ebsmooth opened this issue on Aug 09, 2003 ยท 10 posts
ebsmooth posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 12:15 AM
hello all, just a quick question. what is DOF and how do i impliment it? i have seen the term before but never found out what it is. thank you in advance for any assistance. eb
Sentinal posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 12:43 AM
DOF = Depth of field. It means a field of distance that is in focus. Typically in a vue render everything from the nearest object to infinity is perfectly focused. This wouldn't normally happen in a real camera lens, so vue lets you simulate the effect of a real lens by having areas thrown out of focus. The instructions on how to use this effect are on pg63 of the manual, and as the manual goes arn't too bad. If you need any help just holla
gebe posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 2:30 AM
Ebsmoot, you will find all terms and definitions used in 2D and 3d in our Renderosity dictionary. You find it in the menu in our backroom above:-) Guitta 
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ebsmooth posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 8:56 AM
thank you both for the help. i feel kinda stupid for not figureing it out, especially since it is in the manual. is there a certain setting that would normally be used, or is it all trial and error? thanks again for the assistance, i really appreciate it!
wabe posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 9:51 AM
It is mare or less trial and error. But when you start defining it on your camera, you will see two extra lines in the view conus which define the field in which your image is in focus. So it is not so difficult.
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gebe posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 10:43 AM
Attached Link: http://www.guitta.net/beginners/deepthoffield4.html
Here is how it looks and how it works (what wabe said). :-)Guitta
nish posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 2:03 PM
No Guitta, R'osity dictionay doesn't have it! I had to ask someone from this gallery! :-) And I still don't know what are POV and IMHO stand for! : (
xoconostle posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 3:54 PM
POV - "Point of View" IMHO - "In my humble opinion" (alt IMNSHO - "In my not-so-humble opinion")
ebsmooth posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 3:57 PM
i have started playing around with it and i can see that it will take a bit of practice. thanks again for your help, all of you.
gebe posted Sat, 09 August 2003 at 4:04 PM
I wil ask to add these words, except IMHO (LOL).