#758 Add camera speed control to UI of video creation

[Yury Kuznetsov]

Please add the controls which allow configuring the speed of the camera in the "Create video" dialog. Currently (as discussed in http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,6508) the speed is hardcoded in the VideoPanel class. To me there are two reasons for that. First, it would allow creating more dynamic videos (although one can always modify the video rate with some video editing software). Second, it could reduce video rendering time proportinally (which is critical to me :).
Thanks in advance.

[Steven Hartley]

I have the same problem - I went to "Microsoft Movie Maker" program. You can get it by downloading the "Windows Essentials" - free of charge...

This also allows me to make much shorter films (of one room at a time) and save them as MyMovie 1, MyMovie 2, Etc... This saves on how long it takes to create each segment, and allows me to shoot out of sequence: such as allowing me to walk into an empty room - and then morph the screen into a fully furnished view of the same room: from the same camera angle.

This is quite effective when showing the possible uses of spare bedrooms: from painting and moving in, stacking/unpacking boxes, and arranging furniture... to repainting and turning it into a baby nursery, kids rooms, guest rooms, excersice room, sewing room, man cave, and back to empty again. For these transitional daydreams, use snapshot JPG files of your design: from identicle (saved) locations and angles. Highest Quality snapshots are so much faster to render than MOV files. That means a walk through, from room doorway to room doorway, is all you need to do as a MOV file... Saving you tons of time....

Shooting out of sequence also allows you to reuse footage (such as moving in and stacking boxes) from another room with the same floor plan - later in your video... Saving you the time and trouble of setting up and rendering those shots in the identicle style rooms...

After making the MOV files, I then import all of the segments in to "Movie Maker" and combine them into one complete film and adjust all of the editting, transitions, and speeds - to add voice and music tracks, etc... and then save it in a more universal format - MP4. Making a walk through of an empty house - look like a day dream of possibilities....

[Anonymous]

The Photo-video rendering plug-in allows you to increase or decrease the speed of movement.