Quiz yourself! What is the difference between these two shots from Hitman: Absolution? Which is less altered by this difference?
Hint: The player has to open Options to change this setting
Click "Read More" to get the Answer.
The top one has Depth of Field set to NONE, the bottom HIGH.
Hitman: Absolution's Glacier 2 engine offered a lot to graphics junkies in 2012. The engine provided a number of ground-breaking post-processing features, and the game boasted a new focus on cinematic action that was a departure from previous titles in the series.
More info on the post-processing and performance specs can be found here:
www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/20/hitman_absolution_performance_iq_review
An excerpt from that article discusses Depth of Field settings in this game:
"This setting can be enabled at low, medium, high, or it can be disabled. This setting determines how far in to the distance we are able to see. The setting is misleading in the menu however, which is why we are mentioning it here. Selecting "off" provides the best image with the farthest view possible. Both low and medium add a slight blur to the background, while the blur from high makes objects unrecognizable."
I must admit I had Depth of Field (DoF) confused with Field of View (FoV), which can often be set in the Options for first person shooters. The blurriness I was observing was not the result I expected but this quiz is a good example to remind me the difference between the two.
More info on the post-processing and performance specs can be found here:
www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/20/hitman_absolution_performance_iq_review
An excerpt from that article discusses Depth of Field settings in this game:
"This setting can be enabled at low, medium, high, or it can be disabled. This setting determines how far in to the distance we are able to see. The setting is misleading in the menu however, which is why we are mentioning it here. Selecting "off" provides the best image with the farthest view possible. Both low and medium add a slight blur to the background, while the blur from high makes objects unrecognizable."
I must admit I had Depth of Field (DoF) confused with Field of View (FoV), which can often be set in the Options for first person shooters. The blurriness I was observing was not the result I expected but this quiz is a good example to remind me the difference between the two.
Large FoV: Third Person Default Camera
Small FoV: Third Person Aiming Camera
Here is a photography link that describes why DoF changes with distance but FoV does not:
www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread11255.htm
More analysis of camera in Hitman: Absolution coming soon! Including a gameplay analysis of an interesting feature available in both default and aiming cameras: the ability to toggle being left of the avatar instead of on the right side all the time.
www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread11255.htm
More analysis of camera in Hitman: Absolution coming soon! Including a gameplay analysis of an interesting feature available in both default and aiming cameras: the ability to toggle being left of the avatar instead of on the right side all the time.
Toggle camera on left hand side: Take note of how far Agent 47's reticule is thrown off target without touching the mouse
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