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November 8

Words for movement along an axis without rotation

Hello,

I am looking for terms regarding camera movement in 3 Dimensions. Rotation can be referred to as Yaw, Pitch, and Roll. I can refer to movement along the Z-axis as "forward" and "backward". However, what names are there for movement along the X and Y axes without rotation of the camera? I have found that "Panning" actually refers to rotation, so "pan left/right/up/down" seems not fully appropriate.

Thank you.

216.173.144.188 (talk) 05:14, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why not just "move left/right/up/down" or "track left/right/up/down"? Dbfirs 08:37, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, fair enough. Something like this seems like a reasonable answer.

216.173.144.188 (talk) 09:47, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alternately (and more specifically), you can use "translate" instead of "move". See Translation (geometry). -- ToE 11:04, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you're looking to keep the metaphor consistent, see Ship motions. Linear motion along the roll axis is surge; along the pitch axis, sway; along the yaw axis, heave. (I recently learned these when I was looking for metaphors!) —Tamfang (talk) 06:53, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Translation is the right word in math, but for cameras, "Track" is the word used by film makers. Track right, track left, Tracking_shot. SemanticMantis (talk) 16:35, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]