Whippet Shots - FREE Storyboarding add-on for Blender
A free storyboarding add-on for Blender to manage cameras and render playblasts into the sequencer automatically to quickly edit your sequences.
Why did I make Whippet Shots? I wanted to create an easy-to-learn add-on for 2D artists wanting to use 3D in their workflows. The add-on is not intended to compete with the other major storyboard add-ons for Blender such as Storyliner, Vision or Actionboards. It's more of a stepping stone to getting into one of those feature rich add-ons.
Tips are always appreciated but you can type $0 in the box to claim for free!
Core Features v1.0 (free)
- Designed to work for Blender 4.4
- Creating and managing cameras
- Visualize camera in and out points in the Dopesheet with strips
- Jump frame gaps between different cameras
- Shoot overlapping coverage
- Custom camera list to jump between cameras and adjust render ranges
- Playblast tools to quickly render shots and automatically import the shots as Video Strips into the Sequencer
- Dopesheet header buttons to replace the timeline view
- Render stills based on selected keyframes
Upcoming Features v2.0 (paid)
- Updates to work for future versions of Blender
- Rename cameras
- Duplicate cameras
- Move camera strips without having to readjust in and out frames individually
- Full Integration with Whippet GP as one single add-on.
- Insert GP Keyframes will automatically move end frames of cameras (see video)
- Move object keyframes with associated cameras
If you're interested in learning how to approach 3D storyboarding in Blender, please consider taking my class that starts on Monday August 18th! It's an intro to 3D storyboarding class that will give you the ground work to create your own sequences whether you're an independent creator or looking to level up your industry skills. Classes are recorded so you can join late and watch the replays!
Check out my blog post and documentation on Whippet Shots.