A video showing the setup steps described on this page. This scene is provided through the link at the bottom of the page.
Set param: units to the same value as the export scale in the global render settings.
Set the bidirectional sample multiplier param: bidir_sample_mult. The bokeh samples are decoupled from the AA sample count. A good interactive baseline is around 1-10
, although you might want to increase this when dealing with very small highlights, or decrease it when dealing with larger high luminance areas. Lentil will automatically modulate the sample count based on the screenspace area footprint of the bokeh.
In the global render settings, navigate down to the Advanced
section. There you will be able to create a new lentil_operator
. No additional settings have to be adjusted here.
This operator will inject the correct lentil filter to all AOVs.
In the global render settings, click on "Effect...". From there, add an Arnold Imager
& switch it to lentil_imager
.
lentil_imager
needs to be the first imager in the imager stack. It cannot accept inputs from other imagers, unlike the default arnold imagers.
A debug AOV lentil_debug
is automatically created. The AOV will show the amount of bidirectional samples per pixel, with a closest filter.
The bidirectional sampling only kicks into action when:
3
.lentil_imager
has been added.0
.0
.