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FinalFocus |
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IrisFilter4
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A distance map is not needed.
You can easily adjust the cel (layer or composition) distances
one by one. |
You need to generate a distance
(depth) map from your 3D software. If you are compounding the
pictures of film cameras, you have to generate a spurious distance
map by creating a new composite. |
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You can adjust the amount
of the focal manipulation layer by layer in a regular composition. FinalFocus
automatically calculates the depth of field of each cel as you choose
the focal point if you set a distance for each cel. |
Filtering to masked
layers or those including alpha-channels does not affect the area
outside the masked area. You need to pre-compose and prepare
another distance map. |
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Since FincalFocus
loads the information of the objects behind objects
in the foreground it can filter each object in the
composition with natural light reflections. |
If you try to filter tiny
objects, like wire netting in the foreground, IrisFilter cannot
generate it and you may not get the result you want. This
is because there is no information of what is behind the small objects in the foreground. |
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You can change the level of focal manipulation smoothly in keyframes. |
The level of focal manipulation will not change smoothly in keyframes unless you prepare a distance
map. |
| Conclusion - FinalFocus is the ulimate tool for modifyng the focal qualities of an image. The application works like a multiplane
camera. |
Conclusion -
IrisFilter4 is a great compliment to existing 3D software. Works
well for background focus
filtering. |
