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#Lenzfx

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#142754From: Scott RobertsDec 19, 1994 11:31 PM
Just downloaded the Still.jpg image using lenzfx. Looked great, I probably want it/need it. but… It looks to me like the reflections are rendered incorrectly. It appears that the depth of field of the reflection is is that of the object it is reflected on, not the object being reflected. Looks like a major flaw to me, especially if it happens in a demo image. Otherwise the image looks great, the pen being the highlight to me. One more question: I've heard word-of-mouth that Rayman is currently a single frame only process (any confirmation?), is Lenzfx animatable? I would love to use the two together and send my rendering times up to lengths I was used to pre-3ds. Love your products by the way.
#142770From: Aaron W. OstlerDec 20, 1994 2:13 AM
Scott, Actually, with a real camera, a reflection of an object can be in perfect focus while the object itself is completely blurred. Remember in the old movies when some fabulous movie star would be sitting in front of her mirror and her reflection in the mirror would be focused while the back of her head would not. What you are actually focusing in on is the light reflected from the mirror's surface, not from the object causing the reflection. As far as I know, Rayman is a still image raytracer. LenZFX is very animatable. The majority of its variables are set via spline envelopes that can be keyframed. Watch for more sample images. Aaron