Free Blender Tool For Dolly Zoom Camera Effect

Created by Surf-Ace, this simple Blender extension brings the dolly zoom effect, also known as the Hitchcock, Vertigo, or Jaws effect, to both the 3D viewport and cameras.

The Dolly Zoom property adjusts the focal length while moving the viewport or camera forward or backward along the viewing Z-axis. This keeps objects around the 3D cursor at the same apparent size, making it easier to fine-tune your framing and composition. To animate the effect, you'll need to keyframe the focal length and camera position separately, though, as the Dolly Zoom property itself cannot be keyframed.

The extension is available for Blender 4.2 LTS and newer.

You can download Dolly Zoom for free here. Looking for more free Blender tools to improve your workflow? Check out this add-on for easier hair rigging, a tool for snapping vertices to the nearest surface, and another for wrapping an object around another surface.

Blender 5.3 is in beta, and everyone is welcome to try it and help the Blender team identify and fix issues before the final release, scheduled for November 10.

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