QuickDOF: User Guide

QuickDOF is a script that allow you to quickly get a DOF effect with Blender ..
This script rely on the principle exposed in the blender documentation and which is usually called as the "Drunk Camera" method.

HOW TO GET A DEMO  ?

Dowload demo_DOF.blend and open it.
Press F12 to get an image without DOF effect.
With you mouse on the Text Editor window, press Alt-P
A gui is displayed and an Empty named "Focus" is then created that your camera is now tracking (try to grab it to make sure it works)
Grab it up to the sphere the middle (G - Y and move your mouse until Focus is close from sphere at the middle). Leave parameter unchanged and click on "Render Frame".
Blender is going to render 5 times the same image with slight difference each time (motion blur is acting)
When finished, you should have the same image  with DOF effect.

Without DOF	With DOF

HOW TO INSTALL THIS SCRIPT ?

Copy QuickDOF.py file into the ".blender/scripts" directory of your Blender installation.
In a Script window, go to the "Script" menu entry and perform an "Update Script"
Now, still in a Script window, go to Menu "Script->Render".
You should see a "QuickDOF" entry.

HOW TO USE THIS SCRIPT ?

Select a camera (RMB click on it)

If script is not installed:,

•  Open a Text Editor window
• In Text Editor window, open the QuickDOF.py script
• Run the script (Alt-P)

If script is installed,

• Open a Scripts window
• Go to menu Script->Render->QuickDOF

Once the script is started:

• Grab the Focus empty to where your want the focus to be.
• In the GUI, set parameters 

• Click either on Render Frame to only render the current Frame or on Render Anim to render your whole animation.

TO BE FINISHED ...