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7 Nov 2024 13:41:27 EST (-0500)
  Re: Focal blur incorrect  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 10 Jul 2015 03:06:20
Message: <559f6eec$1@news.povray.org>
On 10-7-2015 7:19, Pekka Aho wrote:
> Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
>>
>> It's usualy best, and recomended, to use the same value for look_at and
>> focal_point.
>
> I admit it wouldn't be the first time for me having a rather obscure way of
> seeing and understanding common things, but personally I've just always found it
> important for the scene to fine-tune look_at and focal_point independently to
> get the camera angle as desired and furthermore to have the blur in the correct
> point. My own recommendation would thus be that it certainly depends on what you
> are having in the scene and what you want to emphasize. :)
>

I agree with this. It is identical to the use of a traditional camera: 
focus on a certain object (aka focal_point), half-press the shutter, 
then compose the scene (aka look_at), finally press the shutter completely.


-- 
Thomas


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