Attached is a small program for automagically changing the LFS camera every few moments.
It can either circle through fixed cameras or through the cars.
How to use:
For fixed cameras:
1) Use shift+U mode in LFS to define 10 fixed cameras.
2) Start the program, on first prompt type: 1
3) On 2nd prompt enter the delay between camera switches.
4) Focus LFS window and watch it change cameras.
For other cameras:
1) In LFS use V-key to change to the camera you want.
(For example TV or onboard)
2) Start the program, on first prompt type: 0
3) On 2nd prompt enter the delay between camera switches.
4) Focus LFS window and watch it change cameras.
ctrl+c to close it, or click the X.
The ***** that it prints in console are a "countdown" until next camera switch.
What does it look like
Like this for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRkBLOhv9Q
It works by simulating the key presses needed to switch cameras.
So it basically is like this:
After the 2nd prompt there is a 3 seconds delay, so you can use that to switch back to LFS.
Tested on Win Vista, 7,8.
Why:
Other programs like TV Director or Race Viewer change the camera much nicer and "smarter" but have problems:
TV Director did not work on open layout.
Race Viewer kept showing the same car.
The same functionality can probally be done with some "keyboard macros" programs but I did not find a useful one so made this.
As seen on TV!
Because of above problems, this was a last-minute solution for 16 race.
So of course this is nowhere near nice as the other camera programs, but it worked. Not suitable to follow the race but together with addition to tracker and LFSremote it is quite nice.
I think it functioned without problems except once when it somehow stopped doing things. Maybe LFS lost focus somehow, AntiVir update or something.
It can either circle through fixed cameras or through the cars.
How to use:
For fixed cameras:
1) Use shift+U mode in LFS to define 10 fixed cameras.
2) Start the program, on first prompt type: 1
3) On 2nd prompt enter the delay between camera switches.
4) Focus LFS window and watch it change cameras.
For other cameras:
1) In LFS use V-key to change to the camera you want.
(For example TV or onboard)
2) Start the program, on first prompt type: 0
3) On 2nd prompt enter the delay between camera switches.
4) Focus LFS window and watch it change cameras.
ctrl+c to close it, or click the X.
The ***** that it prints in console are a "countdown" until next camera switch.
What does it look like
Like this for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRkBLOhv9Q
It works by simulating the key presses needed to switch cameras.
So it basically is like this:
After the 2nd prompt there is a 3 seconds delay, so you can use that to switch back to LFS.
Tested on Win Vista, 7,8.
Why:
Other programs like TV Director or Race Viewer change the camera much nicer and "smarter" but have problems:
TV Director did not work on open layout.
Race Viewer kept showing the same car.
The same functionality can probally be done with some "keyboard macros" programs but I did not find a useful one so made this.
As seen on TV!
Because of above problems, this was a last-minute solution for 16 race.
So of course this is nowhere near nice as the other camera programs, but it worked. Not suitable to follow the race but together with addition to tracker and LFSremote it is quite nice.
I think it functioned without problems except once when it somehow stopped doing things. Maybe LFS lost focus somehow, AntiVir update or something.
