Rigid Camera

i have never done such thing, but i would apply some kind of force to the camera instead of just moving it. it would be something like the camera would be attached to the plane with a spring (with few modifications, becouse you dont want your camera bouncing around )
It can be easily done:
-Create a spring system described above
-use an extra force (it is called drag i think), wich has a direction opposite to the camera velocity, and magnitude propotional to the velocity (multiplied with a constant value, that you have to test to be good enough, so our camera wont start bouncing, but wont follow the plane too slow).

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[edited by - orbano on March 27, 2004 7:03:08 PM]

1. solution: you could use springdamper model with a large damping so that it will not overshoot. Play with the factors to get the best combination
2. solution: you can use an exponencial following. In this case you will have one factor, say "f".
The angle of the plane is "p", the angle of the camera is "c" at a given frame. Every frame you modify the "c" with the following formula:

c = f * p + (1-f) * c or simpler:

c += f * ( p - c )

Play with f to achieve the best behaviour.
If f==1 then you get your current solution.
With f==0 your camera won''t rotate.

Hope this helps

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Original post by szinkopa
2. solution: you can use an exponencial following. In this case you will have one factor, say "f".
The angle of the plane is "p", the angle of the camera is "c" at a given frame. Every frame you modify the "c" with the following formula:

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Talking about angles ''f'' and ''p'', if I am in 3d space, which angles are these. I am using quaternions by the way.

This is an 1D solution. This kind of approach can be applied in 3D. It was just an idea.
By the way, f is not angle, just a factor.

Since you are using quaternions, you could probably interpolate from the current to the destination (your plane) orientation.

Like szinkopa said, you can interpolate with a scalar 0<=S<=1. So the higher your value, the quicker the camera should "catch up".

Well, you can make the camera to turn slower than the plane... But set a limit, if the plane turns quickly.