iClone 8.75 – How can I zoom in on my character without the background shifting or looking distorted?

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Hi everyone,

I want to show only the upper body of my character, focusing on the head, neck and shoulders, but I’m having trouble with the background.

The problem is that I can adjust the view so that the head and shoulders fill the frame, but when I do this, the background shifts and looks very strange. See picture.

My scene contains separate background objects, which are listed individually in the Scene Manager under a top-level entry called “Scene”. Could the way these objects are organised be related to the problem?

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So, how can I frame the character’s head, neck and shoulders in a close-up while keeping the background looking normal?

Thank you!

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In the Modify panel, check the focal length of the camera. Anything below 50mm is considered “wide angle”, which will distort the picture. Set to a level 50mm or higher and then move the camera to get the framing you want.

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Instead of moving the camera closer, try changing the focal length of the camera; it’s equivalent to zooming in and out on a real camera.

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You have a couple of objects (picture frames, objects from a table, back wall) which might have been unintentionally animated on a timeline. If by the “background shifts” you mean them moving out of place, you have to reset animation for those objects on frame 0.

Or maybe those objects linked to a camera. When you zoom, objects are moving along.

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Thank you all for taking the time to help! I appreciate your suggestions. The idea of adjusting the camera’s focal length instead of moving it forward sounds promising, so I’ll give it a try when I have some time to experiment. I’ll report back here on the forum once I have. :blush: