Hey Will not sure why but there is no option to choose Path for my camera animation... I have every option like DOF, Twist, Zoom, Dolly, but do not have a Path option. Any idea why this might be? Using Keyshot 2023 pro. 2:33
YES! I understand. I just checked. Apparently, Luxion just replaced path animation with keyframe animation. It works the same way pretty much, however, I just tried it and ran into a ton of bugs/crashes. I've reported it to the team and hope they can address them soon. Sorry for the confusion. This just changed in the latest release a month or so ago.
Oh maaaaaan i am so happy i finally find a tutorial creator with the right amount of momentum and respect to the viewer! You keep a consistent, focused and informative narrative - with just the right amount of side tracks of explaining how to do specific settings or QoLs in the program or results. You realise that your audience is intelligent and need no hand holding, you push for quality results and explain reasons and consequences crystal clear. You're a rare gem my man, keep it up! This is how to spread inspiration.
I've been animating fly arounds for large commercial staircase models for the last few years in Keyshot and building the camera paths has been frustrating to say the least. I have tried using the camera path animation previously and had issues with centralising my camera target, and unnatural looking camera motion. I've always ended up using a combination of the single function camera animation tools along with some fancy custom motion easing. Very time consuming, and still a little unnatural looking. It does get me up and around 5 to 18 levels of staircase, but I dread doing them as it tedious and unrewarding visually. These two tips are an absolute revelation to me. I will be checking out your paid tutorials, I need the speed of Keyshot to make what I do commercially viable, so learning the tips and tricks to get around the software's inherent limits is very valuable. Thank you!
I can imagine that animating a camera through an architectural space would be quite the challenge in KeyShot. I'm about to begin creating my KeyShot Animation Masterclass, so hopefully that'll be available before the end of this year!
@@WillGibbons It sounds exactly like what I need. A decade of experience and frustration distilled into a masterclass. I'll keep my eye out for when it drops.
I can't explain how much this has helped me I was searching for this and I saw your video notification and that to on path animation in keyshot, God bless you
Hi Will, thanks to your tutorials I will have some animations to show for my graduation presentation. Huge thanks for making all these videos, they help a lot of us.
I spent YEARS trying to make it working properly, unfortunately this video only confirmed myself all the issues I had were just drawbacks of the software. I love the Keyshot with all my heart but any camera movement I always import from blender, its much easier, more flexible, controling the camera path in any real 3D soft compared to weak keyshot tools is like night and day...
Hi Will, thank you for the fantastic tutorial! Do you know a way to edit a control point in Keyshot 10 or 11 by entering absolute values instead of dragging and rotating it with the mouse?
Excellent tutorial. Since keyshot has a very powerful import, I wish we could just import 3d curves from a CAD program and use that as the camera path.
nice tutorial ;) always appreciate the little keyshot hacks like the one with the cube :D just a question: why aren't you just disabling the visibility of the cube in the project panel (eye-symbol) ?
Hi, you can earn it for free if you join the Luxion Luminaries community and earn coins and exchange them for my courses. Or if you're on my email list, you'll hear about any sales I run occasionally.
Hello Will, I see that the "path" animation was substituted by another one which is called "keyframe", is there any chance that you can explain this one as well since I cannot recognize the steps which you took in this tutorial?
Sorry about that. It's my intention to do so. I just haven't had time. Will try to do that soon. I recommend watching the tutorial by Luxion on the topic until mine's out.
Thank you Will, I checked it and I'm also looking forward to yours. Thank you in general also for your nice work, you can explain complex mechanisms very understandable although I'm already working a lot with Keyshot.@@WillGibbons
Very cool, I would like to know if it can be used to make an animation of more than one subject at the same time, passing to one to another like if someone is walking between them and looking at one first and then to the second one.
