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Easy DOF in VRAY SU by dBRenders

Thanks dB Renders for providing this excellent tutorial.

Depth of Field the easy way using getcamera distance of easy way from sketchUcation.com.

Download the plugin and install it.

Step 1: reate a scene with o!"ects positioned in different distances from the camera.

Step 2:#et your camera with high focal length and low field of view$ %&deg.

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Step 3: 'pen (R)* options+ access camera ta!+ and set it to standard parameters e.g f.num!er to

, + shutter speed %-.

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Step 4:Tick depth of field /dof0 option !ox.

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Step 5:)ccess 1plugin get camera distance from tools menu1+ or create a customi2e shortcut$ mine

is shift34.

Step 6:#et the point you want to focus and get the distance information in inches. /(ray works in

inches0

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Step 7:heck override option and put there the distance of your focus.

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Step : reate render

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Step !:hoose another focal point and do the same as the previous step.

Step 1":5ow is time to play with your f. num!er to achive stronger D'F effect or su!tle one. 5ote:

6ess aperture the f.num!er the longer depth of field /less D'F effect0. The lower the f.num!er the

shorter the depth of f ield which means stronger D'F effect like in real camera. *ou need to ad"ust

the other camera values to !alance your exposure. *ouo can see this in the next images+ %%+ %-+%7

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Step 11:5ow is time to get the same effect using 28depth pass from vf! channel. Then we will use

the channel in 9hotoshop.

Step 12:First untick the dof in the camera ta!. This option is faster.

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Step 13:o to vf! hannels ta! and choose 28depth

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Step 14:;n 28depth white value put the distance to the nearest point you have in the scene. )lso in

inches use the same plugin !efore the measure the distances.

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Step 15:;n 28depth !lack value+ place the distance of the farthest point+ check 28depth clamp.

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Step 16:'n top left corner of (R)* frame !uffer you can see the channels go to 28depth to see the

result.

Step 17:heck the result.

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Step 1: opy 28depth image

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Step 1!:)fter render+ your channels will !e saved. *ou will use !oth of them in 9hotoshop.

Step 2":9aste it in the channels ta! as a new alpha channel

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Step 21:o to Filter+ !lur+ lens !lur and search in the depth map + #ource your alpha %+ now you

can play with the parameters to get nice results.

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