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cbaristo 30 posts
hi guys,
im using vray 1.5 i guess with max 9
im trying to use zDepth vray element in a short flyby camera animation.
The camera just travel forward an object and i want to keep the focus on it but zDepth settings does not accept keyframes.
So, how can I use the zDepth the same way i should use the camera DOF settings to get a dynamic focus animation?
I really want to use postProduction DOF to keep down the render time.
Maybe you can point me in other direction than vray to solve this problem.
if you want i can upload some footage to explain what i want
thnx in advance
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts
You have two options.
Frischluft's DOF plugin for after effects lets you keyframe the value of the z depth for depth of field.
Or you can render 'physical' DOF straight out of 3D. Use your vray camera settings, or use the standard max camera. Both have DOF available.
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cbaristo 30 posts
hi TheOnlyAaron,
i know about the "physical" DOF from max and vray but im looking a nice and fast postPro zDepth solution.
im not having any kind of problem using zDepth for stills but in my animation a camera flys and get closer to an object and because i cant animate the near and far values from the vray zDepth render element i cant control the resulting zDepth secuence.
I want to get a macro focus in the latest frames of the animation... so if I set up the near and far settings for those frames i will get a full black screen in the first segment of the animation. Do you get what i mean?
tomorrow ill post the zDepth secuence so you can see what i mean.
Im sure im missing the good way the zDepth is ment to be used during large traveling animations.
tnx,
cbaristo