Unfortunately I don’t think so. This would require being able to animate a target change which isn’t possible. You could fake it by animating the location of the target though. Wherever the target goes, the camera points.
how to set the initial position of Camera -> Path -> Position? As it does Fit To Zoom like starting point which is unable to delete that point. For example, I want to start position with Zoom out (object should be far away) and Zoom In progressively. I am unable to do that with Camera animation using Path because it FORCES the first position which Keyshot decided, rather than user.
You should be able to edit your camera path animation in the geometry view. Right click on the first control point and choose 'edit' and use the handles to drag it to a new position. Or, create a new camera and place it in the starting position you'd like. Then create a new camera path animation using this camera.
How about make it 5 seconds animation where 4 second to finish the camera path and another second to animate the object position to the left for example..?
Thanks Will! I'm using Keyshot 2023, when you right click on the camera there isn't a camera path alternative, do you know how to make it visible? (Btw, I'm still on the trail period)
Sorry. I'm not sure what you mean by 'camera path alternative'. I used Camera Path for the animation in this tutorial. Can you maybe rephrase your question?
Nice tutorial, thanks. But I have a problem that’s driving me nuts. I have lets say camera 1. This camera has as objetive one cube that latter it’s hide. I put all the points of the path. I say objetive and I chose the cube. When the animation starts (first frame) there is a small jump from the camera at the beginning (camera 1). After that it’s smooth, but it’s annoying and I can’t fix it. Any thoughts?
Yes. This is because you need to move the timeline to the beginning of the animation. Adjust the camera to the position you wish, then save camera. The reason for the jump is because the camera is snapping back to its last saved position.
The Keyshotoscar goes to..........Will. Without you I would have no idea what ingenious features Keyshot has. Especially when it comes to animation, there's not that much from Inneo. Many thanks for your tips.
That's a matter of opinion I suppose. It's not a question of what is 'better', but what do you value and which program can provide a better experience to you.
Hi Will, am trying this now and it works great. I have a question though, when i right click on a path animation (in the timeline) i dont see 'duplicate' or 'mirror'. When i right click on a 'turntable animation' i do see those 2 options. I want to also reverse my path animation so it goes back to where it started from. Do you know the reason these 2 options are not visible with path animations? And how can i do this reverse path ?
Hey there, you don't see the option because, as far as I know it's never been a possibility. I understand this might not solve your issue, but depending on the scenario, you could render out the sequence and play it back at -100% in a video editing software.
@@WillGibbons Hi, thanks for your reply. Found an option that works, but still doesnt do what i wanted. If you set up a path with 3 'points' (1-2-3) then you can copy the first 2 and paste them after the last one, so that you get 1-2-3-2-1. This way the camera moves back over the same path. Only downside is that i want it to stop for like 3 secs at point 3. Maybe something like 1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1 would do that, havent tried it yet.
@@Adillovlogs1 Ah, I see. KeyShot 7 is very quite old. I think this feature did not exist back when KeyShot 7 was out Unfortunately. Your option seems to be to upgrade to the latest version of KeyShot or a later version that has the path animation tool.
@@WillGibbons I want to learn how to give shining effect to the gem when making a presentation video of the jewelry. Can you please help me? I am even ready to pay you for this. Looking forward to hearing from you..
@@azerabdurrahimov9987 This would not be something done in KeyShot. In NLE software like DaVinci Resolve, this is called Aperture Diffraction. I'm sure After Effects has its own version of this. But in short, this is a lens aberration and not a property of diamonds or shiny metals.
you are so nice dude ! It was very useful for me I really appreciate you something else I try to realistic render of jewelry I can't drop spotlight on materials like gem or gold ! and nowhere i cant fiend my solution can you please help me?
You could probably create a path animation, but not create any movement in the camera. Then use the trick where you set the camera's target to the animated object. Give it a shot! I haven't tested this, but I think it'll work.
What do you mean in 'your animation'? Did you use the KSP I provided, or did you create your own animation in KeyShot. Did you animate the model, or the camera?
8:00 is because the devs are sleeping. it SHOULD do something, highlight blue, green, put an outline, flash the screen, give me a warning, do something! you can't expect users to be looking for tutorials and fixes for this. we shouldn't make up excuses for their faults.
