I've just got bryce 5 and I saw the new features like depth of field and soft shadows and so on. But how do I get them to work? Yes I know, I've checked Quality-->Premium Effekt(AA) and the the effect.

hmmm.. Are there no parameters for the depth of field? thanks for the fast answer

EH.. this maybe a stupid quesiton after all those years with bryce 4 but what setting screen and what set it manually? EH..

Well select the object you want rendered with DoF and render out. You can adjust settings like focal radius and things like that. All the tweakables are right there. It sucks the manual barely touches on this new feature.

Here's a quick explanation of how it works. The box labeled (Lens Radius) is the "extent" or radius of your focus. A value of 0.00 being "Deep Focus", ie: everything is sharp, just like normal Bryce render. The higher you set this number, the less focus radius you will have. I find that a value of 0.01 to 0.04 gives the best effect, a value near or over 1.00 will give the most dramatic or "shallow focus". The box labled (Focal Length) is the distance from the lens plane to the epicenter of the effect. If you select the object (by clicking on it) that you want at the center of the focus, then click the button that is labeled (Set To Current Selection), the number in the Focal Length box will change to reflect the new distance. Note: You MUST check the dot labeled (Depth of Field) or there will be no effect. Also, the higher the "Rays per pixel" number, the better the effect will look. That's a quick explanation that should get you going. I plan of doing a tutorial on this effect soon. Years ago when I was an Assistant Cameraman, part of my job was calculating Depth of Field for different aperature and distance settings so I could focus the camera for the operator during a shot.

Cool, thanks alot all.

Alleycat, if you make that tut, I will be the FIRST to read it!! That would be so cool!

I'd LOVE to read an in depth tut on this.