Advanced camera animation FAQ

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1. Can I produce flythrough videos in orthographic view?
2. My point cloud looks sparser in the rendered video than in the viewport. Why could that be?
3. In x-ray mode, my point cloud looks differently in the video than in the viewport. Why? 
4. I can see visible tiling (or lines) in videos rendered with x-ray view. Why is that?
5. Can I change the background color of the scenes?

1. Can I produce flythrough videos in orthographic view?
   In NUBIGON, flythrough videos can only be produced in perspective view. Check out how to simulate an animation in orthographic view.
   
   
2. My point cloud looks sparser in the rendered video than in the viewport. Why could that be?
   Videos are typically rendered at a higher resolution than real-time rendering for the viewport. If you have a completely or partially sparse point cloud, greater image resolution will reveal spaces between points. To counteract this, select the point cloud, and increase its Size from Object Inspector > Material Attributes. 
   
   
3. In x-ray mode, my point cloud looks differently in the video than in the viewport. Why?
   NUBIGON uses more of your video memory when rendering a video than for the viewport. Therefore more points are loaded into the scene, which affects the x-ray display. One outcome can be over-exposure. You can counteract this by enabling the Range option and/or increasing the White point parameter before video rendering. 
   
   
4. I can see visible tiling (or lines) in videos rendered with x-ray view. How can I fix that?
   To counteract this, adapt the Point Count Settings in the Render Video dialogue. Choose Custom to render up to 24GB points per frame. This will reduce the tiling and point-loading effects.
   
   
5. Can I change the background color of the scenes?
   You can set the background to any color or choose from three skybox alternatives.