Enabling and animating depth of field
Guide the viewer's eye to the tiny, great details in your design
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This tutorial shows screenshots from a previous version of Rotato, so they might look slightly different on your Mac. We will be posting an updated tutorial shortly!
If you made a big tiny detail you want to showcase, using depth of field might be the tool you need.
Make sure you also check out our guide to general depth of field.
- How to enable depth of field (with video)
- Animating the focus point
- Changing the focus point for a specific keyframe
- Removing the depth of field effect
How to enable depth of field (with video)
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- Go to the Lens sidebar tab
- At the top , click the checkbox next to "Focus Blur"
- To tell the camera where to focus, click on the mockup while holding down the Option (⌥) key
- Adjust the amount of blur using the f-Stop and Height fields
Animating the focus point
You can animate the focus, or focus distance to make the non-blurry part travel smoothly across the mockup. Here's how
- Adjust the focus point by ⌥ + clicking on the mockup where you want the camera to focus
- Create a new keyframe
- Adjust the focus point by ⌥ + clicking on the mockup where you want the camera to focus
- and so on
Changing the focus point for a specific keyframe
- Click the keyframe you want to change
- Adjust the focus point by ⌥ + clicking on the mockup where you want the camera to focus
Removing the depth of field effect
- Go to the Lens sidebar tab
- Remove the checkmark next to "Focus Blur"