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Okay, spill it How do you get the landscape so wonderfully blurry, but the car isn't a mushy mess?

Trackmaniack wrote:Okay, spill it How do you get the landscape so wonderfully blurry, but the car isn't a mushy mess?

it's very simple actually

you just need to add a camera that it's totally non-moveable and chasing the car, with camera custom

Here's a quick tutorial:

• Load a replay in the replay editor.
• Remove the race cam and add a custom camera.
• Turn on AnchorRot and AnchorVis.
• Place the camera where you want in relation to the car.
• Change Anchor to whatever ghost replay you are using.
• Copy the middle keyframe to the first and last keyframes of the custom camera clip by first selecting the keyframe you are copying TO, then holding CTRL and clicking the middle keyframe (which is the keyframe you're copying FROM). Do the same for the end keyframe. Select it first, then hold CTRL, and click the middle keyframe to copy it's positional data to the last keyframe.
• Now select the middle keyframe and take the shot in the editor using the in-game screenshot tool labeled JPG at bottom left in the replay editor. Set the motion blur to Full, Half, or Quarter. And then set it to whatever time you desire. Play around to see what yields the results you want. Try something like 0.10 to start with.

Here's a screenshot of the menu for quick reference:


Here's an example I just made using this technique:


This tutorial has been updated in February 2018.

Nice tutorial, I edited the first page to add it

Thanks Alinoa.

A couple other tips people might find useful:

• Hold down CTRL and Right click+Drag on the image to tilt the camera from side to side.
• Tap the minus key several times on the numeric keypad to slow down camera movement. You can also use the plus key to speed up movement. This only applies to the speed in which you move the camera into position. It has no effect on the clip itself. It's just a way to get more granular control over choosing a spot for your camera.
• If you want to hide the HUD while in the replay editor, you can hit the TAB key.

eyebo wrote:

• If you want to hide the HUD while in the replay editor, you can hit the asterisk key.

Also TAB, I think.

banjee wrote:

eyebo wrote:

• If you want to hide the HUD while in the replay editor, you can hit the asterisk key.

Also TAB, I think.

Oops. You are correct. It's TAB in the replay editor. The asterisk is only used to hide the HUD while in a race.

And MrMim, I'm glad the + and - thing helped you. I didn't find it out until about 2 years after I started playing TMF, so I know the feeling of relief when you suddenly get that granular control. It's probably the single best kept secret for doing MediaTracker work.

Cool screenshots you made there.