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Adding realism using depth of field

Adding realism using depth of field

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Adding realism using depth of field

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- [Instructor] The final touch for this composition involves a simple adjustment in the camera options dialogue. So, I'll stop the playback. I'll go to the beginning, and then I'll double click on the camera layer in the timeline. And over here, I'll enable Depth of Field and then click OK. Next, we need to set the focus plane to the desired point. One way to do this is to open the camera options and adjust the focus distance value. So I'll go all the way to the end of the timeline so I can see the result, and then I can hold Shift and move this value faster. But as you can see, the effect is minimal at best. So, let me suggest a more effective approach. So first, make sure that you are in the last frame as I am, and then select the Camera, and then hold down Command on Mac, Control on Windows, and select the Mr. Hyde layer. While both of these layers are selected, go to the Layer menu, choose Camera, and select Set Focus Distance to Layer, and this will automatically set the correct…

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