kinetograph.

Cards ride a rounded triangle, each turned to the direction of the path.

$npx kinetograph add grid-path-orient
Source

The camera looks down and orbits as the cards swing through the corners.

Props

Every prop has a default, so the component renders as it is. Change any of them in Studio or in code.

  • photos

    list

    Photo file names inside public/photos, in order. Items take them in turn and repeat when there are more items than photos.

  • caption

    string = "Path orient"

    Small line at the bottom left. Empty for none.

  • showHud

    boolean = true

    Show the caption and the counter.

  • aperture

    number = 0

    Depth of field: blur, in px, of a card one focus distance away from the focus plane. 0 keeps everything sharp.

  • drift

    number = 1

    Handheld drift on the camera, as a multiple of the default (about 0.4 degrees and 6 px). 0 for a locked-off camera.

  • radius

    number = 14

    Corner radius of the cards, px.

  • colors.ground

    colour

    Frame edge.

  • colors.ground2

    colour

    Frame centre, slightly lighter.

  • colors.ink

    colour

    Caption type.

  • colors.edge

    colour

    Hairline round every card, or 'none' (the default) for clean edges.

  • shape

    wave | triangle | square | infinity = "triangle"

    The curve the cards follow.

  • count

    integer = 9

    Cards on the path.

  • size

    number = 1500

    Half width of the curve, world px.

  • cardWidth

    number = 320

    Card width, world px.

  • cardHeight

    number = 240

    Card height, world px.

  • turns

    number = 1.5

    Slots the train advances in the move (1 = one card position).

  • follow

    number = 1

    How far each card turns to the tangent: 0 keeps it upright, 1 follows the path fully.

  • lag

    number = 2

    Frames each card sets off after the one ahead.

  • showLine

    boolean = false

    Draw the path as a hairline under the cards. Off by default.

  • orbit

    number = 22

    Degrees the camera turns about the path.

  • distance

    number = 2550

    Eye distance of the wide shot after the crane.

  • chaseDistance

    number = 1150

    Eye distance while chasing the lead card.

  • motionBlur

    number = 0

    Camera motion blur shutter in frames, used while the camera moves fast. 0 turns it off.

Compositions

  • GridPathOrient