Hi guys, We also have to consider: more nodes = more code = more bugs and less optmization. Speeding up (if possible) the blur, mix and ellipse mask nodes would be a better improvement for vignettes IMHO.
Cheers, 2015-03-05 11:55 GMT-03:00 Troy Sobotka <troy.sobo...@gmail.com>: > On Mar 5, 2015 6:13 AM, "Johnny Matthews" <johnny.matth...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Oh you burned me so bad there. > > It wasn't intended as a burn, and I regret that you saw it as such. > > The idea that a multiplication isn't complex was directed at the suggestion > that there would be “efficiencies” if coded at a more “atomic” level; a > node that merely performs a multiplication would not see such gains. > > I am also curious why you discredited Mr. McSween's line of reasoning > above? If one examines industry leading tools such as Nuke, one will not > find a multiplication blur vignette node. > > While this might seem a curious omission in an industrial imaging > application, we can wonder if the vignette node: > A) Does the node model the dispersion and chromatic aberration > characteristics of a lens near the periphery? > B) Does the node, when dealing with A above, manage variable primary > reference spaces correctly? > C) Does the node offer compression adaption for anamorphic or other > non-spherical lens representations? > D) Does the node offer variable density of the light occlusion? > E) Does the node adapt to the variable distortions of a lens model? > > Most of these facets are unique and complex, and as such, would likely be > modeled into a more granular set of nodes, which would be welcome I am > certain. The nuances of each of these would require an understanding of > optics to model correctly, and designed to some of the standards already > relevant for a visual effects workflow. > > Hopefully the depth of your knowledge can cover some of the above issues > and a more granular set of nodes is plausible. > > With respect, > TJS > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers