GTA V: Advanced Camera Movement With Smooth Blend [TUTORIAL | Rockstar Editor]

[@whanowa]

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[@ZumieFiasco]

It actually makes me feel good that I learned most of these things on my own through so much trial and error and practice. all the new kids out there just starting out watching this probably don't understand just how helpful this video is lol but I did learn a couple things here too thank you so much Whanowa you're a legend.

[@whanowa]

I agree that learning by doing and finding stuff out for yourself is a good way of working. I've been doing it like this since I was a kid. And no, I'm not a legend. I'm just a regular guy struggling with life like everybody else.

[@whanowa]

Legend hairy

[@tinev4173]

Zumie Fiasco same but i didnt know THIS

[@eLMoKoZo14]

Same lol I had a computer class in HS but that was like 4 years ago I just have trouble with transition over new clips

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Trial and error always helps but it’s always good to hear it from someone else the first time

[@ReaveShot]

This is THE most useful video that explains how to correct the smooth blend issues I've had.

[@rah4069]

bro the new kids dont know the struggles, i remember when i used to cut to the camera angle i wanted and it looked so bad, this was so helpful

[@kapkan6950]

For real bruv I tried this rockstar editor one time and it turned not well but wasent that bad at all

[@SkyBob1974]

I've been making films for 30 years and have just started making something with GTA V. The shots/scenes etc. I can get here would be impossible in real life, it's an incredible tool. Your videos are very well explained and have given me a bunch of inspiration, my movie is about to go up a level. Thanks.

[@f16airforce]

Crazy how much better the game looks with intense depth of field.

[@Crime_Mime]

Even five years later this video is massively helpful. I've tried my hand at some various 'music videos', but I haven't tried any panning shots. This will really help me overcome some of the limitations I've run up against and had to work around in other ways.

[@whanowa]

This video is only helpful five years later because Rockstar refuses to publish GTA VI hehe

[@sethdonut]

moving all the markers to the left for faster scenes is such an essential tip it should have its own video. can't understand why smooth blend isn't WYSIWYG but here we are ;0

[@mattiejas]

Aweseome tutorial! Editing will go so much smoother now. As always, thanks for sharing your excellent knowledge!!

[@whanowa]

Thanks!

[@astaro5469]

Just wanna come back go this video and say that my friend has been having me do the camera for his machinma's on his KZbin channel and that I've been using all of this.Very amazing tutorial.Thank you master whanowa!!!!

[@Tharsis_]

damn, i didnt know arnold schwarzenegger did rockstar editor tutorials

[@ItsJustGilly]

Lmao he DOES sound like Scharzenegger hahaha

[@jahsgameplayhdr816]

@@ItsJustGilly No lol

[@average534]

@@jahsgameplayhdr816 yes he does lmao

[@NoCodeFilmmaker]

"Rope" by Alfred Hitchcock is a great example of designing shots for cuts that give the impression of one long take. Thank you so much for your knowledge and time in making these tutorials. This is awesome stuff...

[@whanowa]

You're a connoisseur I see. Hitchcock is just legendary and I think it was a very exciting time for cinema.

[@ProjectHelisexuality]

I don't do a lot of smooth blending if it involves more than point a to point b. For now, that's how I avoid some of its problems - they don't kick in when I do that. I might have to experiment with longer clips though. As it is, I do quite action packed videos with a lot of changing camera angles.

[@whanowa]

It always depends what you're going for. Some people wanna make long handheld oners and smooth blend is inevitable for that.

[@ssyncc1729]

Even for me making r* editor videos for over 8 months. This tutorial is in depth and you explain perfectly. It helps me improve more as an editor! Great job man. It would be an honor to subscribe.

[@whanowa]

Thanks for your feedback, I'm always glad to help. I've got a lot more tutorials in my playlist and even more coming up in the future. If you like my content, share it with your friends or on social media. This would greatly help me :-)

[@ssyncc1729]

whanowa no problem man. You definitely earned it.

