storyboard::UI now adapts the camera to fit the story beats, but really story should do that.

assets/animate2.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "sequences": {
       "idle": {"frames": [0], "durations": [47] },
       "hurt": {"frames": [0, 1], "durations": [5, 57] },
-      "attack": {"frames": [0, 1, 0, 1], "durations": [35, 15, 5, 50] }
+      "attack": {"frames": [0, 1], "durations": [30, 15] }
     },
     "transforms": {
       "rushing": {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     },
     "sounds": {
       "idle": [],
-      "attack": [[0, "Sword_Hit_1"], [1, "Marmot_Scream_1"]],
+      "attack": [[0, "Sword_Hit_1"], [1, "Sword_Hit_1"]],
       "hurt": [[1, "Marmot_Scream_1"]]
     }
   },

assets/cameras.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "cameras": {
+  "scene": {
     "sheet": {
       "frames": 1,
       "frame_width": 1024,
@@ -80,5 +80,84 @@
       "shake": [],
       "bounce": []
     }
+  },
+  "story": {
+    "sheet": {
+      "frames": 1,
+      "frame_width": 1024,
+      "frame_height": 768
+    },
+    "sequences": {},
+    "transforms": {
+      "pan": {
+        "min_x": 0.0,
+        "min_y": 0.0,
+        "max_x": 0.0,
+        "max_y": 0.0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "scaled": false,
+        "toggled": false,
+        "looped": false,
+        "easing": "linear",
+        "relative": false,
+        "motion": "move_slide"
+      },
+      "shake": {
+        "min_x": -10.0,
+        "min_y": -10.0,
+        "max_x": 10.0,
+        "max_y": 10.0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "scaled": false,
+        "toggled": false,
+        "looped": false,
+        "relative": true,
+        "easing": "normal_dist",
+        "motion": "move_shake"
+      },
+      "dolly": {
+        "min_x": 0.8,
+        "min_y": 0.8,
+        "max_x": 1.0,
+        "max_y": 1.0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "scaled": false,
+        "toggled": false,
+        "looped": false,
+        "easing": "sine",
+        "relative": true,
+        "motion": "move_rush"
+      },
+      "bounce": {
+        "min_x": 0,
+        "min_y": -20,
+        "max_x": 0,
+        "max_y": 0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "scaled": false,
+        "toggled": false,
+        "looped": false,
+        "relative": true,
+        "easing": "in_out_back",
+        "motion": "move_bounce"
+      },
+      "pause": {
+        "min_x": 0,
+        "min_y": 0,
+        "max_x": 0,
+        "max_y": 0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "scaled": false,
+        "toggled": false,
+        "looped": false,
+        "relative": false,
+        "easing": "none",
+        "motion": "move_none"
+      }
+    },
+    "forms": {},
+    "sounds": {
+      "idle": []
+    }
   }
 }

assets/stories.json

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
       ],
       "beats": [
         ["00:00", "a","pan"],
-        ["00:01", "a","pan"],
-        ["00:02", "b","pan"],
+        ["00:01", "a","shake"],
+        ["00:02", "a","pause"],
         ["00:03", "g","pan"],
         ["00:04", "h","pan"],
         ["00:05", "h","bounce"],

camera.cpp

@@ -17,15 +17,20 @@ namespace cinematic {
 
   void init() {
     if(!initialized) {
+      // BUG: it should be that you give a camera to load by name, not just one for all cameras
       auto data = settings::get("cameras");
-      auto anim = components::convert<Animate2>(data["cameras"]);
-      MGR.animations.try_emplace("main", anim);
+
+      for(auto [key, value] : data.json().items()) {
+        auto anim = components::convert<Animate2>(value);
+        MGR.animations.try_emplace(key, anim);
+      }
+
       initialized = true;
     }
   }
 
