❤️🎥 Cameraide - Camera Settings Manager for Blender

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.

🎯 Purpose

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.

✨ Features

📸 Per-Camera Settings Management

• 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

🖼️ Resolution Control

• 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

⏱️ Frame Range Management

• 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

📂 Output Configuration

• 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

🎨 Format Support & Settings

Image Formats

• PNG

  • Color Depth: 8/16-bit
  • Lossless compression
  • Alpha support
  • Compression level: 0-100%
  • Best for: High-quality still images requiring transparency

• JPEG

  • 8-bit color depth
  • Quality: 0-100%
  • Lossy compression
  • RGB color mode
  • Best for: Quick previews and web-ready images

• 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

Video Formats

• MP4

  • H.264 codec
  • High quality preset
  • Bitrate: 6000 kb/s
  • GOP size: 12
  • Best for: Web delivery and general purpose

• MKV

  • H.264 codec
  • High quality preset
  • Bitrate: 6000 kb/s
  • GOP size: 12
  • Best for: Large file storage and streaming

• MOV

  • Animation codec
  • Lossless quality
  • No compression
  • Large file size
  • Best for: Professional video editing

• Audio Support (for video formats)

  • Codec: MP3
  • Bitrate: 32-384 kb/s
  • Optional inclusion

🎬 Rendering Features

• Dual Render Modes:
  1. Viewport Render: Fast preview using Eevee Next
  2. Normal Render: Full quality using current engine
• Render Settings:
  • Transparent background toggle
  • Metadata burn-in option
  • Marker handling control
  • Progress tracking

🚀 Quick Start

Basic Operations

1. Select a camera
2. Click "BEFRIEND" to enable custom settings
3. Configure resolution, frame range, and output settings
4. Use render buttons in the addon panel:
   • "Render Viewport" for quick previews
   • "Render Normal" for final quality

💡 Pro Tips

• 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

⚙️ System Requirements

• Blender 4.2.0+
• Supports all render engines
• Compatible with all Blender-supported platforms

📝 Credits

Created by longiy Licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 https://github.com/longiy/Cameraide