Splendid Camera – Arma 3
The Splendid Camera is available in Eden Editor and Debug Console. It can be used to capture scenes, look around the map or create splendid screenshots.
Controls
Ctrl + P | Take a screenshot with screenshot command. More information's in the link |
F1 | Open the debug console. When pointing at a target, it is stored to variable BIS_fnc_camera_target which you can freely manipulate with |
Camera Movement | |
Camera rotation and pitch | |
Ctrl + | Camera banking |
Space | Teleports player under the cursor |
M | Toggle map |
Ctrl + X | Export camera params |
Ctrl + C | Copy camera parameters (Can be used in BIS_fnc_camera) |
Ctrl + V | Paste camera parameters |
ESC | Exit |
It is also possible to shot a screen via Steam (default F12). See Steamworks Documentation for more information.
Changeable Controls
W S A D Q Y | Translational movement |
⇧ Shift RShift ⇧ | Speed modifier |
NUM - | Zoom out |
NUM + | Zoom in |
NUM 5 | Reset view |
2 4 6 8 | Look around |
N | Toggle vision mode |
⟵ | Toggle interface |
Save & load positions
Positions, including camera parameters can be stored by pressing Ctrl + 0..9. One a position was stored it can be loaded by pressing the number key of the slot is was saved in.
Use of BIS_fnc_camera
Exporting positions by pressing Ctrl + C results in the following format:
0: String Island name
1: Position Position of the camera
2: Number Direction of the camera
3: Number FOV
4: Array [Pitch,Bank]
5: Number Focus
6: Number Aperture
7: Number Daytime
8: Number Overcast
9: Number Acctime
10: Number Brightness
11: Number Contrast
12: Number Saturation
Calling BIS_fnc_camera with the exported array will automcatically open the camera and move to the given position with given parameters.
Settings
The camera comes also with the possibility to change the appearance of the current scene by allowing the player to change various parameters.
Focus
Changes the distance between the virtual lens and the sharp area of the photo. Default AUTO
Aperture
Defines how much light enters the virtual lens. A higher value means less light, but a photo which is sharp even in the corners. A low value means it’s only sharp in the center and gradually becomes unsharp.
Brightness
Changes the brightness of the photo.
Contrast
Changes the contrast of the photo.
Saturation
Defines how vivid the photo will be. Zero means black/white.
Daytime
Time of the day in format 0-24h.
Overcast
Defines how cloudy the scene will be.
Acctime
Defines the simulation time of the scene. Zero means no movement