Colin,
Check out 
    http://www.geocities.com/emory_stagmer/povherm
This is a stand-alone hermite curve generator that has
all the qualities you're looking for with examples and
descriptions of the this type of curve.  I've used it for
both camera motions and object motions.  It's not as slick
as Chris Colfax's stuff, but I find it easy to set stuff up
quickly.

Emory

CB wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps Chris Colefax's Spline macro will help you.
> > www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/1434/spline/index.html
> 
> Thanks both. That would take care of the camera path, but I would like to
> change the speed of the camera too - for example I'd like the camera to
> begin from a standing start and then accellerate just as a real camera with
> real mass would.
> 
> It looks like I won't be able to do this in POV.
> 
> This prompts a second question which I'll post as a new thread ....
> 
> Colin

Post a reply to this message