-  Camera::Camera(sf::Vector2f size) :
-    anim(MGR.animations.at("main")),
+  Camera::Camera(sf::Vector2f size, const std::string &name) :
+    anim(MGR.animations.at(name)),
     size(size),
     base_size(size),
     aimed_at{size.x/2, size.y/2},
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ namespace cinematic {
     camera_bounds{{0,0}, size},
     view{aimed_at, size}
   {
+    anim.sheet.frame_width = base_size.x;
+    anim.sheet.frame_height = base_size.y;
   }
 
   void Camera::update_camera_bounds(sf::Vector2f size) {

camera.hpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace cinematic {
     sf::FloatRect camera_bounds{{0,0},{SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT}};
     sf::View view;
 
-    Camera(sf::Vector2f base_size);
+    Camera(sf::Vector2f size, const std::string &name);
 
     void resize(float width);
     void scale(float ratio);

components.hpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "easings.hpp"
 #include "json_mods.hpp"
 #include "goap.hpp"
+#include <array>
 
 namespace combat {
   enum class BattleHostState;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ namespace components {
     std::string image;
     std::string audio;
     std::vector<std::string> layout;
-    json beats;
+    std::vector<std::array<std::string, 3>> beats;
   };
 
   struct Combat {

scene.hpp

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace scene {
     std::unordered_map<std::string, int> $actor_name_ids;
     std::vector<Element> $fixtures;
     std::vector<Element> $actors;
-    cinematic::Camera $camera{{BOSS_VIEW_WIDTH, BOSS_VIEW_HEIGHT}};
+    cinematic::Camera $camera{{BOSS_VIEW_WIDTH, BOSS_VIEW_HEIGHT}, "scene"};
 
     Engine(components::AnimatedScene& scene);
 

storyboard/ui.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ namespace storyboard {
     auto config = settings::get("stories");
     $story = components::convert<components::Storyboard>(config[story_name]);
     $audio = sound::get_sound_pair($story.audio).sound;
+    config_camera($camera);
+  }
+
+  void UI::config_camera(cinematic::Camera &camera) {
+    camera.anim.sequences.clear();
+    camera.anim.forms.clear();
+
+    for(auto& [timecode, cell, transform] : $story.beats) {
+      animate2::Sequence seq{.frames={0}, .durations={60}};
+      camera.anim.sequences.try_emplace(timecode, seq);
+
+      animate2::Form form{timecode, transform};
+      camera.anim.forms.try_emplace(timecode, form);
+    }
   }
 
   void UI::init() {
@@ -66,20 +80,22 @@ namespace storyboard {
   }
 
   void UI::track_audio() {
-    auto& beat = $story.beats[cur_beat % $story.beats.size()];
+    auto& [timecode, cell_name, form] = $story.beats[cur_beat % $story.beats.size()];
     auto track_head = $audio->getPlayingOffset();
-    auto next_beat = parse_time_code(beat[0]);
+
+    auto next_beat = parse_time_code(timecode);
 
     if(track_head >= next_beat) {
       if($moving) return;
       $moving = true; // prevent motion until next tick
 
       // get the original zoom target as from
-      auto& cell = $ui.cell_for($zoom_target);
-      $camera.position(cell.mid_x, cell.mid_y);
+      auto& from_cell = $ui.cell_for($zoom_target);
+      $camera.position(from_cell.mid_x, from_cell.mid_y);
+
+      $zoom_target = cell_name;
+      $camera.style(timecode);
 
-      $zoom_target = beat[1];
-      $camera.style(beat[2]);
       // get the new target from the cell names
       zoom($zoom_target);
       $camera.play();

storyboard/ui.hpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace storyboard {
     guecs::UI $ui;
     sf::RenderTexture $view_texture;
     sf::Sprite $view_sprite;
-    cinematic::Camera $camera{{SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT}};
+    cinematic::Camera $camera{{SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT}, "story"};
     std::shared_ptr<sf::Sound> $audio;
     std::string $zoom_target = "a";
     bool $moving = false;
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace storyboard {
     void reset();
     void track_audio();
     bool playing();
+    void config_camera(cinematic::Camera &camera);
   };
 
 }