HandyCam

Tired of wrestling with the default AE camera? HandyCam simplifies every aspect of animated cameras in AE.

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Description
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Taking inspiration from 3D apps like Maya, HandyCam was crafted to make animated AE cameras as painless as possible.

Easy orbit controls, with advanced options.

Target layers whilst moving in world-space. Option to focus on layers independent of the "look-at" layer.

Lens controls using intuitive units (mm) instead of degrees. Also features one click dolly zoom.

Easy controls for emulating handheld movement & depth of field wiggles.

Create beautiful camera moves.

Easy bake means you can send your project to another animator and open it on a computer that doesn't have HandyCam.

Features Include:

  • Full orbit controls
  • Look at target, including focus on target
  • Intuitive lens controls (mm not degrees!)
  • One click dolly-zoom
  • Wiggle controls to simulate handheld looks
  • Easy baking to hand off your scene to other computers/animators who don't have HandyCam
  • No hidden / parented layers like other rigs
  • Inspired by camera rigs in 3D apps like Maya
  • Compatible with both legacy and current expression engines
HandyCam compact UI inside After Effects

HandyCam compact UI

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Version History

1.2.3 -

Jun 12, 2022

- Update license framework

1.2.2 -

Feb 15, 2022

- Add native support for ARM chips (apple silicon)

- Add support for MFR

- Update license framework

1.2 -

Jul 17, 2020

- Duplicate Rig feature now intelligently renames layers

- Bug fixes

1.1 -

Nov 11, 2019

- Added Local Transform Controls allowing the rig to track left and right

- Added Cam Orients Controller checkbox to create easier movements in the camera’s local space

- Added "Link Selected Camera" button

- Fix non-English language expression bug

- Fix dolly zoom bug

- Catalina compatibility



1.0 -

Jul 15, 2019

- Initial Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015