I've been following the development of the FSFX Packages Chase Plane camera system for a while now. I decided to give it a go, and purchased the Alpha test package.
My first impressions.
Even as an Alpha package this addon is absolutely amazing. I primarily bought the package to use as a tool to enhance my video work and I'm not disappointed.
Worth the purchase price: Yes
Development progress: Very Very comprehensive, even as an "Alpha".
Cameras: Cockpit and exterior camera options are standard with a comprehensive interface assigning hotkeys, motion physics and camera movement speeds. Extremely flexible.
TrackIR: Yes, with some buggy behaviors, but completely usable at this stage of development. Requires a bit of tweaking to dial in your personal setup and ease of use.
World cameras: Along with the expected internal and external views, the software places a world camera at every runway and parking space at installed airports. There is a also a completely flexible static camera option that lets you fly a camera to any virtual space around the airplane, with an option to track the plane.
Sim Connect: This is a very significant area, as the simconnect issues connected to camera pans can affect video smoothness. Overall the smoothness is amazing with no stuttering.
Performance: The interface provides a VAS usage icon that displays critical VAS performance. The software is able to utilize multiple cores.
Ease of use: If you know EZDOK, the logic of this software will be very familiar. The user interface is extremely comprehensive with a primary menu which can be tasked to be always on top, and an additional in sim pop up menu for quick navigation.
Video interface: Best of all, the menus do not record when using screen capture. The menus can remain open as you record a flight, but will not be picked up by your video capture software. Great for trick edits on the fly.
Two thumbs up for me, and the product is still under development.
I thought starting a thread to cover this addon would be appropriate, so add your comments if you are so inclined.
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