Moving underwater cinematography laboratory

Underwater Travel Scene Lab

Ocean effects

Travel

Scape

A bright, open oval over pale shell sand with sparse peripheral growth.

Travel enabledPausedSpeed1.48 m/s

8 authored JSON points · closed centripetal spline · arc-length traversal

Creature

Primitive creature

Turtle adapter · shared route behavior; deformable fish use their lightweight local swim pose without changing route ownership.

Creature motion

Orientation response7.00Minimum turn radius3.5 mHead anticipationLook-ahead distance1.60 mHead response5.00

Creature adapter

Recipe-facing correction stays below the route rig, so local animation cannot replace spline orientation.

Local forward axisScale1.25Correction X0°Correction Y0°Correction Z0°Head anticipation supported

Camera

Mode

Orbit mode keeps the view centered on the traveler: drag to rotate around the turtle and use the wheel or pinch to zoom. Free mode keeps the detached lab camera.

Follow distance6.8 mVertical offset2.4 mCamera response / lag2.80Look target offset2.0 m

Water depth

Surface Z9.4

Direct sunlight now uses surface-to-fragment water depth, sun elevation, and the authored RGB absorption coefficients. The response control only smooths subject-relative volumetric changes while travelling.

Subject response smoothing2.6Depth tint modulationDepth tintDepth tint influence20%Depth visibility modulationAbsorption influence0.30Scattering influence0.28Clarity influence0.34Show surface plane

Absorption & scattering

Strength0.62Red attenuation0.092Green attenuation0.030Blue attenuation0.011Scatter colorScatter strength0.50Clarity1.82

Shared water field

Shared motion and scale parameters keep reusable flow and cellular fields coherent. Each optical consumer keeps independent coupling.

Spatial scale4.80Speed0.22Complexity72%Irregularity72%Direction biasRight 12%

Caustics

The selected field owns topology and motion. This caustic consumer separately owns lighting strength, focus, depth, and receiver response.

Field source

Constant isolates the lighting consumer. Gradient and low wave add the same sun-aligned world-coordinate input used by production fields without adding detailed procedural sampling.

Saved fieldValues presetStrength0.74Contrast0.62Sharpness / softness68%Depth falloff0.065Water-field coupling62%

Volumetric sunlight

Underwater volume uses many weak overlapping regions and a broad interpretation of an authored transmission field. Atmospheric shafts preserve the reusable canopy / cave dialect.

Visible sunlightRendering dialectStrength0.38Variation region size1.42Softness78%Depth falloff0.110Scattering0.62

Volumetric sunlight — advanced

Transmission source

Constant isolates the volume renderer. Gradient and low wave add sun-aligned world-coordinate mapping without detailed sampling. Procedural then adds authored field evaluation. Every mode retains the normal influence and volume path.

Transmission fieldTransmission presetTransmission scale0.105Transmission influence72%Transmission contrast48%Transmission smoothing78%Width variation58%Density48%Irregularity66%Temporal speed0.08Water-field coupling46%Sun-direction coupling90%View-angle response72%

Refraction

Strength0.20Smoothing56%Water-field coupling1.00

Water dispersion

Strength0.38Edge weighting62%Depth responseFar 12%Water-field coupling0.72Refraction coupling1.00

Base chromatic aberration

Lens-style separation is independent from the water field and can be isolated on its own.

Strength0.12Radial contribution0.12Edge weighting62%

Underwater sunlight

Sun azimuth-124°Sun elevation73°Sun intensity1.32Sun contrast0.58Ambient / fill1.02

Particles & surface detail

Particle count240Particle size0.045Particle opacity24%Drift speed0.12Detail strength0.160Detail scale7.50

Ocean materials

Disposable body/shell and limb treatment only; the selected creature recipe is never mutated.

