Save Project as Template does not save Camera parameters

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D.T. Nethery
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Save Project as Template does not save Camera parameters

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The option to 'Save Project as a Template' does not save the template correctly. I set my project to dimensions 2880 x 1620 with a camera view of 1920 x 1080. Save this as a Template.
Then when I open TVPaint again and select my template for '2880 x 1620 with 1080p camera' it opens a project with dimensions of 2880 x 1620 and the camera view is also 2880 x 1620 . I must reset the camera parameters to 1920 x 1080.

What is 'Save Project as a Template' intended to do ? My expectation is that it would save the project with the exact settings that were set by the user , so when a new project is opened using this template it would have the exact same settings. But there is no point to saving a project as a template with a specific dimension and camera view preset if the template does not open with the camera parameters intact. It's the same result of simply opening a new project as normal with the desired dimensions (2880 x 1620 or whatever) and then manually selecting the camera parameter of 1920 x 1080.

This same problem was reported by me viewtopic.php?p=130042 on Jun 16, 2022 and was marked as "Fixed" by Xavier on Jun 17, 2022 - viewtopic.php?p=130042#p130042

The issue with the saved project template is not fixed.


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Template opens without the correct Camera Setting.jpg

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Last edited by D.T. Nethery on 28 Mar 2023, 12:44, edited 2 times in total.

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Re: Save Project as Template does not save Camera parameters

Post by D.T. Nethery »

Re: Xavier's post viewtopic.php?p=130042#p130042

What did get fixed is if you set the Start Up Prefs to "Remember last used configuration" or "Template" , it will open up next time with the saved scene template , including the camera parameters.

This works:

TVPaint_Start_Up_Prefs.png

So it seems to me that it must be possible to save a Template with the camera parameters, but as of now it does not work if you use the Start Up panel and select a saved template from the Templates menu in the Start Up Panel. That is the problem.


This does not work:
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Animator, TVPaint Beta-Tester, Animation Educator and Consultant.
MacOS 12.7.1 Monterey , Mac Mini (2018) , 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7,
16 GB RAM , TVPaint PRO 11.7.1 - 64bit , Wacom Cintiq 21UX 2nd Gen.
,Wacom Intuos Pro 5 , Wacom driver version 6.3.39-1
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