=0.2
[..]

Camera_2
[..]
IN_POINT=0.2
OUT_POINT=0.3
[..]
..and so on.

If still too late, then adjust some more. It's like when trying to sync subtitles

 

[KilianG40]

thank you! worked well!

 

[Todd Norbury]

This may help.

http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/track-cameras-a-tutorial.30931/

 

[Henkz]

Is someone here still active? I need help setting up a fixed camera at a certain track but can't get it to work...

 

[FFF789]

Hello, Henkz. I understand from this file that you want only one camera, probably overlooking the whole track or something like that. I hope you positioned it properly first.

In order for this file to work, you need to change a couple of things.

The line IN_POINT=-1 into this: IN_POINT=0
That 0 (zero) means that this camera will start broadcasting from the start/finish line.

Connected to that, the OUT_POINT=1 means the camera will stop broadcasting at the start/finish line, and switch to the next. But since you have only one camera it will just continue the loop, so this setting right now is ok as it is.

The line at the bottom IS_FIXED=0 means the camera is not fixed to look at one spot with car passing by, but will follow the car. If you want it fixed, you need to make it as IS_FIXED=1.

Like this, that's all:

[HEADER]
VERSION=3
CAMERA_COUNT=1
SET_NAME=TV 1

[CAMERA_0]
NAME=1
POSITION=445.686 ,1.5722 ,263.838
FORWARD=-0.973909 ,0.0898792 ,-0.208391
UP=0.0878898 ,0.995953 ,0.0188064
MIN_FOV=60
MAX_FOV=60
IN_POINT=0
OUT_POINT=1
SHADOW_SPLIT0=1.8
SHADOW_SPLIT1=20
SHADOW_SPLIT2=180
NEAR_PLANE=0.1
FAR_PLANE=5000
MIN_EXPOSURE=0
MAX_EXPOSURE=10000
DOF_FACTOR=10
DOF_RANGE=10000
DOF_FOCUS=0
DOF_MANUAL=0
SPLINE=
SPLINE_ROTATION=0
FOV_GAMMA=0
SPLINE_ANIMATION_LENGTH=15
IS_FIXED=1

 

[tiwixblue]

Hey everyone, having a problem with fixed cameras as well. As I change IS_FIXED=0 into IS_FIXED=1, that specific track camera tilts 90 degrees and is not pointed in the direction I initially had it. I've checked the in and out points but that doesn't seem to be the problem. Any tips?

 

[fughettaboutit]

change the forward= line, thats the direction
FORWARD=x,z,y

z is up, so you will probably only change x and y, unfortunately its not loading cameras live so you need to test that by loading a new session every time
i think values for x,y go from -1.0...1.0, not sure about that

this app helps getting a base cameras.ini fast, it has no advanced options for cameras though, creates only cams with IS_FIXED=0:
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/custom-shaders-patch-debug-app-advanced.29060/

edit: i could be wrong and you need to change
UP= x,z,y
not sure too atm

edit 2024: CamInfo - edit "cameras.ini" while ingame
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/caminfo.46609/

 

[GorillaJones]

Is there anyway to have a server camera focus on a single car? For instance I want to make a camera attached to the rear spoiler of one particular car on the server looking backwards so I can see all the cars chasing this one car. Thanks for any help.

 

[GRLap]

Suppose I have three camera files: cameras.ini; cameras_1.ini; cameras_2.ini

How do I instruct AC which set of cameras, i.e. which .ini file, to use for a session, e.g., for the replay? It seems obvious that if you have multiple camera sets then you need a way to instruct AC on which camera set to use. And yet I can't find this setting anywhere. As usual, I'm probably not understanding something about AC.

 

[Johnr777]

Suppose I have three camera files: cameras.ini; cameras_1.ini; cameras_2.ini

How do I instruct AC which set of cameras, i.e. which .ini file, to use for a session, e.g., for the replay? It seems obvious that if you have multiple camera sets then you need a way to instruct AC on which camera set to use. And yet I can't find this setting anywhere. As usual, I'm probably not understanding something about AC.

Pretty sure it defaults the first ini file, cameras.ini everytime. Dont think you can change that... But you can just switch to the second or third set using F3? Is there a need for this to be automated?

 

[GRLap]

Thanks for the reply.
Can you please explain the cameras.ini settings; UP and FORWARD. The settings appear to be in the form of an X,Y,Z coordinate, which doesn't make sense for a vector such as FORWARD. And UP is self-explanatory I'd think. These settings seem to matter a lot for a Fixed camera.