Bokeh Effect in 3ds Max

01JUN2010

In this beginner’s tutorial we’re going to 

create a bokeh effect in 3ds Max. The term

 bokeh is familiar from photography. When

 depth of field is shallow, part of the photo

 is blurred. Bokeh refers to that blur or the

 quality of it. There are a few different

 methods of creating shallow depth of field

 in 3ds Max, but this time we concentrate

 on the ‘Depth of Field / Bokeh’ camera shader which is a new feature in 3ds Max 2011. The Bokeh shader gives us

 nice tools to control the quality and the look of the out of focus areas.

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