diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.cpp
index b5791b50c..f2957da43 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.cpp
@@ -122,3 +122,30 @@ void ICameraAnimationStepPlayer::stopStepAndModifiers()
 		modifier->stopModifier();
 	}
 }
+
+NLMISC::CVector ICameraAnimationStepPlayer::computeCurrentLookAtDir(float ratio, const NLMISC::CVector& currPos, const NLMISC::CVector& startLookAtDir,
+																	const NLMISC::CVector& endLookAtDir)
+{
+	// We normalize the start look at direction
+	NLMISC::CVector startDir = startLookAtDir;
+	startDir.normalize();
+
+	// We normalize the final look at direction
+	NLMISC::CVector finalDir = endLookAtDir;
+	finalDir.normalize();
+
+	// We compute a vector that goes from the starting look at dir to the final look at dir
+	NLMISC::CVector startToFinal = finalDir - startDir;
+
+	// We multiply this vector by the ratio so that we can have a vector that represent the current position we are looking at
+	startToFinal = startToFinal * ratio;
+
+	// We compute the position we are looking at
+	NLMISC::CVector currLookAtPos = startDir + startToFinal;
+
+	// We compute the direction
+	NLMISC::CVector currLookAtDir = currLookAtPos - currPos;
+	currLookAtDir.normalize();
+
+	return currLookAtDir;
+}
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.h b/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.h
index 3d15f581d..bd54bc73b 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_player_factory.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "nel/misc/bit_mem_stream.h"
 #include "camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_modifier_player_factory.h"
 #include "camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_info.h"
+#include "nel/misc/vector.h"
 
 /************************************************************************/
 /* Interface for camera animation steps.
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ public:
 	void stopStepAndModifiers();
 
 protected:
+
+	/// Compute the current look at direction depending on the current position, the starting look at direction,
+	/// the ending look at direction and the progression expressed as a ratio (value between 0 and 1 that expresses the
+	/// progression)
+	NLMISC::CVector computeCurrentLookAtDir(float ratio, const NLMISC::CVector& currPos, const NLMISC::CVector& startLookAtDir,
+										const NLMISC::CVector& endLookAtDir);
+
 	// The list of modifiers
 	std::vector<ICameraAnimationModifierPlayer*> Modifiers;
 };
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps_players.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps_players.cpp
index d2dba764f..fd287d208 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps_players.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps_players.cpp
@@ -84,24 +84,12 @@ public:
 
 		// We compute the starting look at direction
 		NLMISC::CVector startDir = currCamInfo.CamLookAtDir - currCamInfo.CamPos;
-		startDir.normalize();
 
 		// We compute the final look at direction
 		NLMISC::CVector finalDir = resolvePositionOrEntityPosition(LookAtPos) - currCamInfo.CamPos;
-		finalDir.normalize();
 
-		// We compute a vector that goes from the starting look at dir to the final look at dir
-		NLMISC::CVector startToFinal = finalDir - startDir;
-
-		// We multiply this vector by the ratio so that we can have a vector that represent the current position we are looking at
-		startToFinal = startToFinal * ratio;
-
-		// We compute the position we are looking at
-		NLMISC::CVector currLookAtPos = startDir + startToFinal;
-
-		// We compute the direction
-		camInfo.CamLookAtDir = currLookAtPos - camInfo.CamPos;
-		camInfo.CamLookAtDir.normalize();
+		// We get the current look at direction
+		camInfo.CamLookAtDir = computeCurrentLookAtDir(ratio, camInfo.CamPos, startDir, finalDir);
 
 		return camInfo;
 	}