Z-depth

[stinkie]

I'm trying to get a depth map, but I'm not succeeding. I tried setting a near and a far plane in Maxwell Studio and the using the corresponding values in Vray (hope you know what I mean), but that didn't work.

So ... how do you people do it? Eh? Well? Huh?

[Bie]

Re: Z-depth

No takers?

[112_cg]

Re: Z-depth

In VFB enable Z-dept then render your image --> save it --> open the render in photoshop ->
then place the Z-dept image on top of the normal render (in a new layer) --> go to channels --> copy one of the channels (now you have your z-dept Channel) --> (go back to your layers) delete the Z-dept layer that you put on top of your render --> go to blur --> select lens blur --> and select the Z-dept channel.

thats it

[stinkie]

Re: Z-depth

lol. Thanks for that explanation. Unfortunately, that's the part of the process I'm familiar with. lol. What I do NOT know, is which values to put in the VFB ("z-depth black" etc).

But ... toch bedankt ('"thanks anyway")! ;D

[112_cg]

Re: Z-depth

ik laat het allemaal gewoon op standard staan. werkt prima.

[Bie]

Re: Z-depth

You use the default settings? Really? I gotta try that then. Come to think of it, I think I already have. So far, all I ended up with, was either a completely black Z-depth render or one that closely resembles an alpha one.

[112_cg]

Re: Z-depth

strange whit me I seems to work fine :S

[thomthom]

Re: Z-depth

Are you lot working in imperial or metric? I think the number to use in the VFB is in feet only, even if your scene is in any other unit.

[dalomar_cg]

Re: Z-depth

It should be scene units.

[stinkie]

Re: Z-depth

Ah, I was wondering about that. Good to know.