Version 2.0 — Now Available

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Physics-driven shake, organic sway, breathing, spring dynamics, and a complete rig simulation — all in one motion modifier for LightWave 3D.

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LightWave 3D 2018+ · Windows 64-bit · Motion Modifier Plugin

Features

Everything You Need

Six organized tabs give you precise control over every aspect of organic camera motion.

Hand Shake & Body Sway

Layered procedural noise creates authentic operator presence. Control amount, speed, and seed for repeatable results.

Walk Cycle & Micro Jitter

Gait bounce with footfall impact and high-frequency micro tremor add the subtle imperfections that sell realism.

Breathing & Heartbeat

Organic rhythmic motion from the operator's body. Adjustable depth and rate for calm steadicam to tense handheld.

Full Version

Physics Spring System

Damped spring simulation with independent position and rotation channels. Mass, stiffness, damping, and interactive response curves.

Full Version

Wind, Terrain & Banking

Environmental forces, ground roughness, and natural turn-tilt. Momentum lean and fatigue build-up over time.

Full Version

Rig Profiles

Handheld, shoulder, gimbal, and steadicam — each with characteristic motion signatures that scale all effects realistically.

Improved

Axis Control & Limits

Per-axis enable and influence, speed limits, angle clamping, and keyframe guard to protect your hero keyframes.

Full Version

Presets & Curves

Stock presets for instant results. Save, load, rename, and delete your own. Interactive curve editors for spring response shaping.

Improved

Target Look-At

Point the camera at any scene item while all organic motion layers remain active. Combine with any rig type.

Interface

Clean, Organized Interface

Every parameter is right where you expect it. Click a tab to see the actual plugin UI.

FriskyMotion V2 Main tab

Main

Your command center. Enable/disable the plugin globally, set master mix, choose a rig profile, pick a target, load stock presets, and configure speed thresholds that drive speed-responsive effects.

  • Global Enable & Master Mix
  • Rig Type: Handheld, Shoulder, Gimbal, Steadicam
  • Target Look-At
  • Stock Presets
  • Walk / Run Speed Thresholds
FriskyMotion V2 Motion tab

Motion

Four independent motion layers, each with its own enable toggle and "At Rest" option for idle behavior. Every parameter is envelope-able for animation over time.

  • Hand Shake — amount & speed
  • Body Sway — amount & speed
  • Micro Jitter — high-frequency tremor
  • Walk Cycle — bounce, step rate, footfall
FriskyMotion V2 Detail tab

Detail

Eight realism effects that add organic, human-driven motion character. From subtle breathing to environmental forces — each individually toggled and tuned.

  • Breathing & Heartbeat
  • Fatigue Build-up
  • Turn Tilt (Banking)
  • Wind Force & Gusts
  • Ground Roughness
  • Momentum Lean & Warm Up
Full Version
FriskyMotion V2 Spring tab

Spring

Full damped-spring physics simulation for both position and rotation. Dial in mass, stiffness, and damping for overshoot, lag, and momentum effects with interactive response curves.

  • Position Spring — mass, stiffness, damping
  • Rotation Spring — inertia, stiffness, damping
  • Interactive Response Curve Editors
  • Zero-stiffness pure momentum mode
Full Version
FriskyMotion V2 Limits tab

Limits

Fine-grained output control. Enable or disable individual axes, clamp maximum speed and rotation, and protect keyframed positions with the keyframe guard system.

  • Per-axis enable (X, Y, Z, H, P, B)
  • Max Speed & Max Turn rate
  • Max Angle clamp
  • Keyframe Guard radius
Full Version
FriskyMotion V2 User tab

User

Your personal preset library and license management. Save complete parameter sets, organize them with rename and delete, and manage your product registration all in one place.

  • Save & Load user presets
  • Rename & Delete presets
  • Registration & license management
  • About & version info
What's New

What's New in V2.0

A ground-up rewrite with a focus on physics accuracy, studio workflow, and creative control.

Damped Spring Physics

Full spring simulation with separate position and rotation channels, interactive response curve editors, and zero-stiffness pure momentum mode.

Forward Simulation

State accumulators are correctly pre-rolled through intermediate frames, ensuring consistent results regardless of playback start point.

User Preset System

Save complete setups including all parameters and curve data. Rename, delete, and organize your preset library.

Demo Mode

Try before you buy. Demo mode gives full access to Main and Motion tabs so you can evaluate the core shake and sway system.

Envelope Everything

Nearly every parameter supports LightWave envelopes for animation over time. Ramp up fatigue, fade in shake, automate wind gusts.

Keyframe Guard

Automatically reduces motion effects near your keyframed positions, preserving hero shots while adding life everywhere else.

Pricing

Simple Pricing

One license, all features, lifetime updates.

Demo

Free
  • ✓ Main & Motion tabs
  • ✓ Hand shake & body sway
  • ✓ Micro jitter & walk cycle
  • ✓ Rig profiles
  • ✓ Stock presets
  • ✗ Detail tab (breathing, wind...)
  • ✗ Spring physics
  • ✗ Limits & axis control
  • ✗ User presets
Download Demo
Early Release — $10 Off · Ends Feb 14

Full Version

$30 $20 one-time
  • ✓ Everything in Demo
  • ✓ Detail tab — 8 realism effects
  • ✓ Spring physics with curves
  • ✓ Limits & per-axis control
  • ✓ Save & manage user presets
  • ✓ All envelopes
  • ✓ Lifetime updates
  • ✓ Priority support
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