"Fixed" position free camera.

[byowag]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this but decided to start somewhere.  Here's what I'm trying to find a solution or answer to:

 

I'm wanting to know if there is a way to fix the position of the free camera so that it doesn't follow the player around when you toggle in and out of free camera mode.

 

The scenario:  I'm using poser hotkeys and NiOveride pose adjustments to painstakingly create a series of screenshots while adjusting body positions, facial expressions, etc.  Then I'm going to free camera mode.  Sometimes I just back away from the characters to hide the selection cursor, etc and take the screenshot without going to TFC.  What i'd LIKE to do is just move MY character somewhere and go to TFC and have it be in the same position as the last time I used it.    I guess what I mean by that is to "make" the free camera as if it is on a tripod in a single fixed POINT of view that doesn't move until I "tell" it to, so that all screenshots are taken from this exact same point of view.  

 

Up until now, i have been doing this by consoling setposition x, y and setangle z on my character to return them to the exact same position after i move them around in order to select and adjust the other players and then taking the screenshot but I'd prefer not to do this as it's a royal pain in the arse.

 

Anyone out there aware of something available that allows me to accomplish this?   THANK YOU.

[HUndeaDE]

FreeFlyCam lets you lock camera position when in tfc mode. But it resets once you exit tfc mode. I don't know if there's a way to permanently fix the camera position in free camera mode like you want to.

 

NiOPA let you move characters around with hotkeys. As does Poser Hotkeys Plus. No need to use setpos/setangle commands.

[byowag]

Please share the method for locking in free fly.  I am unaware of how to do that.  I am aware of the ability to move characters around with Niopa.  What I was referring to for the setpos and angle was to move my main (and hence the "point of view", back to the EXACT same spot after I had to move said main to "select" the other characters in order to make poser hot key face changes.  I've been able to make NiOPA changes while in free fly mode (and assume this is normal).  I switch to 3rd person, open console and do three quick up arrows for x,y, and z angle to get my main back to the desired view spot, go out of console, switch to first person, and then back in to console for TFC.  It's the closest thing I can come up with to consistently getting back to the same view.  As long as I don't bump my mouse or game controller when i come out of console it works as well as anything.  I just looking for something to make it far less tedious so I don't have to move the main each time.   Thank you for the prompt response.

[HUndeaDE]

FreeFlyCam is a SKSE plugin you can find on the ENB site (no AE version yet). Among other things, it stop bumps on mouse/controller from changing the camera position when in freecam mode. MMB is the default key.

 

When you say "main", are you referring to your player character? If so, why do you have to move your PC around to select other characters? PHP lets you do that by clicking/scrolling in the console or via a character select menu. You don't have to constantly use setpos/setangle commands to get back to the original position if you don't keep moving your PC around in the first place. And why aren't you setting things up before you start taking shots? Once you've done most of the work, small adjustments can be easily made using hotkeys when in freecam mode. 

 

Maybe you could upload a couple of shots to show what you're attempting to do. Cause going by your text, I'm still not exactly sure what it is. 

[byowag]

I had not activated the select actor option in Poser hotkeys.  This has remedied the vast majority of my issue.  It is working as I am desiring now, as long as I don't make a mistake.  Just need to work with it a bit to get the habit of using things in the correct sequence.  

 

Regarding the FreeFlyCam plugin, I installed it as directed but it doesn't show up in the ENB options.  Perhaps I have missed something?

[HUndeaDE]

3 hours ago, byowag said:

I had not activated the select actor option in Poser hotkeys.  This has remedied the vast majority of my issue.  It is working as I am desiring now, as long as I don't make a mistake.  Just need to work with it a bit to get the habit of using things in the correct sequence.  

 

Regarding the FreeFlyCam plugin, I installed it as directed but it doesn't show up in the ENB options.  Perhaps I have missed something?

 

I don't use the ENB version, but I tried it and it works fine. Copy FreeFlyCam.dll and FreeFlyCam.fxh into the enbseries folder, rename FreeFlyCam.dll to FreeFlyCam.dllplugin, then copy the code from FreeFlyCam.fxh to the bottom of the effect.txt of your ENB preset. Pretty much what it says on the site. And you can bring the camera back to the exact same location in tfc mode if you note down the values you want and don't mind punching them back in everytime you go into tfc mode.

But I recommend using the SKSE version. Its got nothing to do with ENB, has more features (input lock, hotkeys, time multiplier/cam speed control, reset option) and is much easier to use. You can do everything via hotkeys instead of having to open the ENB GUI for every little adjustment. 

