CamTastic! (Blender addon)

CamTastic!

Take Your Best Shot.

Are you wasting time fighting Blender's default camera controls when setting up complex render angles, or struggling to manage dozens of distinct scene views?

CamTastic! is the essential Camera Management Hub that brings professional precision and organization to your entire scene setup. It eliminates the hassle of tracking all your cameras, setting up complex composition guides, and creating animation shots by centralizing every critical tool into one fast, clean panel.

Whether you need to set one perfect still angle or manage a full animation slate, this addon is your streamlined command center for maximum control and flow.

Stop fighting your camera tools and start directing your scene with confidence!

🔥 Feature Spotlight: Director's Workflow

CamTastic! eliminates the chaos of complex camera scenes by providing centralized, non-destructive tools for every step of your shot setup:

• ​Unified Shot System: Instantly create and save multiple cameras directly from your current view, binding them to scene markers with a single click. Seamlessly access, manage, and hop between all your animated or static shots instantly.

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
• Integrated Precision Controls: When editing a camera, Move, Rotate, and Scale Gizmos are enabled right on the camera, and the transform pivot automatically snaps to the 3D Cursor for guaranteed precise placement.

  

  
  

🔑 Key Features: Composition & Control

Camera Management & Organization

• Comprehensive List: Automatically tracks and lists every camera object in your scene, handling renames and deletions for a seamless workflow.

  

  
  
• Direct Activation: Make any listed camera the active scene camera and jump into its view with a single button press.

  

  
  
• Non-Destructive Deletion: Easily remove a camera and its associated timeline Shot Marker simultaneously from the panel.
• Animation Shot Markers: Jump instantly to the corresponding frame and activate the correct camera for any saved shot.

Composition & Rendering

• Professional Framing: Instantly toggle essential guides like Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Center Cross, and Diagonals with simple checkboxes.

  

  
  
• Frame Opacity: Fine-tune the visibility of the area outside the camera frame (Passepartout Alpha) to focus on your composition.

  

  
  
• Quick Render: Start a render in either Eevee or Cycles directly from the panel, eliminating the need to search the Render Properties tab.

  

  
  

  Background Controls

  
  
  • Solid Color & Picker: Toggle a solid background color on or off, with a real-time color picker for instant adjustment. This uses a special node setup to ensure HDRI lighting is maintained while the camera sees the solid color.
  • Transparent Film: Toggle Transparent Background on, ready for compositing (disables solid color mode).

  

  
  

🛠️ Camera View Controls

• Integrated Gizmos: Enable and customize the Move, Rotate, and Scale Gizmos specifically for your active camera when in Camera View.
• Precision Pivot: Automatically sets the transform pivot to the 3D Cursor when editing the camera, giving you maximum, predictable control over camera placement.