Using advanced effects
The effects we are going to see in this section don’t differ a lot from the previous ones; they are just a little bit trickier and need some background to properly use them. So, let’s dive into them!
In this section, we are going to see the following advanced effect concepts:
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Depth Map
- Applying advanced effects
Let’s start by discussing some requirements for some of these effects to work properly.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Depth Map
Some effects not only work with the rendered image but also need additional data. We can first discuss the Depth Map, a concept we discussed in the previous chapter.
To recap, a Depth Map is an image rendered from the point of view of the camera, but instead of generating a final image of the scene, it renders the scene objects’ depth, rendering the objects in shades of gray. The darker the color, the farthest from the camera the...
