Roll & Z-Axis Crane

While not true in every case - great camera work is all about subtlety. Subtlety in the motion, in the framing, and in lighting your shot. Here at Altar, we understand this, so that's why we've given those who use our Plugin the ability to be subtle in using it.

However, most camera systems lock the speed or sensitivity of roll/crane to your movement speed - meaning it's practically impossible to create a multi-axis shot that looks or feels right as the sensitivity is often way too high. This Plugin fixes that problem, in a very simple way.

Find out below how to set each axes' speed individually, and what the significance of that ability is.

Camera Roll

The ability to Roll is always present, there's no need to toggle. Simply open the ImGui and set the appropriate Roll Speed.
Adjust the speed at which the camera will Roll, by using the slider above.
To roll the camera left, while in the Regular control scheme, press LBumper. To roll the camera right, press RBumper.
Low numbers (left side) set a low speed, high numbers (right side) set a high speed.
To increase Roll Speed while in the Regular control scheme on the gamepad, press Right on the D-pad.
To decrease Roll Speed while in the Regular control scheme on the gamepad, press Left on the D-pad.

Z-Axis / Crane

The ability to Crane is always present, there's no need to toggle. Simply open the ImGui and set the appropriate Vertical Speed.
To crane upwards while in the Regular control scheme, pull the RTrigger. To crane downwards, pull the LTrigger.
Adjust the speed that the camera will Crane, by using the slider above.
Low numbers (left side) set a low speed, high numbers (right side) set a high speed.
To increase Vertical Speed while in the Regular control scheme on the gamepad, press Up on the D-pad.
To decrease Vertical Speed while in the Regular control scheme on the gamepad, press Down on the D-pad.

Best Practices

We separated the controller keybinds for Roll and Crane into two different control schemes, so you can comfortably engage 3 axes (move/look/roll, or move/look/crane) at the same time, without interference. Take note of which control scheme you're in at all times, and plan your shot accordingly.

Foundational Features

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