Cinematic Smoothness
A lightweight mod to customize and enhance Minecraft's cinematic camera with variable smoothness, letterbox bars, and a settings menu.
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About this Mod
🎥 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:
🎯 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.
🎬 Professional Letterboxing: Toggle cinematic black bars with two modes: Behind HUD or Cover HUD.
🔍 Subtle FOV Tightening: Slightly narrows the Field of View for cleaner focal shots.
🚫 Clean View Toggles: Optionally hide the Crosshair and Block Selection Outline for pure cinematic recordings.
💾 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
Does this replace vanilla cinematic mode? No — it enhances it. It uses the same cinematic toggle but gives you more control over the physics.
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)
Available Versions
How to Install Cinematic Smoothness on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Cinematic Smoothness". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+1 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Cinematic Smoothness server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Cinematic Smoothness compatible with fabric?
Cinematic Smoothness officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Cinematic Smoothness – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Cinematic Smoothness consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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