Body / shell roughness0.24Body / shell clearcoat0.68Skin roughness0.42Skin clearcoat0.34

Environment

Terrain visibleTravel landmarksVegetation amount34%Vegetation height0.72Height variation32%Sway amount18%Terrain variation0.16Sand ripple height0.075Sand ripple scale1.72Sand ripple irregularity68%Dunes / shelves0.12Terrain materialTerrain base colorTerrain brightness1.08Terrain roughness0.90Terrain specular0.16

Diagnostics

Caustic multiplierRoute splineControl pointsCreature tangentLook-ahead targetDesired cameraDepth readoutRoute progressReconstructed depth imageFreeze optical time

Current settings JSON

{
  "schemaVersion": 7,
  "scapeId": "shallow-sand",
  "creature": {
    "recipeId": "sea-turtle",
    "localForwardAxis": "-y",
    "orientationCorrection": [
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "scale": 1.25,
    "headPart": "head",
    "headAnticipationSupported": true
  },
  "route": {
    "schemaVersion": 1,
    "id": "shallow-sand-oval-v1",
    "name": "Shallow sand oval",
    "closed": true,
    "tension": 0.5,
    "points": [
      {
        "x": -10.4,
        "y": -4.8,
        "z": 5.8
      },
      {
        "x": -4.4,
        "y": -8.1,
        "z": 6.1
      },
      {
        "x": 4.2,
        "y": -8,
        "z": 5.8
      },
      {
        "x": 10.2,
        "y": -3.8,
        "z": 5.25
      },
      {
        "x": 10.8,
        "y": 3.2,
        "z": 4.85
      },
      {
        "x": 4.7,
        "y": 8.2,
        "z": 4.65
      },
      {
        "x": -4.2,
        "y": 8,
        "z": 5
      },
      {
        "x": -10.5,
        "y": 3.6,
        "z": 5.45
      }
    ],
    "speed": 1.48,
    "minTurnRadius": 3.5
  },
  "motion": {
    "enabled": true,
    "paused": false,
    "speed": 1.48,
    "orientationResponse": 7,
    "headAnticipation": true,
    "lookAheadDistance": 1.6,
    "headResponse": 5
  },
  "camera": {
    "mode": "follow",
    "orbitFollowHeading": false,
    "followDistance": 6.8,
    "verticalOffset": 2.4,
    "positionResponse": 2.8,
    "lookTargetOffset": 2
  },
  "depth": {
    "surfaceZ": 9.4,
    "depthSunFalloff": 0.11,
    "depthSunResponse": 2.6,
    "lightingEnabled": true,
    "lightingFalloff": 0.075,
    "minimumDeepLight": 0.38,
    "depthTint": "#358da2",
    "depthTintInfluence": 0.2,
    "visibilityEnabled": true,
    "absorptionInfluence": 0.3,
    "scatteringInfluence": 0.28,
    "clarityInfluence": 0.34,
    "showSurface": false
  },
  "environment": {
    "terrainVisible": true,
    "landmarksVisible": true,
    "kelpAmount": 0.34,
    "vegetationHeight": 0.72,
    "vegetationVariation": 0.32,
    "vegetationSway": 0.18
  },
  "optics": {
    "waterField": {
      "enabled": true,
      "spatialScale": 4.8,
      "speed": 0.22,
      "complexity": 0.72,
      "irregularity": 0.72,
      "directionBias": 0.12
    },
    "caustics": {
      "enabled": true,
      "fieldSource": "procedural",
      "constantFieldValue": 0.5,
      "fieldId": "caustic-network",
      "fieldPresetId": "soft-shallow-cellular",
      "strength": 0.74,
      "contrast": 0.62,
      "sharpness": 0.68,
      "depthFalloff": 0.065,
      "waterFieldCoupling": 0.62
    },
    "volumetricSunlight": {
      "enabled": true,
      "mode": "underwater-volume",
      "strength": 0.38,
      "shaftScale": 1.42,
      "widthVariation": 0.58,
      "softness": 0.78,
      "density": 0.48,
      "irregularity": 0.66,
      "depthFalloff": 0.11,
      "scattering": 0.62,
      "temporalSpeed": 0.08,
      "waterFieldCoupling": 0.46,
      "sunDirectionCoupling": 0.9,
      "viewAngleResponse": 0.72,
      "transmissionSource": "procedural",
      "constantTransmission": 1,
