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Fix the view in place
/camera @a set minecraft:free pos 0 100 0 facing 10 70 10This puts everyone's camera at 0 100 0, looking toward 10 70 10. The minecraft:free preset detaches the camera from the player. facing also accepts an entity such as @p.
/camera @a set minecraft:free pos 0 100 0 rot 30 90To set the angle directly, use rot <pitch> <yaw>.
Reset the view
/camera @a clearAlways clear the camera when the scene ends. Otherwise players keep playing without seeing their own position.
Move smoothly (ease)
/camera @a set minecraft:free pos 0 100 0 facing 10 70 10
/camera @a set minecraft:free ease 5 in_out_sine pos 30 90 30 facing 10 70 10The first line sets the start, and the second glides to the next spot over 5 seconds. in_out_sine starts and stops gently; linear keeps a constant speed. The suggestions list every ease type.
Run the second line a moment after the first. In command blocks, give the second block a delay in ticks.
Fade the screen (fade)
/camera @a fade time 0.5 1 0.5 color 0 0 0The screen fades out over 0.5 seconds, holds for 1, and fades back over 0.5. color takes red, green and blue from 0 to 255: 0 0 0 is black and 255 255 255 white. Fading while the camera jumps hides the cut.
Other presets
| Preset | View |
|---|---|
minecraft:free | A camera you can place anywhere |
minecraft:first_person | First person (the normal view) |
minecraft:third_person | Third person from behind |
minecraft:third_person_front | Third person from the front |
A third person preset locks players into that view without them pressing F5.
A full cutscene
/camera @a fade time 0.5 0.5 0.5 color 0 0 0
/camera @a set minecraft:free pos 0 120 -40 facing 0 70 0
/camera @a set minecraft:free ease 6 in_out_sine pos 40 100 0 facing 0 70 0
/title @a title Stage 1
/camera @a clearFade, show the whole arena, swing around slowly, show a title, then reset. Put a few seconds of command block delay between each step. See title and tellraw for the title.
Java Edition
Java has no /camera. A close substitute is to put players in spectator mode and lock their view to a mob or armor stand with /spectate (Java 1.15+). To move the shot, /tp the armor stand a little at a time.
Common problems
- Syntax error: check the order of ease, pos, rot and facing. Follow the order the suggestions show.
- /camera is not suggested: your version is too old. Update Bedrock.
- The second move ends at once: it ran together with the first. Add a delay.
- The view is stuck: run
/camera @s clear.
Common questions
- Can players move during a cutscene? Their controls still work. Use something else, such as a strong Slowness effect, if they must stay still.
- Only some players? Use a selector such as
@a[tag=viewer]instead of@a. - Realms and servers? Yes, if you have permission to use commands.
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