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ZDefocus: Changing the bokeh appearance

ZDefocus: Changing the bokeh appearance - Nuke Tutorial

From the course: Nuke New Features Consolidated

ZDefocus: Changing the bokeh appearance

- [Steve] In the previous ZDefocus node tutorial, we took a quick look at the Bokeh settings. In this tutorial, we'll dive in for a much closer look to see the amazing amount of control you have to dial in the look of a lens bokeh. I'll be using this city lights picture that has this depth Z channel already built-in. To get my ZDefocus node, I'll just use the tab search. Z-D, there it is. Ah, all set. And because the image has a depth channel, I already get a default defocus. We'll be looking at all three of these filter types right here starting with the disc filter. The first parameter of the filter shape determines whether the bokeh is a hard circle or a soft fuzzy blob, so as you move towards zero, it becomes just a gaussian curve. Back to one, a sharp disc. The aspect ratio will squeeze it vertically or stretch it horizontally, so you're covered whether you're working on anamorphic plates or you're working flat and going out to anamorphic. Next, the blade filter type. This refers…

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