Free After Effects Preset – DocuCam

Posted by: Tim Thorne

Need a handheld camera for After effects? Docucam is an After Effects preset loosely based on the excellent Docucam in CS Tools for C4D. The preset simulates handheld camera moves and more…

Features:

• Adds realism to a comp by adding movement like that of a hand held camera
• Includes a Snap zoom function adapted from www.motion-graphics-exchange.com
• Also included a Follow 3D object which was inspired from a www.videocopilot.net project
• Easy tilt and and rotate

How to use:

1. Create your Comp
2. Add a Camera
3. Add a Null Object and rename to something like ‘Cam Pos’
4. Make the Null Object a 3D object
5. Parent the Camera to the Null
6. Add the DocuCam preset to the Null Object.

Settings:

X Banking, Y Banking, Tilt

Adjust the tilt and banking of the camera.

Motion – Amplitude

The amount of movement up, down and side to side

Motion – Freq

How often the camera sways

X Rotate, Y Rotate, Z Rotate

Add rotation to the sway

Follow Layer

When checked the camera will follow a 3D layer (sway motion switched off)

Which Layer

Which 3D layer the Camera should follow

Follow Delay

The amount of delay the camera should have when following a 3D layer

Snap Zoom

Check this box to switch snap zooms on

Snap Zoom Amount

How far to zoom in and out

Snap – In (secs)

When you would like the camera to zoom in

Snap – Out (secs)

When to zoom back out

Note: If you don’t want to zoom back out set this to a couple of seconds after the composition’s duration

Snap Speed

How quickly the camera should zoom in

Enjoy!

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Disclaimer – We give no warranties or representations concerning this preset, and accept no liability in relation to the use of this preset in your projects.