[@ras.9524]

I love using the smooth camera blend. Especially, for car chases and action scenes.

[@whanowa]

Yes, it takes a while to understand all the nooks and crannies but it's worth it.

[@ras.9524]

I totally agree. Like you said, you have to play with the camera a bit. I learned a lot from watching your videos , as well as Duggy's, Bloodlust180, and a few others to work on my machinimas. Only thing is that I have a PS4, so it's kind of limited. But I make do with what I got. It's very fun indeed.

[@sirhoneybadger5875]

I think the smooth camera is shit. You can't have the camera follow the player and then move in front of the player because it just doesn't move in front. It's too slow. So please explain to me why it's so "good".

[@whanowa]

I think I gave plenty reason in the video why the smooth blend is good for your videos. A tool can only be as good as the person using it. There is a reason all big machinima creators use the smooth blend. As I said in the video it takes some practice to get the hang of it. If it's too slow you need to move the markers further left or move the camera further to compensate for the transitions between the markers. Admittedly it's nowhere near perfect but it's better than having a static camera or linear blend.

[@truffleshuffle009]

I love this and thanks. I always wondered why my smooth blend always looked a bit off. We need a good comprehensive tutorial for scene director like this. That is something thats really hard to work with.

[@whanowa]

I am working on it currently.

[@truffleshuffle009]

Awesome. I have been using it on and off for a few months and there are not good tutorials to really help with it and setting everything up. Can't wait for it.

[@whanowa]

Will be a couple of weeks until release, though. I'm guessing it could easily be 20 minutes long.

[@truffleshuffle009]

Ya or longer there is a lot of stuff to do. There are a lot of stuff I learned myself but the harder things like setting up a scene where actors do things and go to certain points of foot and with a car just escape me. my actors always end up in the middle of nowhere even with waypoints. Their cars also end up trashed lol.

[@G0DKING]

Thanks bro! I do GTA Machinimas and this helped a lot!

[@ParaAkula]

first making mistakes and than watching this, to learn, whats the reason and solution for weird behaviour of the camera, helped me a lot . Thank you sir!

[@samrodrigues9677]

I used your suggestions in my last video and loved. Again, thanks bro!

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

I’m still inexperienced but at least I know what to look for next time I try to even think about picking up a camera in this game 😂

[@papichurro1568]

Thank you so much, I am an upcoming GTA TikTok content creator and this jus made my videos 10x better. I appreciate it bro!

[@astaro5469]

This is such a great tutorial just as always ,I actually really needed help with action scenes and just plain walking scenes so it didn't look boring thank you master whanowa XD

[@whanowa]

Remember to cut your clips before the camera stops so that the dynamic of an action scene is kept alive all the time!

[@astaro5469]

whanowa Sure thing thank you so much!

[@champszn2865]

Thx so much this hypes me up knowing how cinematic you can make your rockstar editor movies i subbed to u bro and liked the video

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

EL3 Champ I’m sure understanding it gets anyone in a good mood

[@jordy1682]

Bro thank you for this.. I've been doing Short films for almost a year now and what you say it's true thank you :)

[@eubiious396]

Watched this video and then created a very good beginners drifting clip, thanks for the tip

[@oliviervandermolen58]

Best. Video. Ever. Helped me out so much!Dropped a like and will share with other creators i know.

[@whanowa]

Thanks!

[@Hardyfly]

That last one was sweet also that car chase.

[@ItsJustGilly]

9:06 just made me laugh way to hard hahaha

[@GoExPlore777G]

Man! You deserve a million subscribers!

[@whanowa]

12th of June ist my 10 year anniversary and I'm at 13.000 subscribers. I don't think 1M is ever gonna happen to my channel. :(

[@GoExPlore777G]

@@whanowa never give up bro! Keep patience and see one day you will reach that mile stone.

[@znobata3430]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THANK YOU !

[@whanowa]

Check out my other tutorials as well :)

[@MrJonesCEO]

Wow thank you man! I'm glad you did this I've been struggling to make car videos and action scenes because I couldn't blend it right!

