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Lens Blur (Studio Version Only)
A high-quality simulation of optical lens blurring. Adjustable parameters let you achieve
different kinds of “bokeh” effects, which are similar to those produced by different combinations
of aperture design and lens spherical aberration corrections that affect the “circle of confusion”
that creates visible shapes in areas of the picture with pinpoint highlights.
Shape
The Shape group lets you choose what shape of aperture to simulate and affects the shape of
the bokeh in this effect.
Shape Type: Lets you choose what type of apertures you want to use.
There are three options:
Real Apertures: Lets you choose a realistic option from the Aperture Shape pop-
up menu below, with which to influence the shape of the bokeh effect. Aperture
Shape options include Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, or Octagon
shaped aperture.
Creative: Lets you choose a more fanciful option from the Aperture Shape pop-up
menu below, with which to influence the shape of the bokeh effect. These options
simulate the kind of bokeh you could realistically achieve by placing a blackout filter
with a custom shaped hole in the center in front of a lens. Aperture Shape options
include Heart, Star, Starfish, Starburst, Petals, Lip, Eye, Droplet, and Leaf.
External Input: Uses any arbitrary graphic with a (preferably small) white shape
against a black background to influence the shape of the bokeh effect. This
shape must be a graphic or matte clip that’s added to the Node Editor and can be
connected in one of two ways. If the plug-in is dragged onto an ordinary corrector
node, then you must use the Add OFX Input command to expose an RGB input with
which to connect the image. If you’ve added the plug-in as a self-contained OFX
node (named “Lens Blur), then you can attach the image to the second RGB input of
the Lens Blur node.
CustomApertureShape
A custom shape used in a color node tree to
create custom bokeh in the Lens Blur plug-in
Aperture Shape: Provides different options for aperture shapes that influence the
shape of this plug-in’s simulated bokeh blur effect.
Preview Shape: This checkbox lets you see the actual shape you’ve selected to use.
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