mouzecam: every feature, listed
Builds a controllable camera rig in After Effects and keys camera moves, focus, parallax depth and preset camera animations from the playhead. 24 tools, presets, styles, effects and actions in 5 groups. mouzecam comes with mouzeclick: one plan with everything included, $25 a month.
Rig 4
- Camera rigTool
Adds a camera hung from a 3D control null with Orbit, Tilt, Push, Zoom and focus controls, or takes over a camera's view.
- HandheldEffect
Adds an expression-driven, loopable drift and turn shake to the rig camera; each press rolls a new seed.
- Focus onEffect
Turns on depth of field and keeps the selected 3D layer sharp, with blur strength from the chosen f-stop.
- Rack focusAction
Keys the focus moving from the first selected 3D layer to the second over the rack time, from the playhead.
Moves 11
- Push inAction
Keys Cam Push from the playhead so the subject grows by the push amount over the move length, eased.
- Pull outAction
Keys the camera backing away from the subject from the playhead, shrinking it by the push factor, eased.
- Orbit leftAction
Keys Cam Orbit so the camera circles the subject to the left by the orbit degrees, still looking at it.
- Orbit rightAction
Keys Cam Orbit so the camera circles the subject to the right by the orbit degrees, still looking at it.
- Crane upAction
Keys the control null's Position upward by the crane distance in pixels, the camera keeping its angle.
- Crane downAction
Keys the control null's Position downward by the crane distance in pixels, the camera keeping its angle.
- Truck leftAction
Keys the rig sliding to the camera's own left by the truck distance in pixels.
- Truck rightAction
Keys the rig sliding to the camera's own right by the truck distance in pixels.
- Dolly zoomAction
Keys Cam Vertigo so the camera backs away while the lens zooms in, subject size kept; Alt-click reverses it.
- Whip panAction
Keys a fast eased pan by the whip angle, or onto a selected 3D layer, and turns motion blur on.
- SettleAction
Adds overshoot and settle keys at the end of the rig move that starts or ends at the playhead.
Aim 2
- Look atAction
Keys the camera turning to the selected 3D layer, or the rig gliding onto it, depending on the Look at option.
- Frame layerAction
Keys the rig's position and push so the selected 3D layers fill the frame with padding, keeping orbit and tilt.
Depth 2
- Parallax spreadAction
Makes selected layers 3D and spaces them in depth by stacking order, scaled so the frame looks unchanged.
- Flatten backAction
Returns selected 3D layers to 2D, with position and scale matching how the camera currently draws them.
Presets 5
- Hero revealPreset
Over 3.2 seconds the camera arrives on the current framing from farther, lower and to the side, then settles.
- Product floatPreset
A 6-second slow 14-degree orbit with slight tilt and push, plus a gentle handheld drift on the rig.
- Slow pushPreset
A 6-second gentle push in, bringing the camera a fifth nearer the subject from the playhead.
- Orbit showcasePreset
Over 5 seconds the camera orbits 40 degrees, rising slightly and closing in, then settles.
- Top dropPreset
Over 2.6 seconds the camera drops from above, looking down, onto the current framing, then settles.
More in mouzecam
24 tools in five sections. Several tiles have an Alt-click variant: Camera rig removes the rig, Handheld steadies it, Focus on turns depth of field off, Dolly zoom and Whip pan go the other way. Moves key only the control null and each tool is one undo step; tiles needing a comp, rig or 3D selection show why until conditions are met.