DOF in panorama lens.

[theotheo]

Would it be possible to activate the depth of field sampling whilst in panoramic mode ? I'm doing some lat-long renders and would LOVE to be able to apply dof on them straight out of the box.

I know the concept of depth of field is a difficult one once you deal with a non-standard lens like a 360x one, but would it be possible to just use the distance from camera to a point for focal reference ? And then an arbitrary fstop ?

-t

[juanjgon]

Yes, sorry. Currently the Octane Panoramic camera doesn't support DOF. Perhaps you could add this effect in post using a Z pass.

-Juanjo

[theotheo]

Unfortunately the concept of z-depth is completly negated when using panoramic lenses, I've opted for a position pass that can generate a radial ramp from the camera and outwards, but the reason for wanting IN the render is the problem of occlusion and edge artifacts.

[juanjgon]

Yeah, sure. This is a limitation of the panoramic camera. Lets see if Octane 3 could add this feature to this node.

-Juanjo

[theotheo]

That would be terrific! The other option is to wait for deep support and use Nuke and the Bokeh tool, but thats another 5 grand right there

[franchus]

Unfortunately the concept of z-depth is completly negated when using panoramic lenses, I've opted for a position pass that can generate a radial ramp from the camera and outwards, but the reason for wanting IN the render is the problem of occlusion and edge artifacts.

Hey guys, how does the position pass ramp work? I've used position passes before for relight but not for any other workflows.

thanks
fran