Imo it would be a lot easier and much better to do the camera animation inside Blender ( since KS ppl are budget focused ) and import it into KeyShot. In Blender or any other 3D Package you could do animation like this ( if not better ) in under 2-3 mins following something like these steps: /watch?v=a7qyW1G350g
@@WillGibbons Well most ppl use 3ds Max, C4D or whatever for Viz/product ad work together with 3rd party renderers which usually cost quite a lot, so I would not say it's backwards. And yes I get this is KeyShot tutorial/channel but my point/suggestion was to maybe sometimes include more efficient or "improved" workflows. Just by watching what it takes to do basic cam animation in KS I would never do it inside KS, I think KS is just "middleware" ( like ZBrush or Marmoset Toolbag ) so for best results and speed another package could be used together with KS but that of course could be too complicated for less advanced viewers.
Blender's sole claim to fame is that it's free. And it's easy to see why. The interface is a nightmare. Even after the recent overhaul it's still terrible. It feels like software cobbled together from many disconnected sources and that's because it is. But it's main problem is that it tries to be a jack of all trades but it's a master of none of them. There's never a shortage of guys like you who cheerlead it "you could to this better in Blender" (so tiresome, by the way) but there's a reason that after all the years it's been around, you'll still find very few people and even less studios using it professionally.
@@tgs1766 Well, blender is actually being used more and more by studios as it gets better, yeah it's pretty much master of none except probably modeling, blender is one of the best when it comes to modeling or blocking out concepts, even some Industry people started using blender together with some game studios, not so much in film I guess. In terms of KeyShot only very few artists that I know use excluding the "lower level" artists. Let's say if you use Maya, Max or Blender or something else there's literally no reason to also buy KS, because why use KS if you already have lets say V-Ray or Redshift for example which is not only faster but also has way more features and shading capability.
I can honestly say I hate animating in Keyshot. Your tutorial helped, but man is it a pain in the backside. I'm currently working on a simple exploded view, and I already spent more time on fixing the damn camera path than it would've taken me to set everything up in Blender.
@@WillGibbons I'm sure they'll get there eventually, although they'll need a UI overhaul first before implementing some more advanced animation features.
I can't disagree with you there. Honestly, it makes sense. KeyShot was created as an image-first application and since then it's matured while the animation engine hasn't been fully re-written. Thus, its keyframe implementation was an addition and isn't integrated as completely as it could be.
Hey Will not sure why but there is no option to choose Path for my camera animation... I have every option like DOF, Twist, Zoom, Dolly, but do not have a Path option. Any idea why this might be? Using Keyshot 2023 pro.
2:33
YES! I understand. I just checked. Apparently, Luxion just replaced path animation with keyframe animation. It works the same way pretty much, however, I just tried it and ran into a ton of bugs/crashes. I've reported it to the team and hope they can address them soon. Sorry for the confusion. This just changed in the latest release a month or so ago.
@@WillGibbons I have 2024 PRO and I am unable to see "PATH"? Was there a solution found for this yet? BTW you kick arse!
@@timkenny1524 Having the same issue!
If there were a Will Gibbons Academy, I'd be a student for life!
Oh maaaaaan i am so happy i finally find a tutorial creator with the right amount of momentum and respect to the viewer!
You keep a consistent, focused and informative narrative - with just the right amount of side tracks of explaining how to do specific settings or QoLs in the program or results. You realise that your audience is intelligent and need no hand holding, you push for quality results and explain reasons and consequences crystal clear. You're a rare gem my man, keep it up! This is how to spread inspiration.
Wow! Thanks for the ultra-kind comment. I really appreciate it!
this is wonderful will, you are always churning out the best content for industrial designers. Cheers
Thanks for your comment! Means a lot to me.