 

If you reply again, quote my post or mention me. I never got notified when you replied. I just happened to come across this thread again while browsing the site today.

[byowag]

5 hours ago, HUndeaDE said:

 

I don't use the ENB version, but I tried it and it works fine. Copy FreeFlyCam.dll and FreeFlyCam.fxh into the enbseries folder, rename FreeFlyCam.dll to FreeFlyCam.dllplugin, then copy the code from FreeFlyCam.fxh to the bottom of the effect.txt of your ENB preset. Pretty much what it says on the site. And you can bring the camera back to the exact same location in tfc mode if you note down the values you want and don't mind punching them back in everytime you go into tfc mode.

But I recommend using the SKSE version. Its got nothing to do with ENB, has more features (input lock, hotkeys, time multiplier/cam speed control, reset option) and is much easier to use. You can do everything via hotkeys instead of having to open the ENB GUI for every little adjustment. 

 

If you reply again, quote my post or mention me. I never got notified when you replied. I just happened to come across this thread again while browsing the site today.

I did not see an SKSE version available for SE.  The zip file I downloaded does not contain a .fxh file.  It has the 3 files shown in the first attached image. I placed the two .ini files in the main skyrim folder and the ,dll in the plugins folder as directed but get nothing.  There are absolutely NO instructions included with the zip file so I pretty much am flying by the seat of my pants.  Still got nothing showing in the ENB menu.  Any guidance or advice you can offer is greatly appreciated.

[HUndeaDE]

@byowag

There's no .fxh file in the SKSE version because its a SKSE plugin. You install it like any other SKSE plugin (SKSE\plugins\*the 3 files*). All the files go in one place.

You are downloading the SKSE version and trying to install it like the ENB version. Like I mentioned before, the SKSE version's got nothing to do with ENB. 

 

As for the ENB GUI version (the one with the .fxh file), I don't know if it works in SSE. Since you were trying to install it, I thought you had LE. 

[byowag]

1 hour ago, HUndeaDE said:

@byowag

There's no .fxh file in the SKSE version because its a SKSE plugin. You install it like any other SKSE plugin (SKSE\plugins\*the 3 files*). You are downloading the SKSE version and trying to install it like the ENB version. Like I mentioned before, the SKSE version's got nothing to do with ENB. 

 

As for the ENB GUI version (the one with the .fxh file), I don't know if it works in SSE. Since you were trying to install it, I thought you had LE. 

 

This is actually my virgin foray in to installing a plugin so forgive me if I appear to be unbelievably stupid.  :D.  So I simply copy all three files in to the data/skse/plugins folder?

[HUndeaDE]

Yes, but if you're using a mod manager, you can install it normally through it. Like you would install any normal mod. 

[byowag]

On 5/26/2022 at 12:00 PM, HUndeaDE said:

But I recommend using the SKSE version. Its got nothing to do with ENB, has more features (input lock, hotkeys, time multiplier/cam speed control, reset option) and is much easier to use. You can do everything via hotkeys instead of having to open the ENB GUI for every little adjustment.

 

Ok.  So I've installed everything in the folders as directed but it doesn't seem to be doing anything.   For instance, Q and E don't roll the camera, R doesn't reset roll, mouse wheel doesn't zoom, left shift actually makes things move faster when holding down the left or right mouse button, etc.  Should I be seeing a menu in MCM???  Is there a guide on using it somewhere that I'm not seeing? Or a list of hotkeys?  

[byowag]

18 hours ago, byowag said:

Ok.  So I've installed everything in the folders as directed but it doesn't seem to be doing anything.   For instance, Q and E don't roll the camera, R doesn't reset roll, mouse wheel doesn't zoom, left shift actually makes things move faster when holding down the left or right mouse button, etc.  Should I be seeing a menu in MCM???  Is there a guide on using it somewhere that I'm not seeing? Or a list of hotkeys?  

I found the hotkey list in the .ini file.  But it still doesn't appear to be working.

[HUndeaDE]

On 5/29/2022 at 1:18 AM, byowag said:

I found the hotkey list in the .ini file.  But it still doesn't appear to be working.

Then the files aren't in the right place. I disabled the FFC I have in MO2, manually installed it in my Skyrim folder and it still worked. Or you have AE. Like I said before, there's no AE version yet.

 

Btw, are you using a mod manager? If you're not, you should get one (MO2 or Vortex). Manually installing mods is a disaster waiting to happen.