Baking zdepth into a render for cheap atmo?

[atrask@hksinc.com]

How to describe this... Is there a way I can bake a zdepth pass into a render?

My goal is to add an atmosphere pass to a rendering without having to comp it in (without using atmospheric fog) I currently get the effect in Photoshop by increasing the offset in an exposure adjustment layer using the zdepth as a mask.

Which is usually always adequate. However, for this project I really need a solution where this effect is baked in straight from Vray.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

[Deflaminis]

The only way I know to do this with with the plugin VFB+
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/sc...x-frame-buffer

[atrask@hksinc.com]

I tried VFB+, great little plugin. I don't see a way to adjust the exposure offset using zdepth, just DOF with zdepth.

[RotemS]

The only way I know to do this with with the plugin VFB+
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/sc...x-frame-buffer

I'm also curious - how do you achieve this with VFB+?

[atrask@hksinc.com]

>I'm also curious - how do you achieve this with VFB+?

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[AndresAhumada]

+1 yes please

[Deflaminis]

My memory about it was wrong. Sorry guys. Tried it again and it wasn't an option. Next round of beers is on me.