Man, I am glad you are on youtube. This was a much-awaited tutorial. Thanks a tonne
Glad to hear it! If you think anyone you know would benefit, it would be awesome if you felt like sharing it! Thanks :)
This is the tutorial I've been waiting for. Thanks, Will!
Awesome, thanks for letting me know!
Finally! Have been waiting for the path animation tutorial long time, Thank you keyshot god.
this whole focus on the box technique really helps,i was struggling on the same thing and couldnt find the solution,huge thanks!!!!!!
I've been animating fly arounds for large commercial staircase models for the last few years in Keyshot and building the camera paths has been frustrating to say the least. I have tried using the camera path animation previously and had issues with centralising my camera target, and unnatural looking camera motion. I've always ended up using a combination of the single function camera animation tools along with some fancy custom motion easing. Very time consuming, and still a little unnatural looking. It does get me up and around 5 to 18 levels of staircase, but I dread doing them as it tedious and unrewarding visually.
These two tips are an absolute revelation to me. I will be checking out your paid tutorials, I need the speed of Keyshot to make what I do commercially viable, so learning the tips and tricks to get around the software's inherent limits is very valuable. Thank you!
I can imagine that animating a camera through an architectural space would be quite the challenge in KeyShot.
I'm about to begin creating my KeyShot Animation Masterclass, so hopefully that'll be available before the end of this year!
@@WillGibbons It sounds exactly like what I need. A decade of experience and frustration distilled into a masterclass. I'll keep my eye out for when it drops.
Been waiting for a detailed tutorial for this, thank you!
I can't explain how much this has helped me I was searching for this and I saw your video notification and that to on path animation in keyshot, God bless you
Best keyshot tutorial on TH-cam
Omfg you have no idea how much I love you rn haha thanks for the taking the time to make this tutorial way easier than blender!
No problem!!
Keyshot owes you money for this tutorial. Super useful, thanks for sharing!
Haha, it'd be interesting if it worked like that, huh? Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Will, thanks to your tutorials I will have some animations to show for my graduation presentation. Huge thanks for making all these videos, they help a lot of us.
That's what I want to hear, Till! Cheers,
This was so clear and helpful, thanks. I learned a lot of Keyshot tricks I would have never figured out on my own.
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that.
I've been waiting for this real bad,Thanks for the tutorial
What a legend this guy is. Awesome.
Thanks so much!
I spent YEARS trying to make it working properly, unfortunately this video only confirmed myself all the issues I had were just drawbacks of the software. I love the Keyshot with all my heart but any camera movement I always import from blender, its much easier, more flexible, controling the camera path in any real 3D soft compared to weak keyshot tools is like night and day...
I can understand this. KeyShot wasn't initially developed as a robust animation tool. Gotta work with what it's got!
At last! A professional camera animation tutorial. Thanks Mr. Gibbons
You’re welcome!
I have been waiting for this🙌
Hello Will, and thank you for all of your great tutorials!
What is the format for the "Master class"?
all video? some powerpoint?
If you visit the link you can watch some for free. The first video (course overview and contents) will cover all that. It's 99.9% video.
Great tutorial! Thank you!
Truly great tutorial, thank you!
Thank you for making this video. The cube is a nice trick! I'm going to try to use camera path next time :)
Glad it was helpful!
Perfect tutorial. Thank you very much for it.
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much! This was really helpful
You're welcome! :D
Very useful tutorial, thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Will, thank you for the fantastic tutorial! Do you know a way to edit a control point in Keyshot 10 or 11 by entering absolute values instead of dragging and rotating it with the mouse?
No, I don't believe that's an option, sorry.
Excellent tutorial. Since keyshot has a very powerful import, I wish we could just import 3d curves from a CAD program and use that as the camera path.
That would be great! I wish too.
that was so helpful! thank you so much!!!
nice tutorial ;) always appreciate the little keyshot hacks like the one with the cube :D
just a question: why aren't you just disabling the visibility of the cube in the project panel (eye-symbol) ?
