❤️🎥 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

• Heart System: Cameras with custom settings are marked with a ❤️ prefix
• Independent Configuration: Settings preserved even when camera inactive
• Dual Interface: Available in Properties panel and 3D Viewport sidebar
• Visual Feedback: Clear UI indication of enabled cameras

🖼️ 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
• Preset System: Common industry-standard resolutions including:
  • Square (1:1)
  • 70mm Film (6:5)
  • Traditional (4:3)
  • Academy Ratio (1.33:1)
  • IMAX (1.43:1)
  • Photo (3:2)
  • European Widescreen (1.66:1)
  • Computer (16:10)
  • Cinema Flat (1.85:1)
  • HD (16:9)
  • Ultrawide (21:9)
  • Scope (2.39:1)
  • Super Ultrawide (32:9)
  • Ultra Panavision (2.76:1)

⏱️ 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
• Recursive Update Prevention: Smart handling of frame range updates

📂 Output Configuration

• Path Structure:
  • Main output path
  • Custom subfolder per camera
  • Flexible file naming
• Naming Options:
  • Optional camera name inclusion
  • Custom filename base
• File Management:
  • Overwrite protection toggle
  • Automatic path handling

🎨 Format Support & Settings

Image Formats

• PNG

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

• JPEG

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

• OpenEXR

  • Color Depth: Half (16-bit) or Full (32-bit) float
  • HDR support
  • Alpha support
  • Multiple compression options:
    • None: No compression
    • ZIP (lossless): Good compression
    • PIZ (lossless): Best for CG
    • RLE (lossless): Fast, good for flat areas
    • ZIPS (lossless): Single-threaded ZIP
    • PXR24 (lossy): Film production
    • B44/B44A (lossy): Fixed rate
    • DWAA/DWAB (lossy): High-quality lossy
  • Optional JPEG preview generation
  • Best for: Professional compositing and HDR workflows

Video Formats

• MP4/MKV

  • H.264 codec
  • High quality preset
  • Configurable bitrate settings:
    • Default: 6000 kb/s
    • Min/Max rate control
    • Adjustable GOP size (default: 12)
  • Best for: Web delivery and streaming

• MOV

  • QuickTime Animation codec
  • Lossless quality
  • No compression
  • Best for: Professional video editing

• Audio Support

  • MP3 codec
  • Configurable bitrate (32-384 kb/s)
  • Optional inclusion

🎬 Rendering Features

• Dual Render Modes:
  1. Viewport Render: Fast preview using current viewport settings
  2. Normal Render: Full quality using current engine
• Batch Rendering: Render all cameras with custom settings
• Render Settings:
  • Transparent background toggle
  • Metadata burn-in option
  • Marker visibility control
  • Resolution enforcement for video formats
  • Smart cleanup system

🚀 Quick Start

Basic Operations

1. Select a camera
2. Click the camera name button to enable custom settings (❤️ will appear)
3. Configure resolution, frame range, and output settings
4. Use render buttons for either:
   • "Render Viewport" for quick previews
   • "Render Normal" for final quality
   • Use "All" buttons for batch rendering

💡 Pro Tips

• Use frame range sync for easier animation preview
• Enable camera name inclusion for better file organization
• Use viewport renderer for rapid iteration
• Toggle marker visibility to avoid timeline conflicts
• Use resolution presets for standard output sizes
• Enable preview generation for EXR files when needed

⚙️ System Requirements

• Blender 4.3.0 or newer
• Supports all render engines
• Compatible with all Blender-supported platforms

📝 Credits

Created by longiy (longiyart@gmail.com) Licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 Version: 1.0.5