Unfortunately for us, most don’t simulate camera effects properly. Plenty of depth of field and out-of-focus solutions are available. In such situations, we advise rendering in layers and applying several blurs. Now our plugin would have to make up what’s behind that fence completely.

An example to illustrate the problem is a fence in front of the camera that is so much out of focus that it’s hardly noticeable in the resulting image. Depth of Field tries to compensate for missing information but of course, there are situations when this is not enough. But the biggest problem is with no doubt the missing information. This is obvious when you see that the depth buffer can only hold one value per pixel.

It’s not possible to blur reflections or objects behind transparent objects. There are common unavoidable problems that all post-processing depth of field solutions have. This is a big advantage, especially with high-quality global illuminated renders. In a lot of situations, you can save hours of render time for just a couple of seconds per frame in post-processing. ‘Depth of Field’ is very fast for what it does. ‘Out of Focus’ effects is a speedy 2d blur and can compete with any existing solution. That way you can quickly get an impression of what settings work out best for your shots. Advantages over other solutionsĪpart from its speed and quality, an important advantage of a depth of field post filter is that you are able to test various focus settings easily without re-rendering the whole scene. Move your finger around slightly to see the effect better. Now, look through the blurred region on whatever is behind. To experience this effect try holding your finger in front of your eye so that it is out of focus. But slight distortions help to add to the believability of your comp. Most of the time this effect is not very apparent. When looking through a blurred object the background is distorted due to the blurred object in the foreground. Therefore Lenscare plugins offer the possibility to select parts that are supposed to be brighter and give those parts a brightness boost. Unfortunately, common graphic formats cut off bright parts. In reality, very bright image parts are predominant when being out of focus. The aperture’s form is most apparent in a picture’s highlights. The Out of Focus plugin provides the possibility to completely replace the aperture with a custom image. A wide range of apertures can be simulated. This is important if you want to comp CG elements into real footage or just want your CG shot to fit in with the rest. Therefore they offer the possibility to alter the lens apertures form to simulate several kinds of real cameras. Lenscare offers some features to help to add realism: Lens ApertureĪ camera’s lens aperture greatly defines the look of its blur. It uses a depth buffer for its calculations.Ī camera’s blur looks substantially different from what common blur filters look like. With the Lenscare plugin depth of field effects can be generated fast as a post-process. In computer graphics, dof is usually generated using ray tracing techniques which increase rendering times considerably. It is heavily used in photography and film as a style element.

If you need to add some spectacular lens work to your post-production workflow, Lenscare’s results are unequaled.Įnjoy the convenience and precision of 2D editing while still achieving realistic depth of field effects!įrischluft Lenscare AE Highlights Depth of Fieldĭepth of field effects (dof) happen in all real optical devices to a certain extent. Lenscare AE physically-based algorithms blur pixels based on their depth value, so you can add high-quality camera blurs to your 3D footage in 2D post-processing without the extensive render times you’d experience in your 3D app. Give your footage breathtakingly realistic depth of field and focus effectsįrischluft Lenscare AE provides an extensive range of high-quality camera blurs that can be used to transform your 3D footage with the ease of 2D post-processing.

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