[@whanowa]

Will it blend? :D Glad it helped :-)

[@MrJonesCEO]

Yeah I just wanted it to blend like Rockstar Games blends it on the videos lol

[@whanowa]

Now you know how. And practice, practice, practice :-)

[@InternetMouse]

I really enjoyed watching this. This is definitely useful for the video I'm planning to make. Thanks mate.

[@johanneswiltink2574]

bro thank you so much im building up a jet troop and starting to do a hopefully sick trailer with my mates

[@onyoursix2139]

Thumbs up for the mad men wallpaper

[@direlli2382]

I know this video is old but this is so helpful it’s incredible thanks mate!

[@BlackEden]

Brilliant video bro! I've been making GTA 5 Machinimas for years and although I knew a lot of what you said; I also learnt a few things so thanks!

[@whanowa]

You're welcome ;-)

[@shadyvaninc.5374]

I concider myself a decent machinimist, but i learned things here i thought i already knew, thank you

[@whanowa]

Thanks, and I learned that apparently "machinimist" is a word now :D

[@shadyvaninc.5374]

Just coined the phrase #machinimist

[@whanowa]

How about #machinimasochist?

[@GabAngelo]

I also consider myself at the decent to low decent range, and I really appreciate the help this video has given me. It’s nice to see some aspiring talents in the comment section

[@ShredderGG]

Always hated that speed up at the end with smooth blend. Thanks man.

[@whanowa]

You're welcome mate! It is annoying but the workaround is fairly easy. What's more annoying is the damn wiggle which can really ruin a clip if you don't have enough flesh.

[@ShredderGG]

whanowa That too. You really just gotta keep experimenting until the camera moves the way that you're fine with.

[@dannyphantom5820]

thanks you so much for this tutorial ! its the most perfect tutorial i ever watch 😭❤️

[@whanowa]

I've got so many perfect tutorials in my channel you will cry your heart out :)

[@fewree7742]

The video I've been looking forrrrrr TENKYU

[@samrodrigues9677]

Incredible, thanks a lot. Im new in rockstar editor, you help a lot. Sorry for my bad english.

[@coven91]

thx bro it improved my videos

[@whitespectre9376]

good tutorial and very complete. I have not seen another equal. Great job bro.

[@whanowa]

Thanks!

[@PunkyMomoIsBetterThanYou]

Dude thank you so much! Can't wait to go try this for real.

[@melancholyflapper7027]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks.

[@whanowa]

Glad it helped! I've got more tutorials for machinima in my channel if you need anything else!

[@ssgripper2123]

Had me at "SIT STRAIGHT AND LISTEN" 🔥🙌🏾

[@whanowa]

Yes, I know you slump in your chair, Zane Stephens. Your back is going to thank you. :-)

[@HarkaranSinghBindra]

Man!! That was so awesome. Thanks.

[@ccabvnnii5906]

When he said sit straight and listen I was like yes sir 😂😂😂omg this video was very helpful tho thx

[@GiannhsPrivate]

Ight,watched the WHOLE video And it was 😐 Very helpful,thx whanowa😉

[@whanowa]

:D

[@mrt8274]

Good vid bro really like it the way you explain it :)

[@whanowa]

Woah your profile photo looks like an actual GTA character, nice!

[@worldwidepodcastclips]

i tried to use rockstar editor in my last video it actually went pretty good :)

[@romanski6]

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank Yoooooouuuuuuuuuu!!!! Working on a small clip episode 1 and have already rendered but for episode 2 I will have some knowledge and do my best. Awesome video and very helpful thank you.

[@whanowa]

Thanks, I'm glad it helped. Check out the playlist "Tutorials Galore" on my channel page to find more info on machinima making :-)

[@tnoorgaming]

thank you so much. the tutorial i was waiting for.

[@whanowa]

I know, that's why I made it :-) Only for you

[@The_Post-It-Note]

For some reason I can’t edit the camera angle at all. I’m on PS5 and I’m trying to edit me in a Savage but I can seem to use the camera angle.

