Cinematic

Cinematic refers to something which relates to, or is itself, an animation or movie. Something which is cinematic is generally non-interactive.

How do cinematics relate to the Tygron Platform

In the Tygron Platform, a cinematic is an animation through the 3D world. During a cinematic, the user is no longer in control of their camera. Instead, the camera moves automatically between key locations. The user is also unable to take any actions, until the cinematic is ended. When the cinematic ends, the camera is places back into a normal position, directed at the last key location's camera direction.

The cinematic also displays text to the user when necessary. This can happen in two ways. The text can be displayed as a subtitle, while the camera continues to move in the cinematic. Alternatively, displaying the text can pause the cinematic, until the user confirms they wish to continue.

Text without pausing the cinematic
Text during a pause in the cinematic

When to use cinematics

Cinematics are generally used for exposition to the user. When it is necessary to provide information to a user, or to direct their attention to a specific predefined location in the 3D world, this can be done using a cinematic. Because a cinematic takes away the user's ability to move the camera themselves, and to take actions, a cinematic is best used for vital information which only has to be provided once. An example of this is an introduction to the area at the start of the Project Session.

By default, a welcome cinematic is present in each project, automatically generated when the project is created. This cinematic is displayed to all stakeholders at the start of the project session, and is a brief introduction of the zones present in the 3D world.

Creating and editing cinematics

Editor → Tools (Ribbon tab) → Cinematics (Ribbon bar)

In the editor, it is possible to create, duplicate, edit and delete cinematics in a project. It is also possible to create keypoints, or remove keypoints from a cinematic.

Creating a HD Movie or Video Recording from the cinematic

There exists a possibility to create a video of a cinematic in the Tygron Platform. The editor offers the ability to render this video automatically, based on the rendering which occurs in the editor.
This will allow you to show specific scenes from the project in a non-interactive form outside of the Tygron Platform.

Configuration window

Quality

The Quality option indicates at which quality level the video will be rendered. The available options are Full HD 1920x1080 and HD Ready 1280x720.

Output Directory

The Output directory is the directory where the rendered video will be stored.

Image Quality

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The Image quality is the level of accuracy at which the signals that form an image are captured, stored, processed and displayed.

Framerate

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The framerate indicates the frequency at which the images appear consecutively on the screen when a video is recorded.

Creating a HD Movie

It is possible to create a HD Movie from the cinematic.
In the configuration menu the following configuration options can be edited: quality of the movie, the frame rate, the image quality and the output directory can be specified.

How to create a HD Movie:

Select "Visuals" in the ribbon header.
Select "Cinematics" in the ribbon bar.
Select the cinematic for which you wish to make a HD Movie.
Select the "Render as HD Movie" button from the bottom of the left panel.
Notice that a new configuration window will appear
Select the desired configuration in the configuration menu
Select the "Start Recording" button
The recorded movie can be found in the specified directory.

1. Select visuals
2. Select cinematics
3. Select the desired cinematic
4. Render as HD Movie
5. Configuration menu
6. Start recording the movie

Creating a Video Recording

It is also possible to create a video recording. The video recording can be started and ended at any desired moment (it is not tied to the start and end time of the cinematic).
In the configuration menu the following configuration options can be edited: quality of the movie, the frame rate, the image quality and the output directory can be specified.

How to create a Video Recording:

Select "Visuals" in the ribbon header.
Select "Cinematics" in the ribbon bar.
Select the cinematic for which you wish to make a Video Recording.
Select the "Click here for a video recording panel" link from the top of the left panel.
Notice that a new configuration panel will appear at the bottom of the screen
Select the desired configuration in the configuration panel
Select the "Start Recording" button
The recorded video can be found in the specified directory.

1. Select visuals
2. Select cinematics
3. Select the desired cinematic
4. Video Recording Panel link
5. Video Recording configuration panel
6. Start recording the video

Coupling cinematics to stakeholders

Main article: Level.

If desirable, it is possible to attach a cinematic to a stakeholder for a specific levels. This means that when the level starts, the user in the role of that stakeholder will see the provided cinematic. A cinematic can be viewed by multiple stakeholders, at the same time or at different moments for each.

How to couple a cinematic to a stakeholder: