Attach and detach a camera to a motion path

[lorentz]

Hi, I have done some research on here and found one post that points me in the right direction but i just can't do what i want.
Basically, I have a line that draws on the screen. at the begining the camera just pans up the line as it draws but the the line draws a circle and i wanted the camera to follow the path (as it get complicated) and then I wanted control of the camera again.
at the moment I have animated the pan up, and then used a parent constrain to connect it to the locator which is attached to a motion path, but i can't get control of the camera again at the end. i need to do this over and over but at the moment i am using a pairblend node which doesn't give me much control over the camera when i'm not connected to the motion path.

cheers

[joojaa]

Well the easiest way would beee to constrain the camera to two locators 1 on the path and a second free one. Then key the constraint so that only on is in use at any given time.

[lorentz]

ok, but then i wouldn't ve able to position the camera interactivly in viewport. but if that's the olny way then that's the only way
thanks!
merry christmas! and happy new year!!

[joojaa]

You can in amanner of spaking by setting a view tru selected to the locator (not the camera!)

And if you ndeed controll over the top of this group tha camera and constrain the group.

Or then key the other locator along the lines of a manualy mooved camera like you would and then just do the switch!

[lorentz]

sorry, i've just realized that wont work. i will have about 10 different motion paths and more pans and zoom which i need to make all their movements seamless. any ideas?

[joojaa]

Dont make the switch from 1 to 0 that fast do it smoothly. but yeah speed differences are part or the problem...

What i would do is group the camera then remake the path so that all the inbetween jumps are part of the same path animation attach the group to the path. And then animate the camera rotation manualy for those in between shots remebering to set them back on 0 0 0 just in time for the next path.

Or do a preliminary anim with the first method bake and simplify then tweak later.