If you give it a try, you’ll see that it disables the animation (like turning off the transform in the animation timeline)
@@WillGibbons oh good to know. I have used that trick only with static objects as a center for rotation of others. (off-center hinges etc.)
Thanks for the tutorial!
You bet!
Good video Will. Very useful, thank you
what is the name of the song that is played from minute 5:48 to 6:23 when u present the keyshot master class ?
Hmm, I'm not sure off of the top of my head. It probably came from the TH-cam music library or audioblocks which are two places I get music from.
Thanks, how would I keep the camera focused on the object whilst using the depth of field option?
There should be a button you can press to set the focal point. If you're asking about an auto-focus function, that doesn't exist unfortunately.
great tutorial !
Really very good lesson and teacher I apearciate your job Thanks a lot
Thank you! 😃
Great video! Thanks!
You bet!
I am very very thankful for your help❤️
Always welcome
Hi @Will Gibbons is there the possibility of get your course on Offer?, I'm not a guy of high resources
Hi, you can earn it for free if you join the Luxion Luminaries community and earn coins and exchange them for my courses. Or if you're on my email list, you'll hear about any sales I run occasionally.
Hello Will, I see that the "path" animation was substituted by another one which is called "keyframe", is there any chance that you can explain this one as well since I cannot recognize the steps which you took in this tutorial?
Sorry about that. It's my intention to do so. I just haven't had time. Will try to do that soon. I recommend watching the tutorial by Luxion on the topic until mine's out.
Thank you Will, I checked it and I'm also looking forward to yours. Thank you in general also for your nice work, you can explain complex mechanisms very understandable although I'm already working a lot with Keyshot.@@WillGibbons
Very cool, I would like to know if it can be used to make an animation of more than one subject at the same time, passing to one to another like if someone is walking between them and looking at one first and then to the second one.
Unfortunately I don’t think so. This would require being able to animate a target change which isn’t possible. You could fake it by animating the location of the target though. Wherever the target goes, the camera points.
how to set the initial position of Camera -> Path -> Position? As it does Fit To Zoom like starting point which is unable to delete that point.
For example, I want to start position with Zoom out (object should be far away) and Zoom In progressively.
I am unable to do that with Camera animation using Path because it FORCES the first position which Keyshot decided, rather than user.
You should be able to edit your camera path animation in the geometry view. Right click on the first control point and choose 'edit' and use the handles to drag it to a new position. Or, create a new camera and place it in the starting position you'd like. Then create a new camera path animation using this camera.
Awesome brother.
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!
How about make it 5 seconds animation where 4 second to finish the camera path and another second to animate the object position to the left for example..?
Sure. Once you have animated both the cube and the camera you can do whatever you like. This was just my example.
wow you share professional tip
very thanks
You are welcome
I cannot find a way to roll the camera when apply path animation, it seems all axes are locked after applied path animation.
That's correct... as far as I know.
Thanks Will!
I'm using Keyshot 2023, when you right click on the camera there isn't a camera path alternative, do you know how to make it visible?
(Btw, I'm still on the trail period)
Sorry. I'm not sure what you mean by 'camera path alternative'. I used Camera Path for the animation in this tutorial. Can you maybe rephrase your question?
@@WillGibbons ”Camera Plath” can’t be found when right clicking…?
I am having the same issue. When you right click on the camera at 2:33 there is no option to choose "Path"@@WillGibbons
Nice tutorial, thanks. But I have a problem that’s driving me nuts. I have lets say camera 1. This camera has as objetive one cube that latter it’s hide. I put all the points of the path. I say objetive and I chose the cube. When the animation starts (first frame) there is a small jump from the camera at the beginning (camera 1). After that it’s smooth, but it’s annoying and I can’t fix it. Any thoughts?
Yes. This is because you need to move the timeline to the beginning of the animation. Adjust the camera to the position you wish, then save camera. The reason for the jump is because the camera is snapping back to its last saved position.
@@WillGibbons ok, I’ll try it. Thanks!!
Well that was helpful. Thanks a lot man!
