Camera angles in OpenBVE, possible future optimise options for OpenBVE?

Camera angles, is there a method where the camera can maintain the same zoom that a user sets it, without the camera going back to default zoom when a user goes back to the camera angle after being in a different angle.

For example, I'm on exterior camera, default zoom is 1.0x, I zoom out to 0.5x, then go to interior camera (obviously to see where the train is going) but then I go back to exterior, it goes back to the default zoom 1.0x, which is annoying for video purposes because you'll have to keep setting the camera to the optical zoom you desire.

Tube Check wrote:Camera angles, is there a method where the camera can maintain the same zoom that a user sets it, without the camera going back to default zoom when a user goes back to the camera angle after being in a different angle.

For example, I'm on exterior camera, default zoom is 1.0x, I zoom out to 0.5x, then go to interior camera (obviously to see where the train is going) but then I go back to exterior, it goes back to the default zoom 1.0x, which is annoying for video purposes because you'll have to keep setting the camera to the optical zoom you desire.

The same applies to Restricted/Unrestricted on the standard cab view (perhaps lock/unlock would be a better behaviour?).

thehoviskid wrote:

Tube Check wrote:Camera angles, is there a method where the camera can maintain the same zoom that a user sets it, without the camera going back to default zoom when a user goes back to the camera angle after being in a different angle.

For example, I'm on exterior camera, default zoom is 1.0x, I zoom out to 0.5x, then go to interior camera (obviously to see where the train is going) but then I go back to exterior, it goes back to the default zoom 1.0x, which is annoying for video purposes because you'll have to keep setting the camera to the optical zoom you desire.

The same applies to Restricted/Unrestricted on the standard cab view (perhaps lock/unlock would be a better behaviour?).

I've tried to use that but it only works in cab view, I want to see if there a settings that locks your camera settings, or at least preserve your settings. Also in the numpad, if you press 5, it positions you in the middle, I was wondering if a user can alter that position and make their own sort of angle positioning?

I did wonder if it would also be able to incorporate what I call, favourite camera angles. In MSTS you could select 1 to 4 of different fixed positions in the cab, as well as move around manually. Such a feature could be useful for a tube cab since various switches and screens are not always on one side. In reality for example I should be able to glance 90 degrees right at the TMS screen and not slowly turn myself around. Having a fixed camera angle would be great.

Is it possible to change the speed of the camera movement, for example if you want to go slow, you'll either have to move your mouse really slowly or tap a key. However I'm talking about moving forward/backward, is there something we can do to change the speed of the camera?