[@OddNoble]

very informative video. thumbs up. P.S. you sound kinda like werner herzog :P

[@whanowa]

lol

[@kpedoloc0]

good tutorial, i truly hate not knowing english perfectly

[@whanowa]

Don't worry, not even the English know english perfectly.

[@zacharymeehan2401]

Thanks! Definitely helped although hard to track vehicles at high speed, have to move the markers forward a lot more. I made a couple of my own cinematics using your tips, any change you could give feedback?

[@tykinggaming952]

You are the Rockstar Editor God

[@whanowa]

Nah, if anyone is a god it has to be Duggy.

[@juniorcellx]

TyKing Gaming nobody can be god on rockstar editor

[@jasonbranzuela4441]

Thank you for the tutorial 😊

[@whanowa]

thanks for your comment!

[@jasonbranzuela4441]

😊 👍🏻

[@prathameshbhonkhade7801]

rockstar studio is awesome

[@lovelyftp]

could you help me? my dolly cam feels really delayed

[@voodoo2006]

thanks im trying to learn to make organic camera angles

[@Alyzah]

Thank you so much!

[@HennysWorldYT]

Awesome tutorial man!

[@whanowa]

Thanks, Henny!

[@Younsou]

Thanks for share your experience, it's very good tutorial

[@whanowa]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@DARSHILGAMER]

love your tutorial Bruh !!! love from india !!!!

[@whanowa]

check out the other tutorials as well :)

[@DARSHILGAMER]

@@whanowa sure !!!!

[@viniciusclerigoteixeira7853]

Man wtf, awesome video! thx

[@Backwardstie]

What a legend thank you

[@Elite_Mikey]

anyone else watching in 2019

[@nurlanqocayev3168]

Me too

[@devuer_mvm]

you’re so good man

[@whanowa]

Saul Goodman or John Goodman?

[@JAMZYGAMING]

How have you only got 8k sub's your content is great and very informative

[@whanowa]

KZbin algorithm doesn't like people like me. But us replicants will prevail!

[@JAMZYGAMING]

@@whanowa I've got one video this year that has blown up in the last month over 900mins watch time, if you would you don't need to could you check my channel and give me some feedback thanks and much appreciated, merry christmas to you and all your sub's

[@robertford2909]

Awesome video!

[@EzielYT]

Very useful. Thanks!

[@redranger9971]

This really helped me thx

[@Skithi026]

Nice bro my crews msking a music video thid was helpful💯👌👊👏👏

[@whanowa]

Glad it helped ;-)

[@-crispychips-9187]

Thank You so much for the tutorial man! This helps me a lot for cinematic projects, thou some scene didn't work smoothly but the rest did thx to this tutorial. If u mind, why in the begining of every timeline always have this weird speeding or slowing scene? Thank you once again

[@whanowa]

That's basically just a little bug the editor has. You gotta work around it because it can't be prevented from happening.

[@-crispychips-9187]

I see thanks a lot by the way! One more thing, on making cinematic chase should i follow player or i have to move camera point to point? I'm sorry i have to ask about this because i didn't understand correctly from your explanation

[@whanowa]

@@-crispychips-9187 You can activate subtitles if that helps and always pause to see the settings in editor. Watch in full screen mode! Everything is in there. You CAN use "follow target" but that isn't what smooth blend is about.

[@isaac.3347]

God I have such good on foot camera knowledge but when I try doing car shots it’s a fuck fest i can never get the camera to actually keep up with the car:/

[@whanowa]

You have to move the markers to the left a lot more. If there's not enough room for that, move the camera farther to where the cars will be instead of where they are. It sucks, I know.

[@isaac.3347]

whanowa yeah slowly getting the hang of it but still way harder than it should be

[@whanowa]

@@isaac.3347 It is, yet still easier than it was in GTA IV. So let's cross our fingers for the GTA VI editor.

