Tracking planet rotation in map view

[Shnyrik]

I've noticed that 1) when in map view, 2) focused on a planet and 3) at the same time when the KSP window is not active camera begins to track planet rotation. It looks as if the planet was staying still and background (including Kerbol, moons, satellite orbits, etc.) was rotating around it. But when you activate the KSP window camera stops tracking: the background stays still and the planet begins to rotate.

Is there a way (or may be a mod) to get the same effect in active KSP window to capture some fascinating videos?

Edited March 9, 2015 by Shnyrik

[Taki117]

You can plant a flag, focus on it, head to map view, turn off all the indicators (to do this you will need to open up the navball, then hover your mouse near the top of the screen, then hide the navball) This should give you what you want.

[TrevTrevarian]

I may be remembering this wrong, but I think that won't make the camera rotate, only translate relative to the movement of the surface. I've gotten the effect you're looking for by putting something in a synchronous orbit and pointing the camera at the planet with the camera in "free."

That plus timewarp makes for pretty cool effects.

[Shnyrik]

You can plant a flag, focus on it, head to map view, turn off all the indicators

I'm afraid, this way doesn't work. Camera doesn't rotate with the planet.

Edited March 10, 2015 by Shnyrik

[jake9039]

idea: to make the video, just do recording software for whole moniter, record the thing(pressing f-something-or-other to hide hud) and then crop video to the ksp window.

[Shnyrik]

Well, yes, thank I think, this will work for now