• Adobe After Effects

  Selective Depth of Field for 3D layers

  Posted by Eric Mousel on February 26, 2009 at 7:51 pm

  Hello,

  Anyone know of a quick way to stop a 3D layer from being affected by the comp camera’s DOF. I can think of some obnoxiously complex work arounds (like pre-comping all but the layers I’d like to keep unaffected, copying the camera from the aforementioned pre-comp and pasting it into the new parent comp, then switching off the copy’s DOF). I being lazy, and I know it, but I’m curious if there’s a button or setting I’m simply overlooking.

  Eric Mousel
  Director of Visual Effects
  Pure Marketing & Media
  Columbia, MO

  Eric Mousel replied 17 years, 2 months ago 26,974 Members · 1 Reply
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  Eric Mousel

  February 26, 2009 at 8:29 pm

  Okay, so I went ahead and did it my way and it took like 5min. Still, that should be some sort of layer switch, provided I’m not overlooking it. Add that to the long list of improvements the AE team will probably “get to” around release, oh, I don’t know …13?

  P.S. Lousy weather and deadlines make Mousel bitchy.

  Eric Mousel
  Director of Visual Effects
  Pure Marketing & Media
  Columbia, MO

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