[1253]cutscene development - camera_lookat - inconsistent application of distance param

[kuertee]

it looks to me that the application of the distance parameter is inconsistent.

this most basic camera_lookat cutscene of a ship moving away from a station puts the camera slightly to the left of the front of the ship and points it at the station.
during the play, the camera position is kept relative to the ship, while the station is kept in the middle of the screen - as expected of a look at camera.
note that the distance parameter in this setup is based on the ship - allowing the camera to be position just outside the ship's bounding box.

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<camera_lookat
	position_reference="target_object"
	lookat_reference="look_at_object"
	orient_to="object"
	yaw="315" pitch="15" distance="100%" />

HOWEVER, when a begin and end nodes are added, the distance parameter of each seems to be based on a totally different object, a much larger object (likely the station or the zone).
the cutscene setup below places the camera a long way from the ship to the point that the ship is not apparent (i.e. sufficiently visible, because its so small) in the cutscene.

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<camera_lookat
	position_reference="target_object"
	lookat_reference="look_at_object"
	orient_to="object"
>
	<begin yaw="315" pitch="15" distance="100%" />
	<end time="10000" yaw="405" pitch="-15" distance="100%" />
</camera_lookat>

consider applying the distance value consistently for both - for ease of cutscene development.