Adding Motion Blur and Depth of Field to a Scene

When the Motion Blur and Depth of Field (DOF) effects options are enabled, you can set parameters to define how they will appear in your scene.

Note

The software renderer must be enabled to apply Motion Blur and Depth of Field effects.

To add Motion Blur to your scene:

Under Fx, select Motion Blur.
Under Rendering, enter the desired number of samples. A greater number of samples gives a more realistic effect, but requires more processing time.
Set a value for Camera Shutter.

To add depth-of field to your scene:

Property:	Description:
Importance Sampling	Used with motion blur. The software calculates which sample should be considered most important and makes it appear brighter.
Camera Shutter	Used with motion blur. Sets the length of time the shutter is open. A larger number yields a slower shutter speed and a greater amount of motion blur.
Camera Aperture	Used with DOF. Sets the size of the camera “lens” opening. Increasing the size of the aperture increases the zone of sharpness in front of and behind the plane that the lens is focused on.