[HELP] Car bouncing when anchor rotation is active

[kokepucela]

Hello all.

After a long time, I've come back to trackmania 2. I like to take screenshots, so I started playing with the cameras when I noticed something wrong, that I didn't remember from the last time.

When I take the screenshot I like to add motion blur. To keep the car perfectly sharp, I set the anchor to the car and check the AnchorRot box to lock the camera rotation to the car too. I make sure that the camera positions are the same in all the keyframes through the track.

But the problem comes when I take the shot. Sometimes the car is bouncing due to the road, jumps, etc. and the camera does not stick to the car, making it blurry in the final screenshot. I don't remember this happening before, and it is very irritating because I can't take the shot I want many times.

Does anyone know why is it happening, and if there is any solution to this?

[Demented]

Have you changed the X or Y offset?

[kokepucela]

I haven't changed anything as far as I know. I did exactly the same I did time ago to take screenshots, that's what is weird about it.

Does this ever happened to you?

[ripper_roo]

Yea that's an annoying problem indeed. The only "solution" I found is slightly moving the keyframe to a place where the car doesn't bounce. That's not the best solution but it works

[kokepucela]

Yes, that's what I do to avoid it. But as I said in the first post, it really irritates me because I cant take the shot I want.

I hope someone hears about this and gives us a fix.

[Demented]

Yea, I'm not sure why it is coming out blurred. As far as I know checking the Anchor Rotation box should keep it locked steady to the car.
Does changing the weight make any difference?

[kokepucela]

What do you mean with weight? I don't understand that, nor I can find any weight button.

[Demented]

Oh crap, I'm sorry, that's in Camera Path and I've fiddled with it many times but never really figured out what it does or what it's practical use would be. I assume you are using Camera Custom which is my preferred multi-purpose camera.
I don't know the solution but I'll be watching for one here.
Is your camera inside or outside the car?
I wonder that because I think in the canyon car the body and chassis may move independently over bumps. I kind of recall placing a camera inside the car with Anchor Rot on locked to car in an end of race replay and recall the interior bouncing a lot. Not sure how you would counter act that if that is the case.
I hope you find the solution.

[kokepucela]

Yes, I'm using camera custom, and it is placed outside the car.

I think in the canyon car the body and chassis may move independently over bumps.

This is what I think is happening, but I don't understand why. As I said, I don't remember this happening a year or two ago (the last time I played with cameras and screenshots).

I can't find any solution, and I'm trying really hard.

[Demented]

When & if you do be sure and post it here so others can find the answer too.
Good luck.