Mental Ray: Depth of Field Methods - Part 2

Beauty Pass

DOF Pass

Mental Ray: Depth of Field Methods - Part 1

Maya Cameras

Maya Software 

No Camera Settings Alteration

Depth of Field: On

Depth of Field: On 

Focus Distance: 21.000

Depth of Field: On 

Focus Distance: 21.000

F Stop: 8.000

Mental Ray

Anti-Aliasing Contrast: 0.020

Mental Ray: Lens Bokeh

No Camera Settings Alteration

Lens Shader: mia_lens_bokeh1

Lens Shader: mia_lens_bokeh1 

Plane: 4.000

Lens Shader: mia_lens_bokeh1 

Plane: 4.000

Radius: 0.300

Lens Shader: mia_lens_bokeh1 

Plane: 4.000

Radius: 0.300

Samples: 12

Lens Shader: mia_lens_bokeh1 

Plane: 4.000

Radius: 0.300

Samples: 12

Bias: 0.800

Anti-Aliasing Contrast:: 0.020

Lens Shader: mia_lens_bokeh1 

Plane: 4.000

Radius: 0.300

Samples: 12

Bias: 0.800

Mental Ray: Motion Blur Methods

Maya Software Rendering

2D Motion Blur

Blur by Frame: 1.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Smooth: Alpha

Smooth Value: 2

Blur by Frame: 1.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 2

Blur by Frame: 3.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 2

Blur by Frame: 3.000

Blur Length: 3.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 2

Blur by Frame: 2.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 2

Blur by Frame: 2.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Use Shutter Open/Close: On

Shutter Open: -1.000

Shutter Close: 1.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 2

Blur by Frame: 2.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 3

Blur by Frame: 2.000

Blur Length: 1.000

Smooth: Color

Smooth Value: 10

Maya Software Rendering

3D Motion Blur

No Blur

With Blur

With Blur

Shutter Angle: 50.000

With Blur 

Shutter Angle: 100.000

With Blur

Shutter Angle: 100.000

Coverage: 1.000

Mental Ray Rendering

No Deformation Motion Blur

No Deformation Render

Preview Quality

Motion Steps: 5

Preview Quality

Motion Steps: 5

Time Samples: 2

Production Quality

Motion Steps: 5

Times Samples: 1

Mental Ray Rendering

Rasterizer (Rapid Motion)

No Deformation Motion Blur

Motion Steps: 5

Visibility Samples: 1

Motion Steps: 5

Visibility Samples: 0

Shading Quality: 0.001

Motion Steps: 5

Mental Ray: Optimisation

Render 1: 40 BSP

Time: 3:01

RCI  0.3  info : max depth         : 40
RCI  0.3  info : max leaf size     : 191
RCI  0.3  info : average depth     : 34
RCI  0.3  info : average leaf size : 7
RCI  0.3  info : leafnodes         : 531119
RCI  0.3  info : bsp size (Kb)     : 31804

Render 1: Diagnose BSP Depth

Render 2: 50 BSP

Time: 2:58

RCI  0.3  info : max depth         : 50
RCI  0.3  info : max leaf size     : 66
RCI  0.3  info : average depth     : 35
RCI  0.3  info : average leaf size : 7
RCI  0.3  info : leafnodes         : 646827
RCI  0.3  info : bsp size (Kb)     : 37689

Render 2: Diagnose BSP Depth

Render 3: 45 BSP

Time: 2:57

RCI  0.3  info : max depth         : 45
RCI  0.3  info : max leaf size     : 66
RCI  0.3  info : average depth     : 35
RCI  0.3  info : average leaf size : 7
RCI  0.3  info : leafnodes         : 633009
RCI  0.3  info : bsp size (Kb)     : 36980

Render 3: Diagnose BSP Depth

Render 4: 60 BSP

Time: 2:58

RCI  0.3  info : max depth         : 60
RCI  0.3  info : max leaf size     : 66
RCI  0.3  info : average depth     : 35
RCI  0.3  info : average leaf size : 7
RCI  0.3  info : leafnodes         : 648727
RCI  0.3  info : bsp size (Kb)     : 37795

Render 4: Diagnose BSP Depth 

Render 5: 50 BSP

Time: 2:31

RCI  0.3  info : max depth         : 50
RCI  0.3  info : max leaf size     : 66
RCI  0.3  info : average depth     : 35
RCI  0.3  info : average leaf size : 7
RCI  0.3  info : leafnodes         : 646827
RCI  0.3  info : bsp size (Kb)     : 37689

Render 5: Diagnose BSP Depth 

Mental Ray: Transitioning for Maya Software to Mental Ray

Software Render

Mental Ray Render

Softness: 10

Softness: 20

Dynamics 2: Animation Cycles (Robots)

Dynamics 2: Animation Cycles (Fish)