| Setting Camera and Target Locations |
Vistapro is a single frame generator, meaning that it acts like a camera; every time you point the camera and click, it renders a new view of the landscape. You can view landscapes from a practically infinite combination of heights, angles and distances. Using the combination of user controllable values and Vistapros built-in routines, you can make landscapes as realistic or as surreal as you desire.
Manipulating your camera:
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If you look at the very top of the topographical map, you will see a little black box. This is your camera position on the landscape. At the very bottom of the map you will see a little black plus (+). This is your target position (the point your camera will be aimed at).
Look at the X, Y, and Z gadgets located below the Camera button on the Upper Control Panel. The values in these gadgets represent the location of your camera on the landscape.
To move the Camera position, click on the Camera button. Move the mouse pointer over to the topographic map to where you would like to be standing if you were taking a picture. When you have found this point, click once with the left mouse button to set the camera location. You will notice that the little black box is now at the location you selected.
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Locking a camera aspect:
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If you would like to be above the surface, as if on a tall ladder, click on the numerical gadget below the Camera button and to the right of the Z button. Enter the altitude (height of your camera on the ladder) and press the ENTER key. This raises you up off of the surface, but leaves you in the same location. You may also lower the camera by entering a smaller value.
Now you need to tell the camera which way to be pointing when taking the picture. This is done by clicking on the Target button with the left mouse button, and then positioning the mouse to the point at which you want to aim the camera, and clicking the left mouse button again. You can change the vertical position of the target in the same way you did with the camera. |
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