The Clever Camera Rig for After Effects
Tired of wrestling with the default AE camera? HandyCam simplifies every aspect of animated cameras in AE.
Taking inspiration from 3D apps like Maya, HandyCam was crafted to make animated AE cameras as painless as possible.
Easy orbit controls, with advanced options. | Target layers whilst moving in world-space. Option to focus on layers independent of the “look-at” layer. |
Lens controls using intuitive units (mm) instead of degrees. Also features one click dolly zoom. | Easy controls for emulating handheld movement + DoF wiggles. |
Create beautiful camera moves. | Easy bake means you can easily send your project to another animator and open it on a computer that doesn’t have HandyCam. |
Features Include:
- Full orbit controls
- Look at target, including focus on target
- Intuitive lens controls (mm not degrees!)
- One-click dolly-zoom
- Wiggle controls to simulate handheld looks
- Easy baking to hand off your scene to other computes/animators who don’t have HandyCam
- No hidden/parented layers like other rigs
- Inspired by camera rigs in 3D apps like Maya
- Compatible with both legacy and current expression engines
Description
System Requirements
After Effects 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015
Change Log
1.2.3 – Jun 12, 2022
1.2.2 – Feb 15, 2022
– Add support for MFR
– Update license framework
1.2 – Jul 17, 2020
– Bug fixes
FAQs
Tutorials
Easily Control After Effects Cameras with HandyCam
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