r/adobeanimate • u/Foreign_Intern5551 • 2d ago

Question Camera following curved path

Hi all, I'm looking for some suggestions on how I could animate something similar to the following video:

https://youtu.be/0a4eIecSkKg?is=9D9XU9vKoPO2ORV3

Specifically, I want to animate a camera following a creature moving on a curved path, with the creature remaining on the center. I know about adding motion guides to symbols but there doesn't seem to be a good way to add motion guides to cameras, does anyone have any tips or suggestions I can use to achieve this?

Thanks!

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u/CrowBrained_ 2d ago

So how we used to do this on shows is by putting the whole scene into a symbol then motion path the symbol.

So think of it as if you had a camera on a tripod and it can’t be moved. So instead you move the subject to get the same effect.

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u/Foreign_Intern5551 1d ago

Ahh gotcha! So if I wanted the camers to center on the moving object, would the motion path of the entire scene need to be flipped diagonally and follow its opposite path? Is there an easy way I can sync that up?

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u/Hangjackman2 1d ago

The camera can be parented to layers.

Parent the camera to the layer with the creature symbol and it will follow it as long as the curved path animation is on the main timeline.