FXtree DOF 2004-06-02 - By Brad Abrahams
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I too come from a DF background, and have the same problems with the FXTree.
In particular, the fact that you have to let go of a slider before getting
any feedback, as opposed to getting on-the-fly feedback as in DF.
Brad
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "Christian Rittener" <chrr@(protected)>
To: <XSI@(protected)>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:28 PM
Subject: FXtree DOF
> Thinking about switching from Digital Fusion to the FXtree when XSI 4 is
> released? my first slightly advanced test in 3.5.1 is not encouraging.
IMHO,
> the DepthOfField node is badly implemented.
>
> - "Focus Preview" is a nice touch, but switch it off, and 9 times out
of
> 10, your focused region goes blurred. Bug? physically correct? in any
case,
> not an easy, predictable response.
> - Why no "Focus Plane" slider? trying to keep an area in focus while
> playing with the "Near Focus" and "Far Focus" is just about impossible
> (furthest point in my scene: ~1600). Z multiplier doesn't help.
> - Because of that, simulating Hyperfocal Distance is impossible.
> - Which film size are we talking about when setting the "Focal
Lenght"?
>
> I also find it hard to do color correction compared to DF. Comments from
> other XSI and DF users out there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christian Rittener
>
>
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