Lens Sim add-on by Håvard is out! In brief: photorealistic rendering in Blender will never be the same. As we've been testing the development version, there was enough time for us to record a walkthrough/review about this phenomenal #b3d plugin. So, is it the best? www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjn_... - ThreadSky

glebalexandrov.bsky.social • 90 days ago

Lens Sim add-on by Håvard is out!
In brief: photorealistic rendering in Blender will never be the same.

As we've been testing the development version, there was enough time for us to record a walkthrough/review about this phenomenal #b3d plugin.

So, is it the best?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjn_jcS1Zjc

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pushon.bsky.social•90 days ago

really awesome tool for lens nerds. reminds me of this video https://youtu.be/YE9rEQAGpLw?si=YBVpMAsvIL4im_Zr

pushon.bsky.social•90 days ago

https://youtu.be/gI8Olz-SPP4?si=E8k1iXiG7CsXWWQW

classydogfilms.bsky.social•90 days ago

Wow, this looks really exciting! I've wanted more bokeh options for years. And they've even included lens breathing!

glebalexandrov.bsky.social•90 days ago

I can't wait to see it in cg films!

stevecypert.bsky.social•90 days ago

Never mind. I'm using Blender 4.1. Guess I'll have to upgrade.

stevecypert.bsky.social•90 days ago

So I tried it out. I'm bummed that the camera is locked in place and not useful for animation. That's what I'd planned to use the addon for.

glebalexandrov.bsky.social•90 days ago

It should be totally ok to use it in animation, in fact I rendered a few animations myself using this add-on. I wonder what has gone wrong.

stevecypert.bsky.social•89 days ago

I used it for a quick test. Tried to reposition the camera and didn't see a way to move it. Maybe I didn't dig around enough. Regular camera controls don't work. Perhaps there's a hidden widget somewhere.

stevecypert.bsky.social•90 days ago

I bought it, but the addon is a py file if you unzip it. Nothing like what's in your video.

thefaketomato.bsky.social•90 days ago

That looks awesome. Is Blendermarket the best place to get it from?

glebalexandrov.bsky.social•90 days ago

I think so. Feel free to use our affiliate link, if you wish (or not) :)
https://blendermarket.com/products/lens-sim/?ref=88

wolven-fx.com•90 days ago

Ooooh, looks very cool! I'm guessing you can't use most technical AOVs for compositing when rendering with this addon? Like depth, vectors, cryptomattes and stuff like that.

glebalexandrov.bsky.social•90 days ago

Yea the capabilities for multi-pass post pro will definitely be limited to certain extent - though I haven't really tested it, so that's something that needs further exploration.

wolven-fx.com•90 days ago

Yeah that's something to keep in mind! But the result can definitely be worth it to get that really cool look :D

nathazahn.bsky.social•90 days ago

this looks amazing!

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