JakeArtist Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hi, I have been trying to make my first real video, not GIFs, while playing 3DXChat, and am having trouble zooming in.I am serious about making artistic erotic videos from 3DXChat, and having fun .Of course I can zoom with my mouse, but even set to 1 of 3 there are pauses between zooming in.When I look at VladOK's many videos the zoom in is very smooth. He will not answer and tell me what software he is using.What software do I need to get a smooth zoom in effect while recording live video, in game?I have tried Bandicam, and even bought Movavi (which is very user friendly and easy to figure out).I expect to pay $200 or more for what I need. Thank you very much!Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochi Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Press F5 for freecam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeArtist Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yes Brain, you are rite, pressing f5 only stops the ability to zoom in or out, pressing it again allows one to zoom again.I am surprised after many hours and days of searching that I can not find any software or person who can tell me how to zoom in and out smoothly while recording a video, this seems so basic!Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TashaTight Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yes Brain, you are rite, pressing f5 only stops the ability to zoom in or out, pressing it again allows one to zoom again.I am surprised after many hours and days of searching that I can not find any software or person who can tell me how to zoom in and out smoothly while recording a video, this seems so basic!Thanks Personally iwould suggest if you have a good editing program like Sony Vegas Pro that you use camera panning zoom instead, since using flycam it's will always be subject you the human factor. Which often means you wont get nearly as smooth and panning zoom as with editing software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRyder Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The zooming is performed in steps in-game (one "step" of the mouse wheel just corresponds to one zooming step), I don't suppose any external software will be able to make it smooth, editing camera controls script will be required. There are values that set the zoom step and camera transition speed per step, I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TashaTight Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The zooming is performed in steps in-game (one "step" of the mouse wheel just corresponds to one zooming step), I don't suppose any external software will be able to make it smooth, editing camera controls script will be required. There are values that set the zoom step and camera transition speed per step, I think... Sony Vegas Pro can make a smooth zoom pan, i know that for a fact since i used that function myself a dozen times including in my Xmas movie too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRyder Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Sony Vegas Pro can make a smooth zoom pan, i know that for a fact since i used that function myself a dozen times including in my Xmas movie too. That is a matter of editing an existing video, I was referring to the possibility of getting it right at the source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toxic Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Only zoom I've seen is when you use the camera but that would pop a menu in your view but you could bring it up leave it in the corner and use the zoom slider. That might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeGr Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Getting the gameplay to be smooth is a matter of cpu/gpu power. Having a great graphics card will make the game run at 60fps (or more) smoothly. Making a smooth zoom effect while playing the game (without post editing of the video) is only achievable with F5 freecam and then using wasd keys to move the camera around. For example: hold your camera steady without moving the mouse and hold down w key to move forward gives you the smoothest available zoom effect you can get in this game. If you want it to go even slower I believe there are some "hacked" dll's that can offer you this. Recording the video in ways to have as smooth playback as in gameplay is a combination of cpu/gpu power and the right tool. I personally suggest not using 3rd party tools for recording and instead use software that can do hardware H264 encoding in real time using purely your gpu. I use the Nvidia ShadowPlay which gives me the best possible and smoothest video recording. Furthermore if you need post processing of the video for effects or cuts etc, you need to use video editing tools like for example Adobe Premier which i personally find to be the best for this kind of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochi Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 There's also some kind of a zoom, well its actually FOV but anyway, in shift plus and shift minus, only works outside of free cam though x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeGr Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 There's also some kind of a zoom, well its actually FOV but anyway, in shift plus and shift minus, only works outside of free cam though x) Indeed! and I didn't know this even existed. thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeArtist Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ah Ha, thanks Rochi, this method works fine for me, for now, and I can finally start making my first test video to share with you all.PS - If this does not work for you try starting the game over, like I just had to do. There's also some kind of a zoom, well its actually FOV but anyway, in shift plus and shift minus, only works outside of free cam though x) I will continue to try and contact VladOK to see what he is using to make videos like the one below, on YouTube.He must be zooming in and out with his mouse, in some great software, because he is zooming while moving the couple around in space at the same time. If I can mention Movavi, it is the best and easiest software I have found for a beginner like me, especially for the initial selection of the 3DX game window that sits on my desktop, with my other desktop icons showing behind it. It is free for seven days and is cheap. I tried many of the other cheap programs mentioned above but could not get them to just select the 3DX game window with out selecting my full screen desktop at the same time. Ciao For Now - Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRyder Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Looks like the usual freecam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeArtist Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 OK, Alex, to show my ignorance even more and Newbie status, what is a Free Cam? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRyder Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Uhm, the F5 thing? People have mentioned it a number of times already in the previous posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordelia Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I have found using Shift-Plus and Shift-Minus in combo with the mouse is better than using F5 and combination mouse/cursor keys, although the former does require more control because it is a two finger combo. I use Bandicam set at the max of 120fps and 100% quality and it gives reasonable results compared to the original image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRyder Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 So I suppose there will be some use to the customizable controls feature then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeGr Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Quick example on how F5 based and shift+plus/minus zoom looks like so you know how it looks like from 00:08 to 00:15 is shift+plus/minus and the rest is F5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3zLTHtheq0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Why noone mentioned mousewheel yet (when not F5ing) I think it has a good and smooth zoom but you are limited in your point of view. And sometimes it acts up when a wall is near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliU Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Tracking ball is some smoother than mouse wheel But just my 2 Cents. At the end just a question of how much Energy, Money and Time you are willing to invest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordelia Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks for that GeorgeGr, I didn't even know ShadowPlay was available. It works great. The only thing is... to save me having to think about it... the cursor doesn't show when I use Bandicam but it does with ShadowPlay so (and, don't smack me, it must be easy) how do I stop it displaying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochi Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yes Brain, you are rite, pressing f5 only stops the ability to zoom in or out, pressing it again allows one to zoom again.I am surprised after many hours and days of searching that I can not find any software or person who can tell me how to zoom in and out smoothly while recording a video, this seems so basic!Thanks When you press F5, you'll be able to fly around with your camera, thats what VladOK seems to be doing in the video. Use the keyboard arrows or wasd and mouse to control it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklebottom Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I just want to know who Brain is. GeorgeGr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeArtist Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks, but F5 does not zoom in or out on my computer, what do you think might be the problem?I have a PC with Intel.PS - I am using the new Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklebottom Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Once you press F5 and are in free cam mode (you can also manually tick the box for free cam from the camera icon in game), W and S will zoom in and out, Q and E will pan vertically, and A and D will pan horizontally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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