Hey everyone,
During the filming of FGPromo, i encountered many limitations in terms of what I could do in terms of shots. FGCamera was not feasible as it does not seem to work on Mac. Even so, its features are extremely limited.
For example, a very nice shot one can do in X-plane or FSX is "chasing" one plane, then transitioning to chase another plane. This is only possible in multiplayer using the camera assistant, which unfortunately required huge amounts of coordination, manpower and computer strength.
One solution is to allow users to fly alongside a replay, which is a feature of FSX. Another solution is to create a filming camera control mod, although the work that would go into it and its feasibility I'm not sure of.
Of course, filming in FG has its upsides too, such as being able to finely control light and weather.
Just some thoughts for the developers, these features would greatly simplify filming in FG, allowing easier promotion of Flightgear.