sailor_ed opened this issue on Nov 13, 2004 ยท 17 posts
sailor_ed posted Sat, 13 November 2004 at 5:40 PM
The good news: got my copy of CP4! The bad news: can't figure how to get the poduction frame to show. Camera is at 100%. "Show frame" is checked. Any suggestions? First impressions: some nice new options but maybe the best is the Amapi7. Finally a version that works!! (on my system) Very nice. Thanks in advance for the help. Ed
mdesmarais posted Sat, 13 November 2004 at 5:49 PM
Mine shows. . . (PC) Are you looking through the render camera?
Letterworks posted Sat, 13 November 2004 at 5:54 PM
Min works fine too but you do have to be looking thru camera 1. The scale your looking from greatly depends on the size fo the production frame. mike
sailor_ed posted Sat, 13 November 2004 at 6:05 PM
Thanks for the replies. If I start an empty scene the production frame shows. If I start a document using the "Scene Wizard" and choose the "Autumn" lighting preset the frame won't show. Go figger!
ShawnDriscoll posted Sat, 13 November 2004 at 7:11 PM
I've had problems with Autumn, too, and told Eovia about it. For starters, the Production Frame won't display for cameras that are not shown in 3D view. Putting a check in the "Show Object in 3D View" box for Camera 1's object view properties will allow you to view its Production Frame.
http://www.shonner.com
sailor_ed posted Sat, 13 November 2004 at 8:23 PM
Bravo! Thanks for the solution. It always happens when I play with a new program that something wierd happens.
MarkBremmer posted Mon, 15 November 2004 at 6:35 AM
Actually, this has been a "feature" of hiding/showing the Camera you are viewing through for several versions. The camera in Autumn scene has simply been set up to be hidden - which should probably be changed!
sailor_ed posted Mon, 15 November 2004 at 7:08 AM
I can see the purpose of hiding the camera but hiding the production frame eludes me.
ShawnDriscoll posted Tue, 16 November 2004 at 12:23 AM
True, Mark.
bluetone posted Tue, 16 November 2004 at 9:32 AM
I don't quite see the need to hide the camera, except for occasionally. I often grab it and drag it into place, or when I try the motion path, (which works MUCH better in C4 by the way! :D ) I can't see anyway to adjust it if it's hidden!
MarkBremmer posted Tue, 16 November 2004 at 9:38 AM
I'll usually hide the camera when it just in front of one of the side, front or top cameras and obscuring their view. Yes, I did an embarassing little dance in my studio when motion paths started working! ;)
bluetone posted Tue, 16 November 2004 at 9:49 AM
I'd post my little flythrough I created flying over a landscape... with GI... and bump maps... and high quality settings... and it's about 10 seconds long @ 30fps... oh well.. C says that the render would take 84 hours... so... ;)
CarrieJeeze posted Wed, 09 March 2005 at 1:59 AM
Well dang, I've done everything suggested & I can't get a production frame to show in even the most simple scene. I'm in Camera 1, show camera in 3d view is checked. When I go to Show Production Frame I get the safe area dialog, click OK and get nada. Also the Show Production Frame menu item is not checked (and I don't know if it should be or not). Any other suggestions? Carrara Pro 4.1.1, Mac OSX 10.3.8, 800 Mhz 17" iMac...
MarkBremmer posted Wed, 09 March 2005 at 6:21 AM
CarrieJeeze posted Wed, 09 March 2005 at 1:04 PM
Oh my, that was it... I was just going to Production Frame above... that's what I get for working late ;-) Thanks so much Mark for your help -- and for your kind and thorough answer to a pretty dumb question... CJ
MarkBremmer posted Wed, 09 March 2005 at 1:13 PM
If you only knew how many dumb question I ask myself about my own software at 1 in the morning... :D
ShawnDriscoll posted Wed, 09 March 2005 at 1:43 PM
If a camera is not shown (hidden) in the 3D view, you won't be able to view its production frame.