Over the years (3D configurators became more and more popular), Sketchfab has added many new features so you can present your work in a more appealing way in the future: Physical Based Rendering, Supersampling, Realtime Shadows and more. Today we’re happy to introduce a new feature that makes your models look even better: a depth-of-field filter.
For those unfamiliar with depth of field, the effect simulates how a professional camera blurs the background and foreground of an image. For decades, photographers and filmmakers have used this feature to draw attention to their subject. A shallow depth of field is often regarded as one of the most important techniques for producing photorealistic images.
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How does it work?
Our depth of field is implemented as a post-processing filter that allows you to adjust the intensity of foreground and background blur. These two settings give you a lot of control over what is in focus or not and are easier to use than camera-like settings.
The depth-of-field filter also has a unique autofocus system to make the effect work in our interactive viewer. By default, the camera focuses on the center of the screen and does its best to focus on the model.
Of course, you can also focus the camera elsewhere by clicking on the model. Finally, when you zoom out completely, the effect is reduced.
Note that this filter is not compatible with static background images or transparent backgrounds. We also follow VR’s best practices by turning it off in VR.
For more information, please read our new Help on Depth of Field.
User videos.
In the following two videos users share their experiences.
Video 1: Thomas Flynn
Thomas Flynn makes many 3D scans for high-end museums such as the British Museum and the Horniman Museum in London. He is also co-founder of Museum in a Box.
Video 2: Christoph Schoch
Christoph Schoch is a 3D character artist from Toronto, Canada. He works for Guru Studio and also owns his own studio, Triple Dot Games.
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