Cinematics brings Hollywood-style camera movements to your Minecraft server. Record a camera path by walking through your world, then replay it as a smooth cinematic transition for any player — perfect for server trailers, event intros, and immersive story moments.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/TheNextLvl-net/cinematics/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Installation
Download the JAR and drop it into your server’s plugins folder to get started in minutes.
Quickstart
Record your first cinematic and play it back with two simple commands.
Command Reference
Full reference for every
/cinematic subcommand and its permission nodes.Configuration
Understand the plugin settings and customise in-game messages.
What Cinematics Does
Record a camera path
Use
/cinematic record <name> to start capturing your movement. Walk, look around, and stop recording when you’re happy with the path. The recording is saved to disk automatically.Review and manage recordings
List all saved recordings with
/cinematic list, inspect frame count and file size with /cinematic info <name>, and remove unwanted takes with /cinematic delete <name>.Key Features
- In-game recording — capture camera paths without any external tooling
- Smooth playback — transitions replay frame-by-frame for a fluid cinematic feel
- Per-recording management — list, inspect, and delete individual recordings
- Permission-gated access — all commands sit behind
cinematics.command.cinematic - Internationalisation — ships with English and German message bundles out of the box
- Folia compatible — works on both Paper and Folia server software
- Paper 1.21+ — built against the modern Paper API with Java 21
Cinematics is in early development (v0.1.0). The recording and playback implementation is actively being built — watch the GitHub repository for release announcements.