COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Recreating Camera Based Depth of Field in Nuke with ZOptical
Creator:
Emmendorfer, Jason Taylor
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Visual Effects
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Visual Effects
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"In an industry continuing to move toward 'physically accurate' renders such as Arnold and VRay the role of the physically accurate camera is lagging behind. When considering physically accurate scenes, it would seem logical that lens choice should be where this conversation starts. The ZOptical node for Nuke was created with this goal in mind. It will attempt to assist artists in selecting a lens which best fits their shot by enabling artists to visualize the relationship between the focal length, f/stop, focal distance and the resulting depth of field. ZOptical does not attempt to make a 3D camera which perfectly replicates its real world counterpart. Rather it is built upon the cameras in these existing software platforms and utilizes existing scene information in an attempt to recreate a relationship with depth of field and the physical world."
Abstract:
Keywords: camera based depth of field, nonlinear depth of field, Nuke, ZOptical, focal length, f/stop, focal distance
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2015-08
Format:
PDF (92 pages): illustrations (chiefly color); FLV