What is the main advantage of partially extending the depth of field vs fully extending it? Is it a performance decision or does it have to do with the quality of the image?
SmurphySean
@greeknerd1 notice that in the partially extended DOF the focus is still on the people (subjects) in the image. This is useful for drawing the audience's attention
NKJEW
This seems like a cool way to recreate this "split diopter" shot effect that I've seen in a few videos, most notably this one from Toy Story 4 (which is CG but still uses the same principles). In it, the two subjects are both in focus, but not the entire scene. It's a really interesting effect but one that can still be created with physical lenses, but also with light fields! Except in the light field case, it's way more generalizable.
What is the main advantage of partially extending the depth of field vs fully extending it? Is it a performance decision or does it have to do with the quality of the image?
@greeknerd1 notice that in the partially extended DOF the focus is still on the people (subjects) in the image. This is useful for drawing the audience's attention
This seems like a cool way to recreate this "split diopter" shot effect that I've seen in a few videos, most notably this one from Toy Story 4 (which is CG but still uses the same principles). In it, the two subjects are both in focus, but not the entire scene. It's a really interesting effect but one that can still be created with physical lenses, but also with light fields! Except in the light field case, it's way more generalizable.