Using Octane to add lens effects to footage
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:39 pm
Hi all, I just recently started using Octane near the end of my last production. But I found it to be really intuitive and powerful… so now I’m hooked 
For an upcoming project, I wanted to try and use Octane to add a lens/“scope” effect to some footage, rather than relying on custom plugins and comp tricks. Here’s my finished test/proof of concept, using an image I found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... t_Hill.jpg
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/129414009[/vimeo]
It took a bit of tweaking to find a lens combo that would allow the DoF to focus through to the projected plate, but I settled on a concave lens right in front of the camera, and a convex lens in front of that. (See below. Dotted ring indicates camera focus distance.)
I know it’s pretty basic compared to some of the amazing works here… I can’t wait to keep learning more from all you talented folk. Thanks for looking!
For an upcoming project, I wanted to try and use Octane to add a lens/“scope” effect to some footage, rather than relying on custom plugins and comp tricks. Here’s my finished test/proof of concept, using an image I found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... t_Hill.jpg
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/129414009[/vimeo]
It took a bit of tweaking to find a lens combo that would allow the DoF to focus through to the projected plate, but I settled on a concave lens right in front of the camera, and a convex lens in front of that. (See below. Dotted ring indicates camera focus distance.)
I know it’s pretty basic compared to some of the amazing works here… I can’t wait to keep learning more from all you talented folk. Thanks for looking!