[@isaac.3347]

whanowa everything’s better on IV:(

[@CMiguelito_]

THANKS MAN YOU REALLY HELPED ME LOVE YOU

[@whanowa]

De nada!

[@CMiguelito_]

@@whanowa LOL br?

[@yeshuas_tochter_]

You can try to explain but most people don’t understand I do that since years I know exactly how it works and always when I try to explain to people they never understand what I mean so I guess they’re lost

[@iGemera]

Expect you from Germany 😍 Germany Creativity is created

[@whanowa]

makes sense.

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

this video is lit af, thanks fam

[@whanowa]

ayyy lmao thx bruh

[@frankieboy961]

Thank You! Amazingly informational!

[@whanowa]

Do something awesome with it

[@frankieboy961]

whanowa Of course man!

[@user-pr4km1ey6t]

Thanks man learned a lot💯

[@herbalsummer]

nice, very helpful video dude

[@whanowa]

glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@herbalsummer]

going to try and use it, all your tutorial videos have been really helpful

[@ctk1577]

thanks for these tips bro very useful

[@whanowa]

Hey Can, bro! ;-)

[@ctk1577]

whanowa bro i am releasing a machinima soon today hopefully you'd take a look and maybe give some feedback about it thanks :)

[@Passt949]

Really helped, thanks!

[@whanowa]

You're welcome! Feel free to check out my other tutorials or machinima!

[@Passt949]

:)

[@ragdollsgamer2022]

awesome video

[@whanowa]

thx

[@RoMi4s]

Thanks bro, your video helped me alot.

[@champszn2865]

I wanna see you make a whole movie with rockstar editor

[@whanowa]

I wanna see me do that, too.

[@voodomediaproductions3106]

Good video thank you!

[@BVRZ]

Very helpful man :)

[@whanowa]

I'm glad you liked it. :-)

[@LootiumSZN]

Yo this video is the bomb thank you now can I ask a personal preference what do you use to render to upload to your KZbin like what video editing program?

[@whanowa]

Premiere Pro, but if you wanna save money, use DaVinci Pro. It's free.

[@LootiumSZN]

@whanowa thank you so much bro

[@rigamingstudio]

very very good thanks you👍

[@mak2sly]

THANK YU SO MUCH

[@7even5ive]

Really Useful thanks whanowa 👍

[@GiannhsPrivate]

The vid is 13 mins old u didnt watch the whole vid😂😂

[@whanowa]

Well, he wanted to be first and he knew it was gonna be helpful like all my tutorials #humblebrag :-P

[@GiannhsPrivate]

whanowa ur tutorials are always useful but what if this one wasnt?🙄

[@whanowa]

Then I would have failed as a tutor and commit instant sudoku.

[@GiannhsPrivate]

:P

[@icydrip7406]

Good shit g thx homie

[@sollatzo]

great stuff, what editing software is that. and do you have to convert rockstar editor video from a .vid file to a more usable format?

[@whanowa]

It's Adobe Premiere. And .vid is not the final format that Rockstar Editor exports. These are just the clips that you recorded. More info on that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITKomCIl6qpi80

[@HahaCalifornia2324]

Love your tutorial. Can help me with time speeding up while smooth Blend

[@whanowa]

What in particular would you like to know?

[@friedpeco9363]

hey, your video is very helpful for me. Thank you so much. Hope you comeback again.

[@whanowa]

Comeback? I was never gone.

[@friedpeco9363]

@@whanowa I thought it was, cz this video were made long time ago 🤣

[@whanowa]

@@friedpeco9363 have a look in my channel you'll see my latest video is two weeks old.

[@rekless1875]

Thanks this was a big help. Couple of questions. Is the letter boxing an option in rockstar editor? Is there a technique to get two clips with camera movement pass from one clip to the other seamlessly? Or is that time to hide the cut with a passing object.

[@whanowa]

1. No. 2. There will be a tutorial about how to pass on camera settings to other clips but this only works for shots like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3mrmn6ap855oKc