cameraEffect

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Description

Description:
Description needed
Groups:
Camera Control

Syntax

Syntax:
Syntax needed
Parameters:
camera: Object - object of type "camera"
[effectName, effectPosition, r2tName]: Array
effectName: String - the effect type (defined in main config or CfgCameraEffects >> Array). Defaults are: "Internal", "External", "Fixed", "FixedWithZoom", "Terminate"
effectPosition: String - position of the effect. One of: "TOP", "LEFT", "RIGHT", "FRONT", "BACK", "LEFT FRONT", "RIGHT FRONT", "LEFT BACK", "RIGHT BACK", "LEFT TOP", "RIGHT TOP", "FRONT TOP", "BACK TOP", "BOTTOM". These are usually used with "Fixed" and "FixedWithZoom" effect types. If not sure which position to use, set it to "BACK";
r2tName (Optional): String - Render To Texture surface reference
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
_cam cameraEffect ["internal", "BACK"];
Example 2:
_cam cameraEffect ["internal", "back", "rendersurface"];
Example 3:
cam = "seagull" camCreate (player modelToWorld [0,0,100]); cam cameraEffect ["FIXED", "LEFT TOP"]; cam camCommand "MANUAL ON";
Example 4:
_ctrl = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty" ctrlCreate ["RscPicture", -1]; _ctrl ctrlSetPosition [0.5, 0, 0.5, 0.5]; _ctrl ctrlSetText "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(rtt1,1.0)"; _ctrl ctrlCommit 0; _cam1 = "camera" camCreate (ASLtoAGL eyePos player vectorAdd [0, -10, 0]); _cam1 cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", "rtt1"]; _cam2 = "Land_HandyCam_F" createVehicle [0,0,0]; _cam2 enableSimulation false; _cam2 setPos (ASLtoAGL eyePos player vectorAdd [0, 10, 0]); _cam2 setDir (_cam2 getDir player); switchCamera _cam2;

Additional Information

See also:
switchCameracameraViewcameraOnsetPiPEffectcamCreatecameraEffectEnableHUDcamUseNVGsetCamUseTI

Notes

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Posted on October 30, 2016 - 16:40 (UTC)
Killzone Kid
Types of camera for CfgCameraEffects config:
  • CamExternal (CamInterpolated) type = 0; // linked directly with object
  • CamStatic type = 1; // fixed point in space
  • CamStaticWithZoom type = 2; // fixed point in space
  • CamChained type = 3; // chained
  • CamTerminate type = 4; // terminate
  • CamInternal type = 5; // internal view