--- ray/doc/man/man1/pdfblur.1 2005/01/18 01:37:43 1.3 +++ ray/doc/man/man1/pdfblur.1 2005/01/18 20:19:56 1.5 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" RCSid "$Id: pdfblur.1,v 1.3 2005/01/18 01:37:43 greg Exp $" +.\" RCSid "$Id: pdfblur.1,v 1.5 2005/01/18 20:19:56 greg Exp $" .TH PDFBLUR 1 1/24/96 RADIANCE .SH NAME pdfblur - generate views for depth-of-field blurring @@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ option to the overall divided by .I nsamp to minimize ghosting in the output. +.PP +To simulate a particular camera's aperture, divide the focal length of +the lens by the f-number, then convert to the corresponding +world coordinate units. +For example, if you wish to simulate a 50mm lens at f/2.0 in +a scene modeled in meters, then you divide 50mm by 2.0 to get 25mm, +which corresponds to an effective aperture of 0.025 meters. .SH EXAMPLES To use .I pinterp @@ -127,4 +134,4 @@ Greg Ward .SH BUGS This program really only works with perspective views. .SH "SEE ALSO" -pcomb(1), pinterp(1), pmblur(1), rcalc(1), rpict(1), vwright(1) +pcomb(1), pinterp(1), pmblur(1), pmdblur(1), rcalc(1), rpict(1), vwright(1)