      "transmissionFieldId": "caustic-network",
      "transmissionFieldPresetId": "soft-shallow-cellular",
      "transmissionScale": 0.105,
      "transmissionInfluence": 0.72,
      "transmissionContrast": 0.48,
      "transmissionSmoothing": 0.78
    },
    "refraction": {
      "enabled": true,
      "strength": 0.2,
      "smoothing": 0.56,
      "waterFieldCoupling": 1
    },
    "waterDispersion": {
      "enabled": true,
      "strength": 0.38,
      "edgeWeighting": 0.62,
      "depthResponse": 0.12,
      "waterFieldCoupling": 0.72,
      "refractionCoupling": 1
    },
    "baseAberration": {
      "enabled": true,
      "strength": 0.12,
      "radialContribution": 0.12,
      "edgeWeighting": 0.62
    },
    "isolation": "combined"
  },
  "ocean": {
    "schemaVersion": 3,
    "environmentId": "shallow-sand",
    "creatureRecipeId": "sea-turtle",
    "cameraPresetId": "wide",
    "oceanEffectsEnabled": true,
    "absorption": {
      "enabled": true,
      "strength": 0.62,
      "redAttenuation": 0.092,
      "greenAttenuation": 0.03,
      "blueAttenuation": 0.011,
      "scatterColor": "#62aeb8",
      "scatterStrength": 0.5,
      "clarity": 1.82
    },
    "refraction": {
      "enabled": false,
      "strength": 0.28,
      "spatialScale": 4.8,
      "speed": 0.22,
      "complexity": 0.72
    },
    "dispersion": {
      "enabled": false,
      "strength": 0.38,
      "refractionCoupling": 1,
      "edgeSensitivity": 0.62,
      "radialContribution": 0.12,
      "depthResponse": 0.12
    },
    "particles": {
      "enabled": true,
      "count": 240,
      "size": 0.045,
      "opacity": 0.24,
      "driftSpeed": 0.12,
      "driftDirection": [
        0.24,
        0.08,
        0.12
      ],
      "randomness": 0.52
    },
    "sunlight": {
      "enabled": true,
      "azimuth": -124,
      "elevation": 73,
      "intensity": 1.32,
      "softness": 0.58,
      "contrast": 0.58,
      "color": "#fff0bc",
      "depthFalloff": 0.055,
      "ambientBalance": 1.02
    },
    "rippleIllumination": {
      "enabled": false,
      "strength": 0.4,
      "scale": 1.35,
      "speed": 0.18,
      "sharpness": 0.4,
      "irregularity": 0.72,
      "depthFalloff": 0.065,
      "surfaceOrientationInfluence": 0.9,
      "refractionCoupling": 0.62
    },
    "terrain": {
      "formId": "shallow-sand",
      "variation": 0.16,
      "rippleAmplitude": 0.075,
      "rippleScale": 1.72,
      "rippleIrregularity": 0.68,
      "duneAmount": 0.12,
      "material": {
        "presetId": "limestone-white",
        "baseColor": "#eee8d4",
        "brightness": 1.08,
        "roughness": 0.9,
        "specularIntensity": 0.16
      }
    },
    "surfaceDetail": {
      "enabled": false,
      "strength": 0.16,
      "scale": 7.5
    },
    "materialOverride": {
      "enabled": false,
      "shellRoughness": 0.24,
      "shellClearcoat": 0.68,
      "shellClearcoatRoughness": 0.16,
      "skinRoughness": 0.42,
      "skinClearcoat": 0.34
    },
    "finalLook": {
      "exposure": 1.25,
      "saturation": 1.12
    },
    "debug": {
      "showDepth": false,
      "freezeTime": false
    }
  },
  "debug": {
    "showRoute": false,
    "showControlPoints": false,
    "showTangent": false,
    "showLookAhead": false,
    "showDesiredCamera": false,
    "showDepthReadout": true,
    "showProgress": true,
    "causticDiagnostic": "final"
  }
}

Reference states

Choose a scape to apply its route and environmental defaults once; every control stays editable.

Preparing travel renderer...

Ocean effects on

Little sea turtle · Follow camera0.00 m below surface0.00 m/s · travellingTurn radius 0.0 m / 3.5 m minimum