🎥 Cinematic Smoothness
📹 A lightweight enhancement for Minecraft's Cinematic Camera mode.
Includes additional tools: cinematic letterbox bars (black bars), a subtle FOV tightening toggle, and UI visibility controls.
✨ Key Features:
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🎯 Precision Smoothness: Go beyond vanilla limits. Adjust camera "drag" from 0–100% with more Extended Range -100% for Sharper, more responsive to 200% for ultra-slow, sweeping movement.
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🎬 Professional Letterboxing: Toggle cinematic black bars with two modes: Behind HUD or Cover HUD.
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🔍 Subtle FOV Tightening: Slightly narrows the Field of View for cleaner focal shots.
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🚫 Clean View Toggles: Optionally hide the Crosshair and Block Selection Outline for pure cinematic recordings.
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💾 Auto-Save + Reset: Your settings are saved between sessions , Built-in Reset button to instantly restore default values
🛠️ Quick Start:
- Default Key: Press F4 to open the Cinematic Smoothness settings.
- Customization: Go to
Options > Controls > Key Binds. Under the "Miscellaneous" category, you can rebind both the "Toggle Cinematic Camera" and the "Cinematic Smoothness Settings".
🔍 Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this replace vanilla cinematic mode? No — it enhances it. It uses the same cinematic toggle but gives you more control over the physics.
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Is it client-side? Yes. 100% client-side. Safe for servers.
💻 Development
🤖 The technical coding, custom UI design, and internal camera math were developed with the assistance of Gemini (Google AI) and Claude (Anthropic AI), built using IntelliJ IDEA.
🧩 Requirements
- Fabric API
(Essential library) - Mod Menu
(in‑game mod list)
How to Install Cinematic Smoothness (Mod)
Cinematic Smoothness by Naw7 is verified for Fabric across Minecraft versions 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 (latest release: 1.1+26.1, file size: 257 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2) and platform (Fabric).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric.
- Move the downloaded Cinematic Smoothness file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
All Versions
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- Ported to 26.1
- ✨ New Features:**
- Visual Toggles:** Added optional settings to hide the **Crosshair** and **Block Selection Outline** for a cleaner look.
- Smarter UI:** Settings now dynamically disable and grey out when cinematic camera is toggled off to prevent confusion.
- Bug Fixes:** Resolved and improved minor issues with camera behavior at specific slider values and updated tooltips.
