New DOF control
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my little wip thread :
http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=28420
http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=28420
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elwisoroarke
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Would it be possible to structure the updated DOF control to correspond with a film camera's focal length & aperture? It would make life so much easier for folks like me with photographic / cinematographer backgrounds. 
For those wondering why I ask: The lower the fstop number, the shallower the depth of field. The longer the focal length, the shallower the depth of field. For example, an f stop of f1.4 & focal length of 200mm = a very shallow DOF (nice blurry background) whereas an fstop of f16 = very sharp focus. This doesn't necessarily have to tie into exposure either, even though aperture does affect exposure in the physical world. Perhaps 2 separate camera like controls, one for exposure & one for DOF (who says we can't cheat a little bit? LOL)
For those wondering why I ask: The lower the fstop number, the shallower the depth of field. The longer the focal length, the shallower the depth of field. For example, an f stop of f1.4 & focal length of 200mm = a very shallow DOF (nice blurry background) whereas an fstop of f16 = very sharp focus. This doesn't necessarily have to tie into exposure either, even though aperture does affect exposure in the physical world. Perhaps 2 separate camera like controls, one for exposure & one for DOF (who says we can't cheat a little bit? LOL)
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Idea was to separate exposure and aperture settings. Currently you can change exposure without render restart. If exposure will affect aperture it will restart render too.elwisoroarke wrote:Would it be possible to structure the updated DOF control to correspond with a film camera's focal length & aperture? It would make life so much easier for folks like me with photographic / cinematographer backgrounds.
For those wondering why I ask: The lower the fstop number, the shallower the depth of field. The longer the focal length, the shallower the depth of field. For example, an f stop of f1.4 & focal length of 200mm = a very shallow DOF (nice blurry background) whereas an fstop of f16 = very sharp focus. This doesn't necessarily have to tie into exposure either, even though aperture does affect exposure in the physical world. Perhaps 2 separate camera like controls, one for exposure & one for DOF (who says we can't cheat a little bit? LOL)
great news, thumbs up 
ciao beppe
ciao beppe
very good!
Karba, will the new feature include an option for custom or non-circular (custom blades) bokehs?
Karba, will the new feature include an option for custom or non-circular (custom blades) bokehs?