Camera Composition Overlays V2 is a MASSIVE update and FEATURE-RICH version of my previously released Camera Composition Overlays pack! Creating cinematic and engaging imagery with virtual cameras has never been easier. This significant upgrade now includes a dockable editor window with an efficiently designed layout and the following features:
Fully automated application and scaling of Golden Spiral and Dynamic Symmetry overlays based on your cine camera actor's landscape AND portrait aspect ratios
Button selection of all available overlays
Direct selection of ANY cine camera actor in the level within the user interface
Auto-loading of cine camera actors based on your selection from the level's Outliner
Auto-assignment of the overlay material to any selected cine camera actor
Display of the camera's filmback, crop and aspect ratio within the user interface
Pilot your cameras directly from the interface
Store and recall of your currently selected camera's position to aid in composition
Mirror overlay option
Scale overlays independently on both X and Y axis
Offset overlays independently on both X and Y axis
Adjust overlay rotation from 0 to 360 degrees
Adjust overlay opacity
Adjust overlay color
Turn overlay on/off
Launch the tool from a viewport button, the Windows dropdown menu or the Command Line
This tool will AUTOMATICALLY select and DYNAMICALLY resize the included Golden Spiral and Dynamic Symmetry overlays. It will maintain the correct overlay proportions for ALL filmback and crop presets with an aspect ratio between 0.00001:1 and 3.0:1.
NOTE: Ratios less than 1.0 are portrait. Ratios greater than 1.0 are landscape.
The following overlays are included:
Golden Spiral
Golden Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
1.5 Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
Root 7 Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
Root 5 Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
Root 4 Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
Root 3 Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
Root 2 Rectangle (Dyn Sym)
Center Rays
Central Cross
X-Cross
Grid
Parallel Line
Parallel Lines
Spiral
Phi Grid
Rule of Thirds
Dot Grid
This plugin will work with ANY cine camera actor that is added to a level and is an excellent compliment to my Pro Filmbacks & Crops plugin for one-click Netflix filmback presets.
DEMO VIDEO
PLEASE NOTE: This plugin is intended to be a creative tool. While the Golden Spiral and Dynamic Symmetry are popular composition techniques, they are not hard fast rules. Use them as a creative guide and have fun!
The sample environment shown is from the Epic Games' Electric Dreams project.