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Hi All

In a lot of the tutorials online, I have seen the Octane camera setup feature an ISO setting.
This feature is not present in the Octane release that I have, but I am up to date. Is it a setting that has been super seeded?

Also, is there a good resource that helps explain how to use the camera in order to achieve DOF. I know i need to play with the settings myself, but having a video to drill in the principles of it would be great.
Currently I am simply pulling and pushing the sliders for Aperture/FStop & Focal Depth hoping to land somewhere nice.
What i have started to try to do is have a focal point be attached to a null, is this good practice? I find it helpful to readjust my focus without trashing my camera settings or duplicating the camera.
Any feedback or help would be great!

Mike

DOF is adjusted under "Thinlens" tab of Octane Camera tag. Fstop and Aperture are tied together. I find it easiest to plug a number into Aperture - the higher the number, the lower the f/stop and shallower the depth of field. The numbers do not directly correspond to real-world cameras as far as I can tell -- but you quickly get a feel for where to start.

As for focus, you can check the "Auto Focus" box or you can animate the "Focal Depth" parameter if you want. In the Live Viewer tool bar, the icon that looks like an upside down teardrop with an "F" in it is the focus-picker. Select it, then click on any object within the Live Viewer window, and Octane will focus on the object precisely. Lots of ways to do things - this should get you started.

Hi,
here is an xpresso version of the "old school exposure" scripted graph written by Marcus: You need to use the parameters in the User Data section for setting up the exposure ciao beppe

What does that old school exposure script actually do? I've found the depth of field options are a little off putting myself. What I would love is to have the camera be able to focus on a particular object and stay focused on that object even if the camera and/or the object are in motion.

aggiechase37 wrote:What does that old school exposure script actually do? I've found the depth of field options are a little off putting myself. What I would love is to have the camera be able to focus on a particular object and stay focused on that object even if the camera and/or the object are in motion.

-Under the "Object" tab in the Cinema4D camera settings, drag the object you want to focus on into the "Focus Object" slot.
-Under the "Octane Camera Tag" tab, make sure the "Auto Focus" box is unticked.

This does not work for Octane 2020.1 and 2020.2