PRESET

This section helps you preview, apply and save presets.

DROP-DOWN MENU : Browse among the saved Presets.

< > ARROWS : Quickly apply the previous or next presets.

GALLERY : Opens a web page with previews for each in-built presets.

SAVE : Save your own presets. Their path is :
Windows :   My Documents\The Waenderer\Bokeh Sensei
Mac :  …\Documents\The Waenderer\Bokeh Sensei

MAIN SETTINGS

These settings control the amount of Blur and the Bokeh appearance.

AMOUNT : Amount of blur.

BOKEH SHAPE : You can choose between different bokeh shapes : Hexagon, Octagon, Circle, Heart, Blade and Blob.

BOKEH 1 – Aspect Ratio : The Aspect Ratio controls the horizontal scale of bokeh. With Bokeh Sensei, it is possible to have 2 different Aspect Ratios set by this property and the next below. The way Aspect Ratio 1 and 2 are used depends on the “BOKEH MAP” (see “BOKEH MAP” section).

BOKEH 2 – Aspect Ratio : Second property for the Aspect Ratio of the Bokeh.

ROTATION : Rotates the Bokeh.

AUTO-ORIENT : If checked, the Bokeh will be oriented toward the Auto-Orient Center (see below).

AUTO-ORIENT CENTER : 2D Position of the Auto-Orient feature

These settings control the Bokeh appearance.

GAMMA : Changes the Gamma of the Bokeh, make the Bokeh pop out.

DIFFRACTION FRINGE : Adds a thin outline to the Bokeh.

EDGE ABBERATIONS : Adds chromatic abberations to the edge of the Bokeh.

TEXTURE : Adds a texture to the Bokeh.

TEXTURE Scale : Change the scale of the texture.

TEXTURE Opacity :Change the opacity of the texture.

BLUR MAP

 A “Blur Map” is a Black & White picture where white values means 100% blurriness and black values 0% blurriness. It is often use with “Depth Map” exported from 3D software.

SHOW : Shows the Blur Map to help you get the right look.

TYPE : Choose between different types of Blur Map. You can choose a custom layer. This layer must be in Black & White and the same size of the layer with Bokeh Sensei.

FEATHER : Adds a feathering effect.

CENTER : 2D Position of the center of the Blur Map.

SCALE X, Y : Changes the X and Y scale of the Blur Map.

ROTATION : Rotates the Blur Map.

BLUR FOCAL DISTANCE : Defines which color value in the Blur Map is not blurry at all. By default it is set to black. At 50%, the color value will be a 50% grey. At 100%, it will be the white values. Often used to change the focus.

INVERT : Invert the luminance of the Blur Map.

BOKEH MAP

 A “Bokeh Map” is a Black & White picture where white values sets where the Bokeh with Aspect Ratio 1 are and black values where the bokeh with Aspect Ratio 2 are. 

SHOW : Shows the Bokeh Map to help you get the right look.

TYPE : Choose between different types of Bokeh Map. You can choose a custom layer. This layer must be in Black & White and the same size of the layer with Bokeh Sensei.

FEATHER : Adds a feathering effect.

CENTER : 2D Position of the center of the Bokeh Map.

SCALE X, Y : Changes the X and Y scale of the Bokeh Map.

ROTATION : Rotates the Bokeh Map.

DISTORTION QUALITY : Lowering the Distortion Quality will make your render faster but less accurate. Increasing the Distortion Quality will make you render more accurate but slower too.

INVERT : Invert the luminance of the Bokeh Map.