DOF

Enabled	Toggles the DOF effect on and off.
Preset	The quality preset of the depth of field effect: Very Low — very low quality Low — low quality Medium — medium quality High — high quality Ultra — ultra quality Extreme — extreme quality Custom — adjust the feature's quality manually Notice Can be controlled by render_dof_quality console command. Notice Presets override user-defined custom settings. When any preset other than Custom is active, modification of the parameters via API has no effect. The parameter value set via the last API call shall be used only when the Custom preset is active. When checking the current parameter value via API you'll get the corresponding setting stored in the active preset (default or custom one).
Focal Distance	The focal distance value.
Blur	The value defining intensity of the DOF blur.
Chromatic Aberration	The value defining intensity of the chromatic aberration effect.

Distance

The distance between the camera and the nearest element that is considered to be acceptably sharp.

Near Distance = 10

Near Distance = 1.5

The black zone on the DoF mask means in-focus zone.

Focal offset

The offset from the focal point to the nearest blurred zone.

Distance

The distance between the camera and the furthest element that is considered to be acceptably sharp.

Far Distance = 10

Far Distance = 1.5

The black zone on the DoF mask means in-focus zone.

Focal offset

The offset from the focal point to the furthest blurred zone.

Shape	The shape of the Bokeh: Ring Circle Notice Can be controlled by the render_dof_bokeh_mode console command.

Shape

The shape of the Bokeh:

Notice

Can be controlled by the render_dof_bokeh_mode console command.

Customizable Settings#

The following settings are available when the Custom preset is selected.

DOF custom settings

DOF Settings

Quality	The quality of the DoF effect: Low — low quality Medium — medium quality High — high quality Ultra — ultra quality
Resolution	The resolution of the depth of field effect: Quad — 1/4 resolution Half — 1/2 resolution Full — full resolution Notice Can be controlled by render_dof_resolution console command.
Increased Accuracy	Toggles increased accuracy for the DOF effect on and off. Enabling the parameter allows for increasing the accuracy of focusing calculation. Notice Can be controlled by render_dof_increased_accuracy console command.
Focus Improvement	Toggles the focus improvement for the DOF effect on and off. When enabled, transitions between the focused and unfocused parts of the scene become more accurate. Notice Can be controlled by render_dof_focus_improvement console command.

Last update: 2021-04-29

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