Fake DOF blur node set-up

Artwork Blender Tests
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This set-up gives a smoother blur than the defocus node, it’s main downsides are:
it tends to bleed background into the foreground (can be fixed a bit with layers)
the DOF distance is not anima-table

By playing with the Divide value, colour ramp and blur values you can change the DOF distance.

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Hope this helps a few people out there :slight_smile: I’d appreciate it if people could post some renders of it action.

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This set-up gives a smoother blur than the defocus node

No, it really doesn’t.

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sorry i should say it gives a faster far less grainy blur than the defocus node
this isn’t intended for photo realistic images. Hence the word fake.