K-Tools: Camera Sets

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1. Introduction

K-Tools: Camera Sets is a comprehensive cinematography suite designed to revolutionize how cameras are managed, animated, and organized within Blender.

Native camera management in Blender can often feel disjointed—handling the camera object, its focus target, and its animation paths as separate entities leads to cluttered outliners and slow workflows. Camera Sets solves this by treating the camera not just as an object, but as a cohesive rig system, encapsulated in an intuitive management interface.

Whether you are doing layout for animation, architectural visualization, or blocking out cinematic shots, this add-on streamlines the technical overhead so you can focus on composition and storytelling.

The "Camera Set" Concept At the heart of the add-on is the Camera Set. Instead of creating a simple camera, the add-on generates a synchronized group of objects that work together:

• The Camera: The actual render viewpoint.
• The Controller: A master root object to position the entire rig.
• The Target: A dedicated object for "Track To" constraints and Depth of Field (DoF) control.
• The Anchor: A secondary control for advanced compositional adjustments.

These components are automatically linked, organized into specific collections, and managed through a unified UI List. You select the Set, and the add-on handles the selection of the underlying objects behind the scenes.

2. Key Features

🎥 Unified Camera Management Stop hunting through the Outliner. The Camera List UI provides a centralized dashboard to rename, select, reorder, and lock your camera sets. Instantly switch the active scene camera by simply clicking a set in the list.

🛠️ Robust & Portable Rigs The camera rigs created by K-Tools are designed to be production-ready and portable.

• Driver Independence: Control rotation (Pitch/Yaw/Roll) via intuitive sliders. These are built on native Custom Properties, meaning your rigged cameras will work perfectly even if you send the .blend file to another artist who does not have the add-on installed.
• Smart Selection: Clicking a set automatically selects the Controller, readying you for immediate transformation updates.

⏱️ Timeline Synchronization Animation workflow is seamless. The add-on includes a smart Bind to Markers system.

• Auto-Sync: As you scrub the timeline, the UI List automatically updates to highlight the active Camera Set for that frame range.
• Gap Handling: Easily visualize which camera is active at any point in time.

👁️ The Viewfinder Module (Advanced Overlay) Turn your viewport into a professional director's monitor. The Viewfinder module injects real-time compositing effects directly into the viewport:

• Composition Guides: Beyond standard thirds (e.g., Golden Ratio, diagonals).
• Exposure Tools: Real-time False Color and Zebra Stripes (Blender 5.0+) to judge lighting values accurately without rendering.
• Resolution Gate: Custom opacity and overlay settings to frame your shot perfectly.

💾 Preset Ecosystem Save and recall complex lens configurations instantly. The expanded Preset System captures everything from Focal Length and Sensor Size to advanced Shift and Cycles-specific Panorama settings.