Cheers, thanks a lot!
The Keyshotoscar goes to..........Will. Without you I would have no idea what ingenious features Keyshot has. Especially when it comes to animation, there's not that much from Inneo. Many thanks for your tips.
Stoked to hear it, hah.
Is it better to do camera movement in Keyshot or Blender?
That's a matter of opinion I suppose. It's not a question of what is 'better', but what do you value and which program can provide a better experience to you.
Teşekkür ederim Beyefendi.
You are welcome!
Very nice!
Why I can't find cad files on your website of some previous tutorial? Can you update the links please!!
Have you signed in? The file vault files require you to sign up on my website for free.
@@WillGibbons Yes, Signed Up, some Cad files are Missing. Either website was not working or CAD files was Missing
I am busy right now, I will tell you later what were the links that were not working before. I will update you soon
Okay, thanks. Sorry, would love to know which ones so I can fix it
How do you operate the geometry view "froze" while the real-time view doesn't zoom in?
Sorry, not sure what you mean. Maybe you have a locked camera in the real-time view?
Thank you so much!!
You're welcome!
Thankyou Guruji
Thank You so much
You're most welcome
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
You should definitely be hired by keyshot or teach them how to do tutorials...
Where do you think I got started 😂
LMAO
Hi Will, am trying this now and it works great. I have a question though, when i right click on a path animation (in the timeline) i dont see 'duplicate' or 'mirror'. When i right click on a 'turntable animation' i do see those 2 options. I want to also reverse my path animation so it goes back to where it started from. Do you know the reason these 2 options are not visible with path animations? And how can i do this reverse path ?
Hey there, you don't see the option because, as far as I know it's never been a possibility. I understand this might not solve your issue, but depending on the scenario, you could render out the sequence and play it back at -100% in a video editing software.
@@WillGibbons Hi, thanks for your reply. Found an option that works, but still doesnt do what i wanted. If you set up a path with 3 'points' (1-2-3) then you can copy the first 2 and paste them after the last one, so that you get 1-2-3-2-1. This way the camera moves back over the same path. Only downside is that i want it to stop for like 3 secs at point 3. Maybe something like 1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1 would do that, havent tried it yet.
very cool
Path and animation option not showing in camera section..... Sir how to enable this feature?
This tutorial is now out of date if you're on a newer version of KeyShot. I'm sorry. It's been replaced with keyframe animations.
@@WillGibbons I'm using keyshot 7
@@WillGibbons I'm using keyshot 7 . Sir plz give a small guid how to use
@@Adillovlogs1 Ah, I see. KeyShot 7 is very quite old. I think this feature did not exist back when KeyShot 7 was out Unfortunately. Your option seems to be to upgrade to the latest version of KeyShot or a later version that has the path animation tool.
Ok sir I'll update my keyshot version @@WillGibbons
Great i need this
Hi, l'm working in matrix my jevelery models,but l need animation for them, can help me,
Sorry, I'm not sure what this means
@@WillGibbons I want to learn how to give shining effect to the gem when making a presentation video of the jewelry. Can you please help me? I am even ready to pay you for this. Looking forward to hearing from you..
@@azerabdurrahimov9987 This would not be something done in KeyShot. In NLE software like DaVinci Resolve, this is called Aperture Diffraction. I'm sure After Effects has its own version of this. But in short, this is a lens aberration and not a property of diamonds or shiny metals.
so that cube basically just "empty" like in Blender, nice trick!
Pretty much!
Where did the path camera go in Keyshot 2023, It seems to have disapeared or maybe changed to a less obvious name?
IT's indeed gone. They replaced it with keyframe animation. Sorry I've not made a tutorial on that topic yet.
Please suggest me a laptop or pc under 1500$ for keyshot
Hi, please read this article. It should help you come to a conclusion: willgibbons.com/blog/computer
Vlwww, muito bom o tutorial!!! ja me inscrevi no seu canal
you are so nice dude ! It was very useful for me I really appreciate you
something else I try to realistic render of jewelry I can't drop spotlight on materials like gem or gold ! and nowhere i cant fiend my solution can you please help me?
