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Camera Shakify

by Eat the Future·Motion Graphics

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Why we like it

Camera Shakify earns its place in the Blender extensions library for doing one thing directly: bringing captured real-life shake to cameras from a panel in the camera's properties, with the option to layer and animate multiple shakes.

What is Camera Shakify?

Camera Shakify is an add-on for Blender that lets you easily add realistic camera shake to your cameras. It works from captured real-life camera shakes, applied directly to the cameras in your scene.

Once installed, the add-on adds a Camera Shakify panel to the camera's properties. From there you can choose from a variety of captured shakes and either apply a single one or layer multiple shakes on top of each other. You can also animate the influence of each shake.

The add-on is compatible with Blender 4.4 and newer and requires no special permissions. Its code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, while the camera shake data is released under CC0. A demo video is also available. Camera Shakify keeps its focus on a single task: adding captured shake to cameras.

Who is Camera Shakify best for?

Camera Shakify is best for blender artists who want to add captured real-life camera shake to their cameras.

How much does Camera Shakify cost?

Camera Shakify is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Adds a Camera Shakify panel to the camera's properties
  • A variety of captured real-life camera shakes to choose from
  • Apply a single shake or layer multiple shakes on top of each other
  • Animate the influence of each shake
  • Compatible with Blender 4.4 and newer
  • Code under GNU GPL v3.0 or later, with shake data released under CC0
  • Requires no special permissions

Tags

#camera shake#camera animation#Blender add-on#camera motion#realistic shake#cinematography#animation

Frequently asked questions

Does Camera Shakify work with Blender 4.4 and newer?

Camera Shakify is listed as compatible with Blender 4.4 and newer, and version 0.5.1 is the current release covered here. Compatibility has shifted across releases: versions 0.3.x and 0.4.x require Blender 4.2 or 4.3, while 0.5.0 and later require Blender 4.4 or newer. If you run an older Blender build, match the add-on version accordingly. Camera Shakify also requires no special permissions in Blender.

How do I install Camera Shakify in Blender?

Camera Shakify is distributed as a Blender extension that you can drag and drop into Blender, or download and install from disk through Blender's extensions preferences. Once installed, it adds a Camera Shakify panel to the camera's properties, where you select captured shakes and apply them to your camera. For the download link and any setup notes, see the developer's page.

Can I layer multiple camera shakes in Camera Shakify?

Camera Shakify lets you add just one captured shake to a camera or layer multiple shakes on top of each other on the same camera. Each shake is drawn from a variety of captured real-life camera shakes. You can also animate the influence of each shake so its strength changes over the course of your animation. All of this is handled from the Camera Shakify panel that the add-on adds to the camera's properties in Blender.

Is Camera Shakify free, and how is it licensed?

Camera Shakify is listed as free here in our catalog. Its code is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the captured camera shake data is released separately under CC0. For current licensing terms and the source, check the developer's page on GitHub. The add-on also states that it requires no special permissions to run in Blender.

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