I’ve been on a recent job where everything was shot on the popular Caldwell Chameleon Anamorphic 1.79x lenses. When it comes to compositing new layers into the scene, I’ve always struggled to find nodes or tools that could help me match the specific type of distortion and especially, the bokeh and …

[image] netefreeman: Do you guys have an specific setup or workflow to deal with this that you think could be shared with the community? (sees that 62 people have looked at this and not replied) …No. but here’s my thinking on the matter: Before I get into it, don’t get lost in the weeds. N…

…or we could ask Directors and DPs to stop using those awful lenses. As a viewer i hate the dreadful greasy smear look over the top and bottom edge of every other shot in a show. And i’m sick of people asking me why the shows all look like they’re out of focus. Its not stylistic or arty, it just lo…

Maybe @Maurypb will have something for you… Check below this thread… [image] Physical Bokeh Flame Questions Thought this might fit here, something I’m working on… But that “swirly bokeh”, I’m gonna have to try to implement that too!

Is this the general idea? [swirly_bokeh_v001]

A little progress on the shader - the way the lens “snoot” kinda cuts off the bokeh towards the edges, making tiny football shapes. [swirly_bokeh_w_snoot] [boat] [philly_bokeh] [sailing-boats-and-tourists-at-pavement-cafs-sidewalk-cafs-along-the-BY8X6K] [philly_lights]

[image] Maurypb: Is this the general idea? Hey Maurypb. Oh wow! That’s indeed a very interesting super similar result if you were to compare it with the Caldwell Chameleon lenses. May I ask… is this the matchbox you said you’re developing? All those results are super interesting but the fir…

[image] Lightningad: …sk Directors and DPs to stop using those awful lenses. As a viewer i hate the dreadful greasy smear look over the top and bottom edge of every other shot in a show. And i’m sick of people asking me why the shows all look like they’re out of focus.Its not stylistic or arty, …

[image] andy_dill: …set and noodle that a bit so the ring is less prominent, and scale the x and y to match the size.Step 3 - Do the cats eyes by using two bicubics set to min and warping one to cut out the edges of the other. Two different lens distorts would do that as well, or even just a sca…

[image] netefreeman: …e an specific setup or workflow to deal with this that you think could be shared with the community? I know Nuke has brilliant nodes to sort this out where you can even feed the nodes with a bespoke Kernel shape and so on… but I do feel we should have a more powerful node t…

you say nostalgia, but that suggests they’re after a look from times past yet i don’t recall ever watching stuff as obviously badly smeared and weirdly focussed as is the current trend. I think sits more likely Emperors New Clothes…ie. newish and a bit different so everyone has to copy regardless of…

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