Working DoF? - Solved

[SqHd]

Anybody have a working DoF example?

All I've seen is the empty room mission where you zoom in, look off into the sky, and it blurs everything else.

Thanks.

Specs: Win 10 x64, T3D 3.8

Edited February 8, 2016 by SqHd

[Duion]

Just activate it in the postFX manager, it is avilable in T3D by default, or what do you want?

[SqHd]

Correct. But when enabled, the settings do not change anything.

The only time I notice any difference is when looking at the sky and zooming in the gun sight (which is the default behavior on the included missions).

Figure I am missing something and hoping for some tips. 8-)

[Duion]

I have it active in my desert ruins map in Uebergame.

[Azaezel]

Talking:

https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/blob/2044b2691e1a29fa65d1bdd163f0d834995433ce/Templates/Empty/game/core/scripts/client/postFx/postFxManager.gui.cs#L338

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[SqHd]

@Duion: Cool. I'll check it out. Is it possible to get to the editor to check settings in Ubergame?

@Azaezel: Yes, those are the options I'm talking about.

[Duion]

Yes, it is open source.

[L3zak]

If You want to use autofocus try aiming at ground or some other object with collision, if You don't need it (autofocus should be off by default) check min. focus range - if it's too high you won't see any effect, also try increasing blur curves.

[SqHd]

@Duion: I checked out the desert level, but didn't see any DOF. (It was enabled as you said.)

@L3zak: Thanks for the info. Tried it out, still no DOF.

I must be missing something. When enabled in my own project, all objects (near and far) receive no blur, no matter which one I'm looking at.

(Only time I get blur is if looking at the sky, then everything is blurry - except the sky.)

If there are 3 columns, one near, one in the middle, and one far and I look at the middle column, the other 2 should be blurry.

That's my understanding of DOF. Is that correct?

[Duion]

If you look closeley you will see for example the hills go out of focus, or the ruins if you look into the distance, it is not very strong, since I did not want to overdo it.

[Azaezel]

http://imgur.com/a/cQ16H seems to work in head. do note that as shown in the third pic, that took adjusting both the maxes and curves for near and far.

[SqHd]

@Duion, @Azaezel, and @L3zak: Thanks for the tips, images, and time you spent checking. With your help and a discovery I made (that the level 'visible distance' drastically affects DOF), I was able to see it working and adjust as needed. By setting the visible distance to 100 or 1000, the DOF settings are more noticeable (especially auto-focus). :D