[SOLVED ~ mostly] What is the best way to "Pull Focus" using Cinemachine?

First of all, I have found this thread:
https://forum.unity.com/threads/depth-of-field-control-please-for-the-love-of-god.484012/

But the behaviour I'm getting is not consistent. When I change the value on one virtual camera, it changes the values globally.

• I need 3 different "lenses" with the appropriate DoF.
• On one camera I need to "pull focus" as the character moves near a close-up camera and without "pulling focus", the character occasionally falls out of the range of focus.

• I have one Cinemachine Brain and 3 virtual cameras.
• I use the postprocessing stack v2.
• I have one global post processing profile.
• I have imported the CM PostProcessing V2 adapter package.
• I have added the Cinemachine Post Processing extension to each camera.

Problem 1:
Setting the Depth of Field on each Virtual Camera GameObject sets the DoF values globally; so when I set VCam1, it overrides the values of VCam2 & 3. this just seems to be a local way of setting the global value.
How do I set the "lens" on each individual VCam?

Problem 2:
I assume I can find a way to animate the DoF somehow, but currently the Camera track doesn't have an animate button...
How can I "follow focus" or "pull focus" on a moving character without finding some sort of way to hand animate the DoF? Can I target a bone or parented empty?

 

Oh dear. It's even more simple in V2:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.cinemachine@2.3/manual/CinemachinePostProcessing.html

 

Now, this doesn't affect any of the other camera focus settings - those would have to be animated ... somehow. As the Cinemachine Post Processing script seems to access the Post Processing Profile - which is an ASSET, the properties on the VCam don't seem animatable from an animation track in timeline.

Right now I'm limping along with the same "Lens" on all of the cameras as the checkbox sets only the focal distance.

 

When I hear "Lerp", I think "Blend", but I suppose it can also "Cut" if the Lerp goes from 0 to 1 in one frame.

Each VCam needs its own unique lens, in Unity just as in the real world.


I suppose creating a PP for each one wouldn't be too cumbersome or have too much overhead. I'll give it a try.

What would be wonderful would be to have that lens data treated the same way as the "Focus Tracks Target" button. But that's feedback for the future.

 

So, @Gregoryl ...

Is this the correct architecture?

MainCamera (the one with the Cinemachine Brain)

• Post Processing Layer
• Post Processing Volume (Is Global == true)
  • Targeting Global Profile

VCam01

• Cinemachine Post Processing (script)
  • Targeting Local VCam01 Profile

VCam 02

• Cinemachine Post Processing (script)
  • Targeting Local VCam02 Profile

 

Hi Gregoryl

Does this architecture still apply? I can get it working all fine and dandy, but when I want to blend between my profiles with Timemachine, I get wierd hickups. All effects blend fine, except for Depth of Field. Somewhere in the middle of my transition from profileA to profileB, the Depth of Field snaps and jumps from one to the other- no blend at all.

 

I have that already, same problem.

 

Unity: 2019.1.5f
Cinemachine: 2.3.5
Timeline: 1.0.0

 

That didn't help. I've tried explaining better in a new thread

 

Why not use SIGNALS ?

Issue : To change each camera shots Focus / aperture / focus length at run time.

I use the Timelines new feature called " Signals "

I create a signal in the timeline (its in the Marker drop down ) Each signal trigger an event on the main camera change the Depth of Field components Focus Dist. / Aperture / or Focal Length at any given time on the time line.

Signals also have " REACTORS " which simply call my script which changes values within thew Depth Of Field

• Focus Distance
• Aperture
• Focal Length

My Script is placed on the Main Camera


public class CameraFocus : MonoBehaviour
{
PostProcessVolume m_Volume;
DepthOfField d_Depth;


public void Start()
{
Debug.Log("Starts Here");
d_Depth = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<DepthOfField>();
d_Depth.enabled.Override(true);

m_Volume = PostProcessManager.instance.QuickVolume(gameObject.layer, 100f, d_Depth);

}

// Change the Focal Length
public void SetFocus(float d)
{

d_Depth.focalLength.Override(d);

Debug.Log("Hey it changed the camera focus");

}

 

Hello. SomeOne can helpme with this.
How this work with Unity 2020+?