Spotlight won’t reflect on specular materials. Try area light instead!
How to focus the camera on a moving part?
You could probably create a path animation, but not create any movement in the camera. Then use the trick where you set the camera's target to the animated object. Give it a shot! I haven't tested this, but I think it'll work.
谢谢分享 ， 很有用💖
molto bravo!
In my animation the model is moving not camera but why
What do you mean in 'your animation'? Did you use the KSP I provided, or did you create your own animation in KeyShot. Did you animate the model, or the camera?
god of keyshot...
Can you please make a cinematic car animation
Cars aren't really my thing. Not sure if that'll ever happen on this channel. But never say never...
8:00 is because the devs are sleeping. it SHOULD do something, highlight blue, green, put an outline, flash the screen, give me a warning, do something! you can't expect users to be looking for tutorials and fixes for this. we shouldn't make up excuses for their faults.
Not making excuses. Just trying to offer some tips to make it easier to use this feature.
Imo it would be a lot easier and much better to do the camera animation inside Blender ( since KS ppl are budget focused ) and import it into KeyShot.
In Blender or any other 3D Package you could do animation like this ( if not better ) in under 2-3 mins following something like these steps: /watch?v=a7qyW1G350g
What do you mean 'KeyShot people are budget focused'? I think you've got that backwards. This is a tutorial on how to use KeyShot, not Blender...
@@WillGibbons Well most ppl use 3ds Max, C4D or whatever for Viz/product ad work together with 3rd party renderers which usually cost quite a lot, so I would not say it's backwards.
And yes I get this is KeyShot tutorial/channel but my point/suggestion was to maybe sometimes include more efficient or "improved" workflows.
Just by watching what it takes to do basic cam animation in KS I would never do it inside KS, I think KS is just "middleware" ( like ZBrush or Marmoset Toolbag ) so for best results and speed another package could be used together with KS but that of course could be too complicated for less advanced viewers.
Blender's sole claim to fame is that it's free. And it's easy to see why. The interface is a nightmare. Even after the recent overhaul it's still terrible. It feels like software cobbled together from many disconnected sources and that's because it is. But it's main problem is that it tries to be a jack of all trades but it's a master of none of them. There's never a shortage of guys like you who cheerlead it "you could to this better in Blender" (so tiresome, by the way) but there's a reason that after all the years it's been around, you'll still find very few people and even less studios using it professionally.
@@ExacoMvm "Most people use...." LOL Stating your opinions as facts doesn't make them facts.
@@tgs1766 Well, blender is actually being used more and more by studios as it gets better, yeah it's pretty much master of none except probably modeling, blender is one of the best when it comes to modeling or blocking out concepts, even some Industry people started using blender together with some game studios, not so much in film I guess.
In terms of KeyShot only very few artists that I know use excluding the "lower level" artists. Let's say if you use Maya, Max or Blender or something else there's literally no reason to also buy KS, because why use KS if you already have lets say V-Ray or Redshift for example which is not only faster but also has way more features and shading capability.
I can honestly say I hate animating in Keyshot. Your tutorial helped, but man is it a pain in the backside. I'm currently working on a simple exploded view, and I already spent more time on fixing the damn camera path than it would've taken me to set everything up in Blender.
Ugh, that's no fun! Sorry to hear that. Yeah, it's not as refined as I'd like it to be.
@@WillGibbons I'm sure they'll get there eventually, although they'll need a UI overhaul first before implementing some more advanced animation features.
Coming from a 20+ years experience in 3d animation, the fact that you can't adjust the timing of the keys of the camera path is ridiculous
I can't disagree with you there. Honestly, it makes sense. KeyShot was created as an image-first application and since then it's matured while the animation engine hasn't been fully re-written. Thus, its keyframe implementation was an addition and isn't integrated as completely as it could be.