[jfrancis]

I know, obvious, right? But I was pleasantly surprised to see how Photoshop handles blurring through alpha vs blurring with layer masks.

http://www.digitalartform.com/archives/ ... _of_f.html

[jfrancis]

Actually I thought Photoshop was now ramping up parameters in all the filters based on alpha.

Apparently they still don't. Lens blur is a special case.

[jfrancis]

Actually some filters, like Ocean Ripple, do not ramp up, while others, like Ripple, do ramp up their strength based on alpha.

What a mess.

[Bubbaloo]

You're a one-man show, JF!

[jfrancis]

I need a hobby

[Micha]

This one looks quite good for faking DOF:

http://www.dofpro.com/

[jfrancis]

This one looks quite good for faking DOF:

http://www.dofpro.com/

$99? It's not a bad price, I think.

[kami]

The lens blur from photoshop (combined with the depth channel) is not bad either, imho

[-Adrian]

DofPro uses aperture maps like Maxwell, kinda interesting.