A Blender addon that adds custom settings for each camera with improved UI and features. Perfect for projects requiring different render settings per camera without complex render management systems.
Cameraide is designed to streamline workflow for artists who create multiple renders and playblasts during their work process. It's particularly valuable when:
- Multiple renders need to be compared and re-rendered
- Quick, good-quality results are needed fast
- Different cameras need different settings for previz and animatics
Note: Cameraide is not intended as a replacement for final render settings and setups, but rather as a rapid iteration tool for development and preview stages.
- Friend/Befriend System: Enable/disable custom settings per camera
- Independent Configuration: Settings preserved even when camera inactive
- Dual Interface: Available in Properties panel and 3D Viewport sidebar
- Custom Resolution: Independent X/Y values per camera
- Resolution Scale: Percentage-based scaling (1-400%)
- Quick Swap: Instant aspect ratio change with one click
- Real-time Updates: Live viewport resolution preview
- Independent Ranges: Custom start/end frames per camera
- Frame Step: Adjustable frame stepping
- Timeline Sync: Optional viewport timeline synchronization
- Range Memory: Preserves frame ranges when switching cameras
- Path Structure:
- Main output path
- Custom subfolder per camera
- Flexible file naming
- Naming Options:
- Optional camera name prefix
- Custom filename base
- File Management:
- Overwrite protection
- Automatic subfolder creation
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PNG
- Color Depth: 8/16-bit
- Lossless compression
- Alpha support
- Compression level: 0-100%
- Best for: High-quality still images requiring transparency
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JPEG
- 8-bit color depth
- Quality: 0-100%
- Lossy compression
- RGB color mode
- Best for: Quick previews and web-ready images
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OpenEXR
- Color Depth: 16/32-bit float
- HDR support
- Alpha support
- Multiple compression options:
- None: No compression
- ZIP (lossless): Good compression, slower
- PIZ (lossless): Best compression for CG images
- RLE (lossless): Fast, good for flat areas
- ZIPS (lossless): Single-threaded ZIP
- PXR24 (lossy): Good for film production
- B44/B44A (lossy): Fixed rate
- DWAA/DWAB (lossy): High-quality lossy compression
- Best for: Professional compositing and HDR workflows
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MP4
- H.264 codec
- High quality preset
- Bitrate: 6000 kb/s
- GOP size: 12
- Best for: Web delivery and general purpose
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MKV
- H.264 codec
- High quality preset
- Bitrate: 6000 kb/s
- GOP size: 12
- Best for: Large file storage and streaming
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MOV
- Animation codec
- Lossless quality
- No compression
- Large file size
- Best for: Professional video editing
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Audio Support (for video formats)
- Codec: MP3
- Bitrate: 32-384 kb/s
- Optional inclusion
- Dual Render Modes:
- Viewport Render: Fast preview using Eevee Next
- Normal Render: Full quality using current engine
- Render Settings:
- Transparent background toggle
- Metadata burn-in option
- Marker handling control
- Progress tracking
- Select a camera
- Click "BEFRIEND" to enable custom settings
- Configure resolution, frame range, and output settings
- Use render buttons in the addon panel:
- "Render Viewport" for quick previews
- "Render Normal" for final quality
- Use frame range sync for easier animation preview
- Enable "Include Camera Name" for better file organization
- Utilize the viewport renderer for quick tests
- Toggle "Ignore Markers" to avoid timeline conflicts
- Blender 4.2.0+
- Supports all render engines
- Compatible with all Blender-supported platforms
Created by longiy Licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 https://github.com/longiy/Cameraide