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Quake Animation Tools

by EdenWeby 3D·Motion Graphics

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Why we like it

Bundling four separate animation add-ons under one entry, Quake Animation Tools earns its place for covering camera motion, F-curve modifiers, and sound-reactive animation in a single Blender package.

What is Quake Animation Tools?

Quake Animation Tools brings together four Blender add-ons under one entry: Quake Motion Camera, Quick Easy Animate, Quake Handheld Camera, and Sound React. Quake Motion Camera creates camera motion and handheld effects procedurally, applied with a single tap, and ships with camera tools including camera shake, a camera switcher, and camera motion. Quake Handheld Camera focuses on realistic handheld camera movement and includes over 30 presets covering movement, phones, running, and car chase.

Quick Easy Animate simplifies working with F-curve modifiers such as Noise and a Sin Generator, handling motions like a helicopter waving side to side, levitation, or rotor rotation. Sound React makes any animatable property respond to sound, so any audio file can drive a property whose data path is accessible at a given frequency or range. Properties can react to scale, location, or rotation, with presets for bass, kicks, and higher frequencies.

Quake Handheld Camera was built for Blender 2.93 and above; it can run on 2.80, but that isn't recommended due to changed APIs. A demo video is available.

Who is Quake Animation Tools best for?

Quake Animation Tools is best for blender artists adding handheld or shake motion to cameras, setting up F-curve modifiers, and driving animatable properties from audio.

How much does Quake Animation Tools cost?

Quake Animation Tools is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Procedural camera motion and handheld effects applied with one tap via Quake Motion Camera
  • Camera tools including camera shake, a camera switcher, and camera motion
  • Over 30 camera shake presets covering movement, phones, running, and car chase
  • F-curve modifier setups such as Noise and a Sin Generator for motions like rotor rotation and levitation
  • Sound React drives any animatable property (scale, location, rotation) from an audio file at a chosen frequency or range
  • Frequency presets including Bass, Kicks, Mild, High, Treble, and Full
  • Documentation included

Tags

#Blender#Animation#Camera#Handheld Camera#Sound Reactive#F-Curve#Procedural

Frequently asked questions

What Blender versions does Quake Handheld Camera support?

Quake Handheld Camera was built for Blender 2.93 and above, and that range is what the developer recommends. It can also run on Blender 2.80, though the developer notes this isn't recommended because a lot of APIs changed between those releases. If you're working on an older build, you may run into compatibility issues from those API changes. For the most dependable results, run the add-on on Blender 2.93 or a later version.

What's included in the Quake Animation Tools bundle?

Quake Animation Tools packages four add-ons together: Quake Motion Camera, Quick Easy Animate, Quake Handheld Camera, and Sound React. Quake Motion Camera handles procedural camera motion and handheld effects with camera shake, a switcher, and motion tools. Quake Handheld Camera adds realistic handheld movement with over 30 presets. Quick Easy Animate simplifies F-curve modifiers such as Noise and a Sin Generator, and Sound React ties animatable properties to audio. Documentation is included with the bundle.

How does the Sound React add-on connect audio to properties?

Sound React lets any audio file drive any animatable property in Blender, as long as that property's data path is accessible at a specific frequency or range. You can make a property react to scale, location, rotation, or another animatable value, and target a single frequency or use the supplied presets. Those presets include Bass, Kicks, Mild, High, Treble, and Full, each tied to different parts of the audio spectrum.

Is Quake Animation Tools free?

Quake Animation Tools is listed as free in this catalog, so you can add the bundle without a purchase here. Licensing terms can change over time, so check EdenWeby 3D's own page for the current details before you rely on it in a project. That page is also the best place to confirm what's covered across the four bundled add-ons and any updates the developer has released.

Alternatives to Quake Animation Tools

Also in Motion Graphics for Blender.

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